Apple MacBook Notebook Computer with Intel Core (2.16GHz, 13.3 in.)
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The smarter, faster, do everything MacBook. With 8x SuperDrive.
Overview
The MacBook by Apple delivers the power of the Intel Core 2 Duo, the latest generation of Intel processors, and a slew of innovative features, including: a built-in iSight camera for video chatting on the go; iLife '06; Front Row; a glossy 13.3-inch widescreen display; even dual-display support.
Better bang-to-buck ratio
The most advanced and affordable Mac notebook ever gives you a blazingly fast mobile architecture in a beautiful design that costs less than slower, clunkier models. It’s like getting a sports car for the price of a scooter. Talk about performance — MacBook is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with speeds revving up to 2.16GHz. And all models pack a performance-enhancing 4MB of shared L2 cache.
Friends for iLife
Every MacBook comes with iLife '06. They are an amazing suite of applications that make it easy to live the digital life. Use iPhoto to share entire high-res photo albums with anyone who's got an email address. Record your own songs and podcasts with GarageBand. Break into indie filmmaking with iMovie HD and iDVD. Then take all the stuff you made on your MacBook and share it on the web in one click with iWeb. Just turn on your MacBook and you're halfway there.
All smiles
Look closely. See that little lens in the display bezel? That's the built-in iSight camera. Use it to video chat simply by opening iChat AV and clicking a buddy icon (or three). Or fire up Photo Booth and take a few snapshots with the iSight, play around with 16 fun effects,… read more then admire your handiwork. That little camera lets you create web-ready videos, too. Just open up iMovie and start the action. From there, iWeb makes it one-click easy to get your talking head on the web.2 Looks like fun.
Take it on tour
MacBook also features Front Row, so you can navigate your movies, music, photos, and more at the touch of the included Apple Remote, no matter where you roam. Give an impromptu vacation photo slideshow in your favorite café. Screen your latest iMovie creation on the train. Watch a DVD in bed. MacBook and Front Row give you the best seat in the house (or out of it).
Positively brilliant
Thanks to a 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display, MacBook provides the perfect combination of pixels and portability. Photos feel crisper. Movies play vividly. Even daily tasks like surfing the web and checking email take on a whole new sheen.
Hit the hot spots
The built-in wireless capability of MacBook puts the "world" back in "World Wide Web." If there's a wireless hot spot nearby, you can get online. No need to waste valuable surfing time configuring your computer. Just open it up. MacBook automatically detects wireless networks within range and asks nicely if you'd like to join any of them. That's it. Catch up on your blog, share this weekend's trip as a Photocast, or just chat with your friends. Anytime, anywhere.
On the go.
MagSafe Airline Adapter: Out of power in flight? Plug your MacBook into the new MagSafe Airline Adapter and get back to work (or play).
Built-in Bluetooth: Connect wirelessly to Bluetooth-enabled peripherals or connect to the Internet via your mobile phone.
AirPort Express: MacBook offers built-in wireless capability, and you can create your own wireless network with an AirPort Express.
Note: Some features require .Mac. The .Mac service is available to persons age 13 and older. Annual membership fee and Internet access required. Terms and conditions apply.
Intel Core 2 Duo
Race you to the future.
Delivering a significant leap in performance, MacBook now ships with Intel's next-generation processor. The Intel Core 2 Duo. A powerhouse processor, the Core 2 Duo brings 64-bit execution to the MacBook and offers performance that's up to 25% percent greater than previous models.
Double your everything
The Intel Core 2 Duo-based on Intel's advanced Core microarchitecture - offers a second-generation chip born of Intel's new 65-nanometer process. That process lets Intel create incredibly small transistors - small enough, in fact, to fit a hundred inside a single human cell. With two powerful processors designed to share resources and circuitry so unimaginably small, the Intel Core 2 Duo achieves far higher levels of performance while actually consuming less power.
Do more, faster
With its 64-bit processor architecture, the Intel Core 2 Duo can manipulate data and execute instructions in chunks that are twice as large (64 bits versus 32 bits), delivering advanced computational power to MacBook. That adds up to a 6x performance boost over the iBook and 12-inch PowerBook before it, speed and agility you'll notice when working with photos in iPhoto, creating Keynote presentations, or editing podcasts in GarageBand.
Software just works
In the world of MacBook, nothing is complicated. So when it comes to running software on your Intel-based MacBook, prepare for the expected: it just works. Applications with the Universal symbol run on either PowerPC- or Intel-based Macs. Most existing applications will run on your Intel-based MacBook, too. Simply launch them as always. Thanks to the Rosetta technology in Mac OS X, they look and feel just like they did before.2
Speedy processor
4MB of shared L2 cache augments the advanced Core 2 Duo processor on the 2.0GHz models.3 That's double the amount previously available, and it really lets MacBook fire on all cylinders. With such substantial L2 cache, data and instructions can be kept close to those two processor cores, greatly increasing performance and allowing the entire system to work more efficiently. And, because the processor cores share the L2 cache, either can use the entire amount if the other happens to be idle.
