Apple quietly made some changes to their notebook lineup today. Between the Macbook and Macbook Pro, changes include processors, graphics cards, and hard drives. Similar to the recent Mac Mini update (if someone hadn’t ask at a press event nothing would have been said), these changes did not accompany any type of press release.
Macbook Changes:
-The Macbook now runs on the Santa Rosa Intel platform. This includes 4GB of RAM support and an 800MHz system bus.
-The Macbook now ships with the Intel GMA X3100 graphics adapter. The previous GMA 950 has 64MB shared RAM, while the new X3100 has 144MB shared RAM.
-HDD options up to 250GB 5400RPM SATA drive.
Macbook Pro Changes:
-Core 2 Duo processor options up to 2.6GHz
When I saw the update, I was about to curse since I just recently upgraded to a new 2.2GHz MBP. Since the only upgrade to the MBP was the 2.6GHz processors (and at $250), I didn’t care too much. The difference between the 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz isn’t really worth $250. The changes to the Macbook though are more significant. Even though the Macbook has been updated to the Santa Rose platform, the MBP is still the only Apple notebook to offer an LED display.
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