After seeing Apple come out with an update to the premium MacBook Pro last month, it’s nice to see that the mainstream 13-inch MacBook also gets a spec upgrade to keep up with the times by giving it better performance and a longer-lasting battery. More importantly, it’s also pretty nice of them to keep the price set at $999.
As expected, Apple announced an update to the MacBook Pro with new specs that gives the line a big boost in performance and battery life. The new models will be running on a number of processor options that includes Intel’s new Core i5 and Core i7 processors and Nvidia’s Optimus graphics switching tech that’s listed to give the new MacBooks up to ten hours of battery-based runtime–which, if it delivers, makes them more power-efficient than a new 8-hour Atom-based netbook.
If you’re looking at these new wooden skins from KARVT, it’s just funny to think that you might have been one of those people who bought a MacBook because you were impressed by the minimalist all-aluminum design. But now that almost everyone in the coffeeshop has a cold aluminum-ized laptop, it doesn’t look so awesome anymore. Here’s something that’ll let your MacBook stand out from the crowd… or blend with the furniture.
With all the iPad-based hype dominating the interwebs for the past few months, we seem to have missed something. Specifically, when will Apple come out with updated MacBooks? If this report (translated from a Taiwanese news source) proves true, we could see a refresh of the MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models before this month ends.
Apple today updated the 13-inch MacBook by adding on the fringe features without having to tweak the specs. The update includes a new durable polycarbonate unibody design that’s lighter at 4.7 pounds and measures a little more than an inch thick. Apple also enhanced the notebook with a LED-backlit display that’s brighter and more power-efficient, a more spacious glass Multi-Touch trackpad, and a better built-in battery that’s rated to run for up to seven hours.
Best of all, Apple kept the price at $999. That means that if you bought your MacBook a week ago… well, we feel your pain.