The Intel Core 2 Duo's enhanced, 128-bit SSE3 vector engine handles 128-bit computations in a single clock cycle, accelerating data manipulation by simultaneously applying a single instruction to multiple data. That means you can get more done in less time. So, the next time you use iMovie HD or Final Cut Express to render effects, you can thank the SSE3 vector engine for the snappier performance.
iLife '06
The good life. Wherever life takes you.
Music. Movies. Photos. Blogs. Podcasts. Books. Calendars. Postcards. iLife '06 is the easiest way to make the most out of every bit of your digital life. Use your superspeedy MacBook to collect, organize, and edit the various pieces. Transform them into mouth-watering masterpieces with Apple-designed templates. Then share the magic moments in beautiful books, colorful calendars, dazzling DVDs, and attractive online journals. All starring you.
Share photos in a whole new way
The easiest way to import, organize, edit, and share your digital photos, iPhoto 6 offers blazing-fast support for 250,000 of them. New Photocasting, one-click iWeb publishing, and custom calendars and cards1 guarantee no one will miss a single smile.
Turn home video into home cinema
Give yourself the green light with iMovie 6 featuring new Apple-designed movie themes. Create Hollywood-style movies using full-screen editing, new audio tools, and real-time Core Video effects, then share them online with one-click iWeb publishing2.
Create stunning DVDs
Author and burn movies, photos, and music to high-capacity, double-layer DVDs. From instant gratification with Magic iDVD to next-generation themes, iDVD 6 makes it so easy to make professional-looking masterpieces that your friends will hardly realize they've sat through vacation photos.
Record your next big hit
The best way to record music on a Mac is also the best way to record podcasts. Podcasting in GarageBand 3 puts you in the control room of your own full-featured radio station. And iWeb integration gets your voice on the Internet in minutes.2
Put your life on the web
The Internet is calling. Answer. Use iWeb to create websites and blogs - complete with podcasts, photos, and movies - and get them online, fast. Just drag, drop, and design using your choice of web templates, then publish live to your .Mac homepage. iWeb lets you do in minutes what used to take hours.
MacBook and iLife '06 - never before has it been so easy, so fast, and so affordable to enjoy and share your digital life.
Front Row
Now showing on MacBook. Put your digital life on display with elegant Front Row software and Apple Remote.
Enjoy your music, movies, photos, and videos from across the room and even across the house with the Front Row media experience and Apple Remote. Intuitive Apple hardware and software make it easy to put on a show.
Pass the popcorn
Connect your MacBook to a large-format display or TV and dazzle your friends with an elegant full-screen media extravaganza.1 Front Row transforms movie night into a blockbuster Hollywood premiere. Shake up your party with instant access to iTunes music, TV shows, and movies. Make grandma cry with photos from graduation. Watch home movies, music videos, and DVDs.
Simple pleasures
The Apple Remote makes it as easy to navigate through all the cool stuff on your computer as it is to navigate the songs in your iPod. A minimalist six buttons is all you really need. Play. Pause. Skip. Rewind. Crank up the volume. Whatever you like, wherever you sit.
All in the family
Let MacBook and Front Row entertain you by playing songs, slideshows, and videos from other computers in the house.2 Buy new music in the kitchen, play it in your living room. MacBook automatically finds networked computers under your roof - whether they be wireless or wired. Sounds like magic, but it's just the Bonjour instant networking technology built into every Mac.
On the go.
Projector ready - Thanks to DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite connectivity, MacBook and Front Row work effortlessly with most projectors.1
1. Requires adapters, sold separately.
2. Sharing photos requires iPhoto (i.e., a Mac). Sharing music and videos requires iTunes 6.0.4 or later. Video playback capabilities may vary depending on network bandwidth.
iSight
Lights, MacBook, action.
If you're the kind to carry a digital camera everywhere you go, you and MacBook will really click. MacBook carries a camera around too: a built-in iSight camera, perfect for video chatting, making an impromptu movie, or snapping silly mugshots.
Secret cinematographer
Cleverly integrated above the MacBook's bright display, an iSight camera sits quietly, awaiting inspiration. When the mood strikes, launch iChat AV, Photo Booth, or iMovie HD, and give it your good side. No need to waste valuable primping time installing software or configuring the camera. Just smile.
Picture this
Come on. You know you want to. That iSight just begs to take your snapshot. Open Photo Booth and have a little fun. Add a special image effect; Sepia, Black & White, Glow, Comic Book, X-Ray, Colored Pencil, Thermal Camera, Spotlight, Bulge, Dent, Twirl, Squeeze, Mirror, Light Tunnel, Stretch, Fish Eye. Click. See the screen flash white. (Your MacBook's just that clever.) And there you have it, a high-quality photo you can save as your iChat buddy picture, email to your friends, or put in your iPhoto library.
