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Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz) comparison

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Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz)
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Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz)

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Apple MacBook - black (Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard)
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Apple MacBook - black (Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard)

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Apple MacBook (13-inch, 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo)
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Apple MacBook (13-inch, 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo)

Apple MacBook Air (80GB)
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Apple MacBook Air (80GB)

Price Check Prices $1,185.73 to $1,776.60 $749.00 $1,799.89 $1,629.00 to $1,799.99
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Release date November 08, 2006 November 14, 2007 May 16, 2006 June 13, 2007 February 08, 2008
The Bottom Line The new MacBook, updated to Intel's Core 2 Duo CPU, compares very favorably with Apple's high-end MacBook Pro line, offering premium performance at a reasonable price. Apple has been content to issue minor periodic hardware updates to the 13-inch MacBook, but the modest performance gains and new Leopard OS keep it in our top tier of laptop recommendations. With the MacBook, Apple has corrected a handful of the iBook's shortcomings, hit a reasonable price point, and delivered a laptop that makes a great compromise between size and portability. Apple's rightfully popular 13-inch MacBook gets a decent incremental upgrade, but we're still looking forward to the next version. The design is revolutionary, but Apple's MacBook Air will appeal to a smaller, more specialized audience than the standard MacBook, thanks to a stripped-down set of connections and features.
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Features
Networking - IEEE 802.11g
- Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
- Fast Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11b
Network adapter - Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11g
- Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
- Fast Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- IEEE 802.11b
Network adapter - Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11a
- Gigabit Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11g
- Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
- Fast Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11b
Network adapter - Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet
Network adapter - Bluetooth
- IEEE 802.11 a/b/g
- Ethernet
Network adapter - IEEE 802.11a
- IEEE 802.11g
- IEEE 802.11b
- IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Battery Lithium polymer
Lithium polymer
Lithium polymer
Lithium ion
Lithium polymer
Telecom None
None
None
None
None
Graphics Controller Intel GMA 950
Intel GMA X3100
Intel GMA 950
Intel GMA 950
Intel GMA X3100
Storage Removable None
None
None
None
None
Optical Storage DVD?RW (+R DL) - Integrated
DVD?RW (?R DL) - Integrated
DVD?RW - Integrated
DVD?RW (+R DL) - Integrated
None
RAM 1 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300 ( 2 x 512 MB )
1 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300 ( 2 x 512 MB )