 Juice box | |||
| Apple MacBook Fall 2009 | |
| Off (watts) | 0.52 |
| Sleep (watts) | 0.66 |
| Idle (watts) | 7.826 |
| Load (watts) | 31.452 |
| Raw (annual kWh) | 34.23 |
| Annual operating cost (@$0.1135/kWh) | $3.88 |
The Apple MacBook ran for 5 hours and 42 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, which is about 30 minutes longer than the 13-inch MacBook Pro, and nearly an hour longer than the previous white MacBook. Toshiba's Satellite T135-S1310, however, showed the advantage of using an Intel ULV processor, going for an additional 30 minutes to pass 6 hours of total running time.
Apple includes a one-year parts-and-labor warranty with the system, but keep in mind that this only includes 90 days of telephone support. Upgrading to a full three-year plan under AppleCare will cost an extra $249. Support is also accessible through an online knowledge base, video tutorials, and through e-mail with customer service. Driver and software downloads are easily accessible through Apple's Web site.
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System configurations:
Apple MacBook Fall 2009 2.26GHz
OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard; Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz; 2048MB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz; 256MB Nvidia GeForce 9400M; 250GB Toshiba 5,400rpm
HP Envy 13
Windows 7 Professional (64-bit); 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600; 3072MB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz; 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330; 250GB Toshiba 5400rpm
Apple MacBook Summer 2009 2.13GHz
OS X 10.5.7 Leopard; Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13GHz; 2048MB DDR3 SDRAM 800MHz; 256MB Nvidia GeForce 9400M; 160GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
Toshiba Satellite T135-S1310
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 1.3GHz Intel Pentium SU4100; 4096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz; 128MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 320GB Toshiba 5,400rpm
Apple MacBook Pro Summer 2009 2.26GHz
OS X 10.5.7 Leopard; Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz; 2048MB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz; 256MB Nvidia GeForce 9400M; 160GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
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- Release date12/5/11
- Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz ( Dual-Core )
- Memory 2048 MB / 4 GB (max)
- Hard Drive 250 GB - Serial ATA-300 - 5400 rpm
- Display Type 13.3 in TFT active matrix
- Operating System Apple MacOS X 10.6
- Optical Drive DVD±RW (±R DL) - Integrated
- Graphics Processor NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Shared video memory (UMA)
- Video Memory 256 MB
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