Movies in a minute
iLife '06 makes the built-in iSight even more astounding. You can record a short clip right inside iMovie HD. Email it to family. Introduce your DVD. Or use iWeb to create a video blog entry or a podcast.1
Next best thing to teleportation
Make short work of long distance when you video chat with friends and family over the Internet using your built-in iSight. Simply launch iChat AV, then click the video icon of a buddy to turn on iSight, and you're good to go. Without going anywhere at all.
iChat your way
One-to-one personal - Now you can read stories to the kids at bedtime whether you're across the country or across the ocean, with no additional long distance charges.
One-way video chat - Even if the person you want to chat with doesn't have an iSight camera (lucky you), you can still wave hello with a one-way video chat. Just hold down the Control key as you choose a name from your buddy list and select "Invite to Video Chat."
3+1 chat - With support for video chats between up to four people and a stunning, three-dimensional view, iChat AV practically puts your colleagues, friends, and family in the room with you. See their faces reflected into space, just as though you were sitting around a table together.
Audio chat - Already a versatile instant text messaging application, iChat also lets you hold audio chats with up to 10 people. High-quality audio compression gives you crystal-clear conversations, while full-duplex sound lets everyone speak naturally. Record your conversations in GarageBand with everyone on a separate channel, then post your podcast immediately via iWeb.
1. Some iWeb features require .Mac. The .Mac service is available to persons age 13 and older. Annual membership fee and Internet access required. Terms and conditions apply.
2. 384-Kbps Internet connection (up/down) required to initiate four-way video chat; 100-Kbps Internet connection required to participate.
Design
Small details. Big impact.
Good design leaves nothing to chance. Great design anticipates it. No surprise, then, that MacBook features little touches - like a klutz-proof power adapter and a nifty magnetic latch that makes your computing experience as streamlined as MacBook itself.
Thin is in
Perhaps the most profound design element of MacBook is what it lacks: bulk. A mere 1.08 inches thin, MacBook cuts a slim profile on any desk (or in any backpack or briefcase). And since MacBook is sure to become your constant companion, a durable polycarbonate shell keeps it ready for the rough and tumble of everyday life. Now that's grace under pressure.
Key figure
MacBook also features a unique keyboard design that sits flush against the bed for a sleeker, lower profile. Plus, you'll find a firm touch when typing. That ought to make your fingers happy.
Magnetic attraction
You'll also find the following an attractive option. Opening and closing your MacBook is a snap, thanks to a magnetic latch that catches without a catch. That means no moving parts to snag, jam, or break.
Power play
The MagSafe Power Adapter is just that: a magnetic connection instead of a physical one. So tripping over a power cord won't send your shiny new MacBook flying off a table or desk; the cord simply breaks cleanly away, without damage to either the cord or the system. As an added nicety, this means less wear on the connectors.
Dual purpose
And, talk about an attractive feature, by using an optional mini-DVI to DVI adapter (sold separately), you can connect your MacBook to either the 20-inch or 23-inch Apple Cinema Display for a truly big picture.
On the go.
MagSafe Airline Adapter - Out of power in flight? Plug in the new MagSafe Airline Adapter. Visit Seatguru.com to see if your flight has a compatible power port.
World traveler - Charge your MacBook anywhere in the world with the optional World Travel Adapter Kit.
Battery life lessons - Use System Preferences to change your default energy savings settings, and you can make your MacBook battery last longer.
Wireless
Have it all. With you.
No power cord, no Ethernet cable, no headphone jack, no wires. No problem. With a long battery life and built-in AirPort and Bluetooth, you can get online virtually anywhere. It's not magic. It's MacBook.
Café culture
Take your study session to the local hot spot. Thanks to MacBook's built-in AirPort Extreme1 wireless capability, you'll be able to connect to the Internet for free, quickly and easily. A glance in the menu bar will tell you how strong your wireless signal is, what networks you have the opportunity to join, or how much battery power you have left.
Speaking of power, you can work unplugged for up to 6 hours - 2.75 hours if you're watching DVDs or 3.75 hours if you have wireless turned on, before you need to recharge your MacBook battery. And you can extend battery life by disconnecting peripherals you're not using; turning Bluetooth off until you need it; quitting applications; ejecting CDs and DVDs; and opting for "Better Battery Life" in the Energy Saver System Preference dialog.
Budget-conscious travel
Say you and your friends go on spring break. Not only can you share a hotel room, but you can share its Internet connection. How Just plug in your MacBook and set up your connection. Then open up System Preferences and turn on Internet sharing. Now your friends can connect over AirPort to your Mac and out to the old www. In a matter of minutes, everyone can post a photo blog entry to .Mac.3
Text easy
With MacBook, you won't strain your thumb sending text messages to your friends. Use all your fingers to type. If you have a Bluetooth cell phone, you can use MacBook to send and receive SMS messages. Even better, you don't have to enter in everyone's phone number, you can just copy them from your Address Book. (Or fill up your MacBook Address Book from your phone. iSync, included with Mac OS X Tiger, makes it easy.)
