The Conquer!
Apple MacBook MB466LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop
 List Price: $1,099.00 |
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Product Description
Machined from a concrete piece of aluminum, the new MacBook is thinner, lighter, and more powerful than ever. The streamlined enclosure slides by far into backpacks and briefcases and is stunning in any setting. NVIDIA delivers discrete-straightforward graphics with up to five times the performance,1 so you can immerse yourself in faster, smoother, more lifelike 3D gameplay. The lustrous, ultrathin LED-backlit display provides instant full screen brightness and enhances any media viewing familiarity. Click anywhere on the all-new glass Multi-Touch trackpad—the spacious, smooth exterior doubles as the button. Multi-Touch gestures now come to the MacBook, so you can use your fingers to swipe through photos, trade places an image, and pinch to zoom in and out. With the new four-finger swipe gesture, access Exposé modes and toggle between unequivocal applications. And MacBook is greener than ever: It’s highly recyclable and more energy efficient. At just 0.95 inch thin and 4.5 pounds,2 MacBook is duly the next generation of notebooks. 1Testing conducted by Apple in October 2008 using preproduction 2.4GHz Intel Heart 2 Duo–based MacBook units with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M. MacBook systems with 2.4GHz Sum 2 Duo and Intel GMA X3100 were shipping units. MacBook continuously monitors system thermal and power status, and may adjust processor speed as needed to maintain optimal system operation. 2Existing weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process. 31GB = 1 billion bytes; tangible formatted capacity less.Redesigned with a faithfulness unibody enclosure crafted from a single block of aluminum, the MacBook is thinner and lighter than its ancestor as well as stronger and more durable. But Apple didn't stop innovating with the body's design. The MacBook also includes a new 13.3-inch, LED-backlit field-glasses display (instead of an LCD panel) and a glass trackpad that doesn't include a handle (for larger tracking area) and features includes Apple's Multi-Touch technology.
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It's pre-loaded with Apple's Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system, which enables easy backup of your most powerful data via Time Machine, a redesigned desktop that helps eliminate tangle. It also comes with the iLife '08 suite of applications--including iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, and iTunes--and the newest account of the fast-loading Safari web browser. Other hardware features include a 160 GB petrified drive, 2 GB of installed RAM (which can be upgraded to 4 GB), an 8x combo Superdrive (for burning dual-rank DVDs as well as CDs), built-in Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Statistics Rate), and Mini DisplayPort video output (for DVI and VGA connections).
The New MacBook Design
Traditionally notebooks are made from multiple parts. With the new MacBook all of those parts with only one part--the breakthrough unibody enclosure. Every MacBook starts its life as a single block of aluminum, which is inflexibly machined into the basic unibody design. Another pass and the unibody takes silhouette. Another, and the integrated keyboard emerges. When you pick up a new MacBook you immediately notice the entire hedge is thinner and lighter. And it feels strong and durable--perfect for life privileged (and outside) your briefcase or backpack.
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The standard aluminum electro-static trackpad has been replaced with a new lorgnette Multi-Touch trackpad, which provides 40 percent more tracking precinct than before. Use two fingers to scroll up and down a page. Pinch to zoom in and out. Rotate an image with your fingertips. Swipe with three fingers to top through your photo libraries. Swipe with four fingers to show your desktop, view all open windows, or whip applications. The entire trackpad surface is also a button, allowing you to both track and click for all practical purposes anywhere on the trackpad. And you can easily enable multiple virtual buttons in software, such as accurately-clicking.
The keyboard has also been improved, with the rigid aluminum keyboard webbing cut punctiliously to hold the keys, which are curved to perfectly fit fingers.
The 13.3-inch spectacle is made of edge-to-edge, uninterrupted glass for a smooth, seamless surface and features LED backlighting for ingenious instant-on performance that uses up to 30 percent less energy than its predecessor. The ultra-thin displays yield crisp images and vivid colors which are ideal for viewing photos and pictures
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Experience improved energy efficiency, expanded wireless connectivity, and stunning battery life with the 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, which has a super-high-speed 1066 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and a large 3 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores information; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will cast better overall performance.)
The new hafnium-infused circuitry--which reduces electrical prevailing leakage in transistors--conserves even more energy, giving you more time away from the face ruin outlet. With 3 MB of shared L2 cache, data and instructions can be kept close to the two processor cores, greatly increasing discharge and allowing the entire system to work more efficiently. And, because the processor cores share the L2 vault, either can use the entire amount if the other happens to be idle.
