Apple Updates MacBook With LED-Backlit Display, Multi-Touch Trackpad & Built-in Seven-Hour Battery<\/p>\n
SYDNEY, Australia – 21 October 2009 – Apple today updated its popular MacBook with a new, durable polycarbonate unibody design featuring a brilliant LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch trackpad and Apple\u2019s innovative built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life. Inheriting technology and design features from the MacBook Pro line, the new MacBook is an ideal consumer notebook for students and new Mac users, and is available for recommended retail price A$1299 inc GST.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new MacBook includes many of the great features found on the innovative MacBook Pro, such as an LED-backlit display, glass Multi-Touch trackpad and built-in long-life battery,\u201d said Philip Schiller, Apple\u2019s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. \u201cWith the only lineup of notebooks all featuring unibody enclosures, LED-backlit displays and long-life battery technology, there\u2019s never been a better time to switch to a Mac.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new MacBook features a unibody, polycarbonate enclosure that makes it lighter and more durable. The new design includes a unique non-skid bottom surface and at just 2.1 kilograms, the sleek MacBook slides easily into a backpack or briefcase. MacBook comes standard with a bright, LED-backlit display with the same wide-angle viewing technology used in the MacBook Pro line. The new MacBook has a 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and powerful NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics.<\/p>\n
The new MacBook includes Apple\u2019s innovative built-in notebook battery for up to seven hours of wireless productivity on a single charge, and up to 1,000 recharges.* At nearly three times the lifespan of conventional notebook batteries, Apple\u2019s built-in battery results in fewer depleted batteries and less waste. Depleted batteries can be replaced for RRP A$ 199 inc GST, which includes installation and environmentally responsible disposal of your old battery.<\/p>\n
The energy-efficient MacBook joins the industry\u2019s greenest lineup of notebooks, with every Mac notebook achieving EPEAT Gold** status and meeting Energy Star 5.0 requirements. The entire Mac notebook line now comes standard with energy efficient LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass. Mac notebooks contain no brominated flame retardants, use internal cables and components that are PVC-free and are constructed of recyclable materials.<\/p>\n
Every Mac comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the world\u2019s most advanced operating system, and iLife, Apple\u2019s innovative suite of applications for managing photos, making movies and creating and learning to play music. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. iLife features iPhoto, to easily organise and manage photos; iMovie with powerful easy-to-use new features such as Precision Editor, video stabilisation and advanced drag and drop; and GarageBand which introduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar.<\/p>\n
Pricing & Availability
\nThe new MacBook is available immediately through the Apple Store (www.apple.com\/au), Apple\u2019s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers.<\/p>\n
The new MacBook, for a recommended retail price of A$1299 inc GST, includes:
\n\u2022 13.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1280 x 800 glossy display;
\n\u2022 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB shared L2 cache;
\n\u2022 1066 MHz front-side bus;
\n\u2022 2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 4GB;
\n\u2022 NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
\n\u2022 250 GB serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion Sensor;
\n\u2022 a slot-load 8X SuperDrive\u00ae with double-layer support (DVD\u00b1R DL\/DVD\u00b1RW\/CD-RW);
\n\u2022 Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
\n\u2022 built-in AirPort Extreme\u00ae 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
\n\u2022 Gigabit Ethernet port;
\n\u2022 built-in iSight\u00ae video camera;
\n\u2022 two USB 2.0 ports;
\n\u2022 one audio line in\/out port, supporting optical digital out and analog in\/out;
\n\u2022 glass Multi-Touch trackpad;
\n\u2022 built-in, 60WHr lithium polymer battery; and
\n\u2022 60 Watt MagSafe\u00ae Power Adapter.<\/p>\n
Build-to-order options for the MacBook include the ability to upgrade to 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, or 320GB 5400 rpm, 500GB 5400 rpm hard drive, Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter, Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (for 30-inch DVI display), Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter and the AppleCare Protection Plan.<\/p>\n
*A properly maintained MacBook battery is designed to retain 80 percent or more of its original capacity during a lifespan of up to 1,000 recharge cycles. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings. For more information visit www.apple.com\/au\/macbook\/features.html.<\/p>\n
**EPEAT is an independent organisation that helps customers compare the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products meeting all of the 23 required criteria and at least 75 percent of the optional criteria are recognised as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For more information visit www.epeat.net.<\/p>\n
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apple Updates MacBook With LED-Backlit Display, Multi-Touch Trackpad & Built-in Seven-Hour Battery SYDNEY, Australia – 21 October 2009 – Apple today updated its popular MacBook with a new, durable polycarbonate unibody design featuring a brilliant LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch trackpad and Apple\u2019s innovative built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life. Inheriting<\/p>\n