Accessorize
With built-in Bluetooth, you've got a built-in holiday or birthday wishlist. Prefer a mouse to the scrolling trackpad? Use any Bluetooth mouse. Listen to your tunes with a wireless phone. Or record a podcast with a wireless headset, the same one you use for your cell phone.
Learn to share
With Bonjour networking technology built into every MacBook, the possibilities for wirelessly sharing files, printers, and data are nearly limitless. With Bonjour, your computer discovers other computers and peripherals on the same network. From there, you can print and share with secure simplicity.
On the go.
Networking with Bonjour - With MacBook and Bonjour technology, you can find printers, share files, and connect to other computers on a network.
Built-in Bluetooth - Connect wirelessly to Bluetooth-enabled peripherals or connect to the Internet via your mobile phone.
AirPort Express - MacBook offers wireless capability, and you can create your own wireless network with an AirPort Express.
1. AirPort Extreme uses the 802.11g wireless standard. Accessing the wireless network requires an AirPort- or AirPort Extreme-enabled computer or Wi-Fi-certified 802.11b or 802.11g computer. Achieving data rates of 54 Mbps requires that all users have an AirPort Extreme- or Wi-Fi-Certified 802.11g-enabled computer and connect to an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station. If a user of a Wi-Fi-Certified 802.11b product joins the network, that user will get up to 11 Mbps, and AirPort Extreme and Wi-Fi-Certified 802.11g users will get less than 54 Mbps. Actual speed will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of network, and other factors.
2. Additional fees may apply. Contact your mobile phone carrier for details.
3. The .Mac service is available to persons age 13 and older. Annual membership fee and Internet access required. Terms and conditions apply.
1. Testing conducted by Apple in October 2006 using preproduction MacBook units with Intel Core 2 Duo; MacBook systems with Intel Core Duo, iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 systems that were shipping units. SPEC®, SPECfp®, and SPECint® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC); see www.spec.org for more information. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook. read less
Better bang-to-buck ratio
The most advanced and affordable Mac notebook ever gives you a blazingly fast mobile architecture in a beautiful design that costs less than slower, clunkier models. It’s like getting a sports car for the price of a scooter. Talk about performance — MacBook is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with speeds revving up to 2.16GHz. And all models pack a performance-enhancing 4MB of shared L2 cache.
Friends for iLife
Every MacBook comes with iLife '06. They are an amazing suite of applications that make it easy to live the digital life. Use iPhoto to share entire high-res photo albums with anyone who's got an email address. Record your own songs and podcasts with GarageBand. Break into indie filmmaking with iMovie HD and iDVD. Then take all the stuff you made on your MacBook and share it on the web in one click with iWeb. Just turn on your MacBook and you're halfway there.
All smiles
Look closely. See that little lens in the display bezel? That's the built-in iSight camera. Use it to video chat simply by opening iChat AV and clicking a buddy icon (or three). Or fire up Photo Booth and take a few snapshots with the iSight, play around with 16 fun effects,… read more then admire your handiwork. That little camera lets you create web-ready videos, too. Just open up iMovie and start the action. From there, iWeb makes it one-click easy to get your talking head on the web.2 Looks like fun.
Take it on tour
MacBook also features Front Row, so you can navigate your movies, music, photos, and more at the touch of the included Apple Remote, no matter where you roam. Give an impromptu vacation photo slideshow in your favorite café. Screen your latest iMovie creation on the train. Watch a DVD in bed. MacBook and Front Row give you the best seat in the house (or out of it).
Positively brilliant
Thanks to a 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display, MacBook provides the perfect combination of pixels and portability. Photos feel crisper. Movies play vividly. Even daily tasks like surfing the web and checking email take on a whole new sheen.
Hit the hot spots
The built-in wireless capability of MacBook puts the "world" back in "World Wide Web." If there's a wireless hot spot nearby, you can get online. No need to waste valuable surfing time configuring your computer. Just open it up. MacBook automatically detects wireless networks within range and asks nicely if you'd like to join any of them. That's it. Catch up on your blog, share this weekend's trip as a Photocast, or just chat with your friends. Anytime, anywhere.
On the go.
MagSafe Airline Adapter: Out of power in flight? Plug your MacBook into the new MagSafe Airline Adapter and get back to work (or play).
Built-in Bluetooth: Connect wirelessly to Bluetooth-enabled peripherals or connect to the Internet via your mobile phone.
AirPort Express: MacBook offers built-in wireless capability, and you can create your own wireless network with an AirPort Express.
Note: Some features require .Mac. The .Mac service is available to persons age 13 and older. Annual membership fee and Internet access required. Terms and conditions apply.
Intel Core 2 Duo
Race you to the future.
