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When Apple announced its new “unibody” MacBooks back in October 2008, it left one hanger-on from its old MacBook line at the low end of its price spectrum: a white, 2.1 GHz MacBook with an old-style plastic case for $999. Now, without any fanfare at all, Apple has updated the innards of the white low-end MacBook to mostly match the speedier components of its unibody brethren…while still keeping the $999 price tag.
Apple has revamped its line of iMac all-in-one desktop computers, offering improved CPU speeds and graphics processing power. At the same time, the company has also expanded the high end of the iMac’s build-to-order options to including a Core 2 Duo processor running at 3.06 GHz on the 24-inch iMac, along with Nvidia GeForce 8800 GS graphics with 512 MB of discrete video memory.
In an unusual move, Apple has preempted itself at next week’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco by announcing updates to its most powerful computer offerings: the top-of-the-line Mac Pro desktop, and its rack-based Xserve servers. And for folks who appreciate raw power, the new machines do not disappoint, offering eight processor cores on two Intel Xeon 5400 series CPUs running at up to 3.2 GHz, and a new architecture designed to offer up to twice the performance of their predecessors.
Apple Computer today refreshed its MacBook of notebook computers, adding Intel Core 2 Duo processors at speeds of 1.83 and 2.0 GHz, with prices starting at just $1,099.
“MacBook has helped drive Apple’s notebook market share to over 10 percent in US retail, and the new MacBooks will be among this holiday season’s most exciting new products,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With Intel Core 2 Duo processors across the entire line, these new MacBooks are up to 25 percent faster than their predecessors.”
Apple Computer today announced it has transitioned another segment of its Macintosh computer line to Intel-based processors, unveiling new entry-level MacBooks portables based on Core Duo processors.
“Apple began the transition to Intel Core Duo-based notebooks in February with the 15-inch MacBook Pro, and now just 90 days later we have completed the transition with the release of the all new MacBook,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The complete MacBook lineup leads the industry with Apple’s trademark innovative design and advanced mobile features
“XDR DRAM can operate at 3.20GHz to 6.40GHz clock-speeds, providing industry leading bandwidth per pin, which is a benefit for networking and consumer applications.
“Sony Marketing Inc of Japan on Sept 20 plans to launch a 20-inch, liquid-crystal display (LCD) TV, the “KLV-20WS2,” which is compliant with two wireless LAN standards, the 5GHz (IEEE802.11a) and 2.4GHz (IEEE802.11g) bands.
“Dual Hi-Bit Wireless,” compatible with two wireless LAN specifications, the IEEE802.11a and IEEE802.11g, is used for the display and transmission systems. In order to deal flexibly with attenuations via radio interferometry and interference, a dual-band auto scan function is installed. The function selects the optimal channel automatically from seven channels — four channels from 5GHz and the rest from 2.4GHz.”
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