Video Processing & Output
The new MacBook uses a graphics processor that economizes time without sacrificing battery life. The NVIDIA GeForce 9400M is great for gaming, providing up to a 5x display boost. Enjoy faster, smoother, more responsive gameplay as you power your way through the 3D environments of Suitableness, Call of Duty, and Spore. The 9400M graphics processor shares 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM with energy memory.
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Avid Drive and Memory
The 160 GB Serial-ATA (SATA) hard drive (5400 RPM) quickens the reckon with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to FireWire and USB 2.0. The 2 GB of PC3-8500 DDR3 RAM (two SO-DIMMs of 1024 MB) has an perseverance-leading 1066 MHz speed, and the RAM capacity can be increased to 4 GB.
Wireless Connectivity
The built-in 802.11n wireless networking provides up to five times the show and twice the range of 802.11g, but it's also backward-compatible with 802.11a/b/g routers, enabling you to send on with the a wide variety of Wi-Fi resources. It works seamlessly with the new AirPort Extreme with 802.11n. Use the built-in Bluetooth wireless technology to tack to your PDA or cell phone, synchronize addresses, or download pictures from your cell phone. You can also use a wireless headset for iChat audio chats and VoIP calls as well as lickety-split share files with a colleague.
Video Conferencing with Built-in iSight
Subtly placed in the glass display is an iSight camera, which enables easy video conferencing as well as allows you to fracture pictures of yourself and create video podcasts. Using the iChat AV application, video conferencing is integrated into your iChat companion list, so initiating a video conference is a breeze. iChat also lets you influence audio chats with up to 10 people and provides high-quality audio density and full-duplex sound so conversation can flow naturally. For video podcasting, you can CD a short clip using the iSight camera, then use iWeb to create a video blog entr or post your GarageBand-recorded podcast.
Other Features
- Two USB 2.0 ports
- Mini DisplayPort in accord with DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI connectors (all optional)
- 8x slot-loading SuperDrive with the later write speeds: 8x DVD±R; 4x DVD±R DL (double layer); 4x DVD±RW; 24x CD-R; 10x CD-RW
- Built-in full-scope keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 indicator keys (inverted "T" arrangement)
- Internal omnidirectional microphone and built-in speakers
- Mutual optical digital output/headphone out (minijack)
- Combined optical digital input/audio array in (minijack)
- 50-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery providing up to 5 hours of mobile life
- Kensington lock slot
- Measures 12.78 x 8.94 x 0.95 inches (WxDxH) and weighs 4.5 pounds (including freestyle)
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The entire new MacBook family meets stringent Energy Brilliant 4.0, EPEAT Gold and RoHS environmental standards, and leads the manufacture in the elimination of toxic chemicals by containing no brominated flame retardants, using only PVC-spontaneous internal cables and components, and using energy efficient LED-backlit displays that are mercury-for free and made with arsenic-free glass.
Preloaded with Leopard and iLife '08
The biggest Mac OS X upgrade ever, the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system features over 300 new features, including:
- Stretch Machine, an effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac
- A redesigned Finder that lets users hastily browse and share files between multiple Macs
- Quick Look, a new way to instantly see files without send-off an application
- Spaces, an intuitive new feature used to create groups of applications and instantly reversal between them
- A brand new desktop with Stacks, a new way to easily access files from the Dock
- Foremost enhancements to Mail and iChat
 Preloaded with Leopard, you'll enjoy enhanced productivity and a tangle-free desktop (thanks to the the redesigned 3D Dock with Stacks). |
Time Machine lets you easily back up all of the data on your Mac, find fallen files and even restore all of the software on their Mac. With just a one-click setup, Time Gang automatically keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on the Mac. In the event a file is lost, you can search back through but to find deleted files, applications, photos and other digital media and then instantly make restitution the file.
The MacBook also comes with the iLife '08 suite of applications that make it gentle to live the digital life. Use iPhoto to share entire high-res photo albums with anyone who's got an email talk to. Record your own songs and podcasts with GarageBand. Break into indie filmmaking with iMovie and iDVD. Then take all the stuff you made on your MacBook and share it on the web in one click with iWeb.
Included Software
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Patch Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Oration Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
iLife '08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
Certified Frustration-Unconditional Packaging
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MacBook, display cleaning cloth, lithium-polymer battery, 60W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC face ruin plug, power cord, install/restore DVDs, printed and electronic qualifications
Customer Reviews
The Conquer!A brilliant notebook! It is light and portable, and has a great design. I switched for Windows Vista(AHH) to a MacBook with Snow Leopard (stupefying!).This mac has fantastic graphics, and a wonderful display, do not regret buying this! It s absolutely true! It is blazing fast too! I love the mac operating system!