Delivering a significant leap in performance, MacBook now ships with Intel's next-generation processor. The Intel Core 2 Duo. A powerhouse processor, the Core 2 Duo brings 64-bit execution to the MacBook and offers performance that's up to 25% percent greater than previous models.
Double your everything
The Intel Core 2 Duo-based on Intel's advanced Core microarchitecture - offers a second-generation chip born of Intel's new 65-nanometer process. That process lets Intel create incredibly small transistors - small enough, in fact, to fit a hundred inside a single human cell. With two powerful processors designed to share resources and circuitry so unimaginably small, the Intel Core 2 Duo achieves far higher levels of performance while actually consuming less power.
Do more, faster
With its 64-bit processor architecture, the Intel Core 2 Duo can manipulate data and execute instructions in chunks that are twice as large (64 bits versus 32 bits), delivering advanced computational power to MacBook. That adds up to a 6x performance boost over the iBook and 12-inch PowerBook before it, speed and agility you'll notice when working with photos in iPhoto, creating Keynote presentations, or editing podcasts in GarageBand.
Software just works
In the world of MacBook, nothing is complicated. So when it comes to running software on your Intel-based MacBook, prepare for the expected: it just works. Applications with the Universal symbol run on either PowerPC- or Intel-based Macs. Most existing applications will run on your Intel-based MacBook, too. Simply launch them as always. Thanks to the Rosetta technology in Mac OS X, they look and feel just like they did before.2
Speedy processor
4MB of shared L2 cache augments the advanced Core 2 Duo processor on the 2.0GHz models.3 That's double the amount previously available, and it really lets MacBook fire on all cylinders. With such substantial L2 cache, data and instructions can be kept close to those two processor cores, greatly increasing performance and allowing the entire system to work more efficiently. And, because the processor cores share the L2 cache, either can use the entire amount if the other happens to be idle.
The Intel Core 2 Duo's enhanced, 128-bit SSE3 vector engine handles 128-bit computations in a single clock cycle, accelerating data manipulation by simultaneously applying a single instruction to multiple data. That means you can get more done in less time. So, the next time you use iMovie HD or Final Cut Express to render effects, you can thank the SSE3 vector engine for the snappier performance.
iLife '06
The good life. Wherever life takes you.
Music. Movies. Photos. Blogs. Podcasts. Books. Calendars. Postcards. iLife '06 is the easiest way to make the most out of every bit of your digital life. Use your superspeedy MacBook to collect, organize, and edit the various pieces. Transform them into mouth-watering masterpieces with Apple-designed templates. Then share the magic moments in beautiful books, colorful calendars, dazzling DVDs, and attractive online journals. All starring you.
Share photos in a whole new way
The easiest way to import, organize, edit, and share your digital photos, iPhoto 6 offers blazing-fast support for 250,000 of them. New Photocasting, one-click iWeb publishing, and custom calendars and cards1 guarantee no one will miss a single smile.
Turn home video into home cinema
Give yourself the green light with iMovie 6 featuring new Apple-designed movie themes. Create Hollywood-style movies using full-screen editing, new audio tools, and real-time Core Video effects, then share them online with one-click iWeb publishing2.
Create stunning DVDs
Author and burn movies, photos, and music to high-capacity, double-layer DVDs. From instant gratification with Magic iDVD to next-generation themes, iDVD 6 makes it so easy to make professional-looking masterpieces that your friends will hardly realize they've sat through vacation photos.
Record your next big hit
The best way to record music on a Mac is also the best way to record podcasts. Podcasting in GarageBand 3 puts you in the control room of your own full-featured radio station. And iWeb integration gets your voice on the Internet in minutes.2
Put your life on the web
The Internet is calling. Answer. Use iWeb to create websites and blogs - complete with podcasts, photos, and movies - and get them online, fast. Just drag, drop, and design using your choice of web templates, then publish live to your .Mac homepage. iWeb lets you do in minutes what used to take hours.
MacBook and iLife '06 - never before has it been so easy, so fast, and so affordable to enjoy and share your digital life.
Front Row
Now showing on MacBook. Put your digital life on display with elegant Front Row software and Apple Remote.
Enjoy your music, movies, photos, and videos from across the room and even across the house with the Front Row media experience and Apple Remote. Intuitive Apple hardware and software make it easy to put on a show.
Pass the popcorn
Connect your MacBook to a large-format display or TV and dazzle your friends with an elegant full-screen media extravaganza.1 Front Row transforms movie night into a blockbuster Hollywood premiere. Shake up your party with instant access to iTunes music, TV shows, and movies. Make grandma cry with photos from graduation. Watch home movies, music videos, and DVDs.
Simple pleasures
The Apple Remote makes it as easy to navigate through all the cool stuff on your computer as it is to navigate the songs in your iPod. A minimalist six buttons is all you really need. Play. Pause. Skip. Rewind. Crank up the volume. Whatever you like, wherever you sit.
