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Apple MacBook (June 2009)

By Scott Stein, CNET.com on 11 June 2009 02:33 PM

Tags: 13.3-inch, apple, macbook, duo, core, 2009, macbook pro, nvidia

Manufacturer: Apple

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-polymer
  • Claimed battery life
  • 5 hours

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100/1000 LAN, Bluetooth, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • Dialup modem
  • No
  • USB ports
  • 2
  • Firewire ports
  • 1
  • Firewire type
  • 400
  • VGA
  • Yes
  • HDMI
  • No

Display

  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1280 x 800 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 13.3 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 160 GB
  • Optical drive
  • DVD-RW

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 275 x 325 x 227 mm
  • Weight
  • 2.27 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Midweight

Graphics

  • Amt of video RAM
  • 64 MB
  • Graphics hardware
  • GeForce 9400M

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 2GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR3 SDRAM
  • Memory card reader
  • No

Other

  • Integrated webcam
  • Yes

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Processor speed
  • 2.13 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Mac OS X
  • Other software included
  • Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools) and Life ’09 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, iDVD)

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes

Talkback 1 comments

    The keyboard is still not back ...Anonymous -- 11/06/09

    The keyboard is still not back-lit, right?

Overview

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The good:
  • Good price for the specs on a Mac
  • Sturdy construction
  • No graphics compromise
The bad:
  • Older battery doesn't last as long as the new Pros
  • Still no SD card slot or ExpressCard
  • White MacBook design is getting a little old
The bottomline:

For AU$1599, it's hard to beat this MacBook's nearly Pro-level specs if you're in the market for a budget Apple laptop.

Editors’ rating:

8/10

RRP: AU$1599.00

Related topics:

13.3-inch, apple, macbook

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