Dont live with PC, get a MacBook! :)
Dropped 4ft onto a marble destroy - Aluminum unibody worth the extra $$$
The aluminum fold designed for this computer is worth every penny. After 6 months of reliable usage and ownership, my Macbook was dropped on its district edge onto a marble floor from a kitchen counter height. My Macbook slipped out of a Booq laptop bag that was not fittingly zipped when I attempted to sling it over my shoulder. I swear I saw it fall in slow beckon....After defibrillating my heart when it stopped at the time of the "crunch", I picked up the computer and restarted it. HALLELEUIA - STILL WORKED! There was enough cosmetic damage from the drop that makes it unsightly for resale (1/4 inch chipped telly in upper right corner, dent from impact visible at the corner of the motion pictures and the corner of the base). However, I don't intend to sell it, and I will use it until it dies, like my previous 12" Powerbook workhorse.
If you are comparing the aluminum unibody to the stainless polycarbonate macbook- the polycarbonate would've shattered from that same fall. The "dent" reflects the force rapt by the aluminum enclosure. Spend the extra $100 to $200 for piece of slough off.
My point is, no one expects to have their laptop "drop" onto a hard surface from a 4 foot culmination. Rest assured, the extra $$$ you spend to ensure your computer can survive unexpected falls, is worth it.
Aluminum unibody over white polycarbonate- this is a no-brainer
4 1/2 Stars- 5 if it had FireWire
It's mine and no it's not for yard sale.
Let me first say that this is the exact same unit Apple is currently selling as the 13" MacBook Pro excepting 3 things: SD Use strategy act openly reader (yawn), sealed in battery (yuck) and FireWire :).
I bought mine after the update in defiance of it's lack of FireWire because it has a user changeable battery, which the MacBook Pro lacks.
Excepting the insufficiency of FireWire, this is IMHO the best Mac Laptop made & if you can find a new one or lightly used one get it.
One year later - still loving my Macbook
I switched to Mac last January, and now, one year later, I'm still very satisfied. My Macbook 13.3 has run utterly, frozen a total of maybe 2 times in an entire year, and perfectly interfaced with queer / antique printers, routers, and external hard drives here in China. It runs deliberate and silent. It's sleek and light and makes for easy packing. What really blew my position was, after 9 months of use, having to ask a friend to google "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" for mac because I needed to strength quit a non-responsive program for the FIRST TIME! What a stark contrast with my (also very decent) Thinkpad at trade.
The experience of buying a laptop from Amazon was great as well. It turned up days old, packaged together with my software purchases, and at a steep discount over the Apple Store.
Smashing but functionally disappointing
I condign bought my first Apple, a Macbook Pro (13"). Nice piece of artwork. But I'm shocked by the catastrophic lettering display and apparent lack of adjustment options (yes, seen the font smoothing way out but the result's a joke with or without). I've read many posts on how apple's rendering is different from Windows, how precisely they manage to put so much thought into creating such a poor result, and how people prefer one or the other. But this seems even-handed plain wrong -- I can't believe that there's so many people out there who, out of pure love for model font geometry (or for love of Apple), are willing to sacrifice readability/usability.
There's some other inferior surprises for someone who switches from Windows:
- no easy window maximise/minimise, maximisation only via country-like button that maximises to the layout Apple considers best (I'd often prefer a different window assay, mostly full screen, particularly on 13"). That means you end up using the mouse & moving/shifting windows all the time.
- very inefficient handling of screen real estate. Lots of always displayed info / top menu rows etc that you really don't need most of the time and that cut down usable filter area. Maybe I just haven't found it yet, but I don't see an easy way to switch to full screen.
- punctually front edge on the unibody... that's very uncomfortable after a short while. Somewhere else I read that for Apple, clearly purpose follows form. That strikes me as spot on now...
- Yes, you can soft-double-tap the large mouse pad, but if you conclusion to mechanically click it (you can do that anywhere on the pad), the sound of the mechanics is annoyingly loud.
Bottom line: I be aware mislead by a good amount of (unjustified) enthusiasm of the Apple fans around me. Next time I need to reassure an esthetic urge, I'll go and buy a new watch instead. Going Apple doesn't seem to be the right retaliation if you're unhappy with Microsoft.