All in the family
Let MacBook and Front Row entertain you by playing songs, slideshows, and videos from other computers in the house.2 Buy new music in the kitchen, play it in your living room. MacBook automatically finds networked computers under your roof - whether they be wireless or wired. Sounds like magic, but it's just the Bonjour instant networking technology built into every Mac.
On the go.
Projector ready - Thanks to DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite connectivity, MacBook and Front Row work effortlessly with most projectors.1
1. Requires adapters, sold separately.
2. Sharing photos requires iPhoto (i.e., a Mac). Sharing music and videos requires iTunes 6.0.4 or later. Video playback capabilities may vary depending on network bandwidth.
iSight
Lights, MacBook, action.
If you're the kind to carry a digital camera everywhere you go, you and MacBook will really click. MacBook carries a camera around too: a built-in iSight camera, perfect for video chatting, making an impromptu movie, or snapping silly mugshots.
Secret cinematographer
Cleverly integrated above the MacBook's bright display, an iSight camera sits quietly, awaiting inspiration. When the mood strikes, launch iChat AV, Photo Booth, or iMovie HD, and give it your good side. No need to waste valuable primping time installing software or configuring the camera. Just smile.
Picture this
Come on. You know you want to. That iSight just begs to take your snapshot. Open Photo Booth and have a little fun. Add a special image effect; Sepia, Black & White, Glow, Comic Book, X-Ray, Colored Pencil, Thermal Camera, Spotlight, Bulge, Dent, Twirl, Squeeze, Mirror, Light Tunnel, Stretch, Fish Eye. Click. See the screen flash white. (Your MacBook's just that clever.) And there you have it, a high-quality photo you can save as your iChat buddy picture, email to your friends, or put in your iPhoto library.
Movies in a minute
iLife '06 makes the built-in iSight even more astounding. You can record a short clip right inside iMovie HD. Email it to family. Introduce your DVD. Or use iWeb to create a video blog entry or a podcast.1
Next best thing to teleportation
Make short work of long distance when you video chat with friends and family over the Internet using your built-in iSight. Simply launch iChat AV, then click the video icon of a buddy to turn on iSight, and you're good to go. Without going anywhere at all.
iChat your way
One-to-one personal - Now you can read stories to the kids at bedtime whether you're across the country or across the ocean, with no additional long distance charges.
One-way video chat - Even if the person you want to chat with doesn't have an iSight camera (lucky you), you can still wave hello with a one-way video chat. Just hold down the Control key as you choose a name from your buddy list and select "Invite to Video Chat."
3+1 chat - With support for video chats between up to four people and a stunning, three-dimensional view, iChat AV practically puts your colleagues, friends, and family in the room with you. See their faces reflected into space, just as though you were sitting around a table together.
Audio chat - Already a versatile instant text messaging application, iChat also lets you hold audio chats with up to 10 people. High-quality audio compression gives you crystal-clear conversations, while full-duplex sound lets everyone speak naturally. Record your conversations in GarageBand with everyone on a separate channel, then post your podcast immediately via iWeb.
1. Some iWeb features require .Mac. The .Mac service is available to persons age 13 and older. Annual membership fee and Internet access required. Terms and conditions apply.
2. 384-Kbps Internet connection (up/down) required to initiate four-way video chat; 100-Kbps Internet connection required to participate.
Design
Small details. Big impact.
Good design leaves nothing to chance. Great design anticipates it. No surprise, then, that MacBook features little touches - like a klutz-proof power adapter and a nifty magnetic latch that makes your computing experience as streamlined as MacBook itself.
Thin is in
Perhaps the most profound design element of MacBook is what it lacks: bulk. A mere 1.08 inches thin, MacBook cuts a slim profile on any desk (or in any backpack or briefcase). And since MacBook is sure to become your constant companion, a durable polycarbonate shell keeps it ready for the rough and tumble of everyday life. Now that's grace under pressure.
Key figure
MacBook also features a unique keyboard design that sits flush against the bed for a sleeker, lower profile. Plus, you'll find a firm touch when typing. That ought to make your fingers happy.
Magnetic attraction
You'll also find the following an attractive option. Opening and closing your MacBook is a snap, thanks to a magnetic latch that catches without a catch. That means no moving parts to snag, jam, or break.
Power play
The MagSafe Power Adapter is just that: a magnetic connection instead of a physical one. So tripping over a power cord won't send your shiny new MacBook flying off a table or desk; the cord simply breaks cleanly away, without damage to either the cord or the system. As an added nicety, this means less wear on the connectors.
Dual purpose
And, talk about an attractive feature, by using an optional mini-DVI to DVI adapter (sold separately), you can connect your MacBook to either the 20-inch or 23-inch Apple Cinema Display for a truly big picture.
On the go.
MagSafe Airline Adapter - Out of power in flight? Plug in the new MagSafe Airline Adapter. Visit Seatguru.com to see if your flight has a compatible power port.
World traveler - Charge your MacBook anywhere in the world with the optional World Travel Adapter Kit.
Battery life lessons - Use System Preferences to change your default energy savings settings, and you can make your MacBook battery last longer.
Wireless
Have it all. With you.
No power cord, no Ethernet cable, no headphone jack, no wires. No problem. With a long battery life and built-in AirPort and Bluetooth, you can get online virtually anywhere. It's not magic. It's MacBook.
Café culture
Take your study session to the local hot spot. Thanks to MacBook's built-in AirPort Extreme1 wireless capability, you'll be able to connect to the Internet for free, quickly and easily. A glance in the menu bar will tell you how strong your wireless signal is, what networks you have the opportunity to join, or how much battery power you have left.
Speaking of power, you can work unplugged for up to 6 hours - 2.75 hours if you're watching DVDs or 3.75 hours if you have wireless turned on, before you need to recharge your MacBook battery. And you can extend battery life by disconnecting peripherals you're not using; turning Bluetooth off until you need it; quitting applications; ejecting CDs and DVDs; and opting for "Better Battery Life" in the Energy Saver System Preference dialog.
Budget-conscious travel
Say you and your friends go on spring break. Not only can you share a hotel room, but you can share its Internet connection. How Just plug in your MacBook and set up your connection. Then open up System Preferences and turn on Internet sharing. Now your friends can connect over AirPort to your Mac and out to the old www. In a matter of minutes, everyone can post a photo blog entry to .Mac.3
Text easy
With MacBook, you won't strain your thumb sending text messages to your friends. Use all your fingers to type. If you have a Bluetooth cell phone, you can use MacBook to send and receive SMS messages. Even better, you don't have to enter in everyone's phone number, you can just copy them from your Address Book. (Or fill up your MacBook Address Book from your phone. iSync, included with Mac OS X Tiger, makes it easy.)
Accessorize
With built-in Bluetooth, you've got a built-in holiday or birthday wishlist. Prefer a mouse to the scrolling trackpad? Use any Bluetooth mouse. Listen to your tunes with a wireless phone. Or record a podcast with a wireless headset, the same one you use for your cell phone.
Learn to share
With Bonjour networking technology built into every MacBook, the possibilities for wirelessly sharing files, printers, and data are nearly limitless. With Bonjour, your computer discovers other computers and peripherals on the same network. From there, you can print and share with secure simplicity.
On the go.
Networking with Bonjour - With MacBook and Bonjour technology, you can find printers, share files, and connect to other computers on a network.
Built-in Bluetooth - Connect wirelessly to Bluetooth-enabled peripherals or connect to the Internet via your mobile phone.
AirPort Express - MacBook offers wireless capability, and you can create your own wireless network with an AirPort Express.
1. AirPort Extreme uses the 802.11g wireless standard. Accessing the wireless network requires an AirPort- or AirPort Extreme-enabled computer or Wi-Fi-certified 802.11b or 802.11g computer. Achieving data rates of 54 Mbps requires that all users have an AirPort Extreme- or Wi-Fi-Certified 802.11g-enabled computer and connect to an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station. If a user of a Wi-Fi-Certified 802.11b product joins the network, that user will get up to 11 Mbps, and AirPort Extreme and Wi-Fi-Certified 802.11g users will get less than 54 Mbps. Actual speed will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of network, and other factors.
2. Additional fees may apply. Contact your mobile phone carrier for details.
3. The .Mac service is available to persons age 13 and older. Annual membership fee and Internet access required. Terms and conditions apply.
1. Testing conducted by Apple in October 2006 using preproduction MacBook units with Intel Core 2 Duo; MacBook systems with Intel Core Duo, iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 systems that were shipping units. SPEC®, SPECfp®, and SPECint® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC); see www.spec.org for more information. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook. read less
Specs
In the box
MacBook
Apple Remote
60W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, and power cord
Lithium-polymer battery
Install/restore DVDs
Printed and electronic documentation
Processor and memory
2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
4MB shared L2 cache running at full processor speed
667MHz frontside bus
1GB (two 512MB SO-DIMMs) of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300); two SO-DIMM slots support up to 2GB
Storage
120GB, 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive
8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Maximum write:
8x DVD-R, DVD+R
4x DVD-R DL (double layer), (double layer), DVD-RW, DVD+RW
Speed: 24x CD-R, 10x CD-RW
Maximum read:
8x DVD-R DVD+R, DVD-ROM
6x DVD-ROM (double layer DVD-9), DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD-RW, and DVD+RW
24x CD
Battery and power
55-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery (with integrated charge indicator LEDs) providing up to 6 hours of battery life2
60W MagSafe Power Adapter with cable management system
MagSafe power adapter port
Display
13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT display with support for millions of colors
Supported resolutions:
1280 by 800 (native), 1152 by 720, 1024 by 768, 1024 by 640, 800 by 600, 800 by 500, 720 by 480, and 640 by 480 at 16:10 aspect ratio
1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio
720 by 480 at 3:2 aspect ratio
Graphics and video support
Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory3
Extended desktop and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 1920 by 1200 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
iSightBuilt-in iSight camera
Mini-DVI port
DVI output using mini-DVI to DVI adapter (sold separately)
VGA output using mini-DVI to VGA adapter (sold separately)
Composite and S-video output using mini-DVI to video adapter (sold separately)
Communications
USB Modem
Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification)4
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
Optional external Apple USB Modem
Audio
Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in omnidirectional microphone
Combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack)
Combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack)
Peripheral connections
One FireWire 400 port (up to 400 Mbps)
Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
Electrical and environmental requirements
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
Line voltage: 100-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: -13° to 113° F (-24° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 ft.
Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 ft.
Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 ft.
Size and weight
Height: 1.08 in. (2.75 cm)
Width: 12.78 in. (32.5 cm)
Depth: 8.92 in. (22.7 cm)
Weight: 5.1 lbs. (2.31 kg)
Software
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Xcode Developer Tools)
iLife ’06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
iWork (30-day trial)
Big Bang Board Games, Comic Life, OmniOutliner, and Apple Hardware Test
Front Row
Input
Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement), and embedded numeric keypad
Solid-state scrolling trackpad for precise cursor control; supports two-finger scrolling, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities
Apple Remote
Security
Kensington cable lock slot
Configuration
Display: 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy TFT widescreen display, 1280 by 800 resolution
FireWire: One FireWire 400 port (8 watts)
USB: Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
Audio: Built-in stereo speakers, built-in omnidirectional microphone, combined optical digital audio input/audio line in, combined optical digital audio output/headphone out
Networking: Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet
Wireless: Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification)4; built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
Hardware accessories: Apple Remote, 60W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, power cord, lithium-polymer battery
Limited warranty and service: Your MacBook comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three full years. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-certified technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple support or call 800-823-2775.
MacBook
Apple Remote
60W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, and power cord
Lithium-polymer battery
Install/restore DVDs
Printed and electronic documentation
Processor and memory
2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
4MB shared L2 cache running at full processor speed
667MHz frontside bus
1GB (two 512MB SO-DIMMs) of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300); two SO-DIMM slots support up to 2GB
Storage
120GB, 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive
8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Maximum write:
8x DVD-R, DVD+R
4x DVD-R DL (double layer), (double layer), DVD-RW, DVD+RW
Speed: 24x CD-R, 10x CD-RW
Maximum read:
8x DVD-R DVD+R, DVD-ROM
6x DVD-ROM (double layer DVD-9), DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD-RW, and DVD+RW
24x CD
Battery and power
55-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery (with integrated charge indicator LEDs) providing up to 6 hours of battery life2
60W MagSafe Power Adapter with cable management system
MagSafe power adapter port
Display
13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT display with support for millions of colors
Supported resolutions:
1280 by 800 (native), 1152 by 720, 1024 by 768, 1024 by 640, 800 by 600, 800 by 500, 720 by 480, and 640 by 480 at 16:10 aspect ratio
1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio
720 by 480 at 3:2 aspect ratio
Graphics and video support
Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory3
Extended desktop and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 1920 by 1200 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
iSightBuilt-in iSight camera
Mini-DVI port
DVI output using mini-DVI to DVI adapter (sold separately)
VGA output using mini-DVI to VGA adapter (sold separately)
Composite and S-video output using mini-DVI to video adapter (sold separately)
Communications
USB Modem
Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification)4
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
Optional external Apple USB Modem
Audio
Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in omnidirectional microphone
Combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack)
Combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack)
Peripheral connections
One FireWire 400 port (up to 400 Mbps)
Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
Electrical and environmental requirements
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
Line voltage: 100-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: -13° to 113° F (-24° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 ft.
Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 ft.
Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 ft.
Size and weight
Height: 1.08 in. (2.75 cm)
Width: 12.78 in. (32.5 cm)
Depth: 8.92 in. (22.7 cm)
Weight: 5.1 lbs. (2.31 kg)
Software
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Xcode Developer Tools)
iLife ’06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
iWork (30-day trial)
Big Bang Board Games, Comic Life, OmniOutliner, and Apple Hardware Test
Front Row
Input
Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement), and embedded numeric keypad
Solid-state scrolling trackpad for precise cursor control; supports two-finger scrolling, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities
Apple Remote
Security
Kensington cable lock slot
Configuration
Display: 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy TFT widescreen display, 1280 by 800 resolution
FireWire: One FireWire 400 port (8 watts)
USB: Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
Audio: Built-in stereo speakers, built-in omnidirectional microphone, combined optical digital audio input/audio line in, combined optical digital audio output/headphone out
Networking: Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet
Wireless: Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification)4; built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
Hardware accessories: Apple Remote, 60W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, power cord, lithium-polymer battery
Limited warranty and service: Your MacBook comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three full years. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-certified technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple support or call 800-823-2775.
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