Apple today quietly updated its most affordable Mac portable. The update brings the white MacBook at par with the low-end 13.3″ MacBook Pro in terms of processor, hard drive space, graphics processor, and battery life. The current MacBook specs read: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB DDR3 memory 250GB hard drive 8x double-layer SuperDrive NVIDIA [...]
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Iron Mac
Jan 20
TUAW featured an Iron Man sticker mod for the MacBook at Etsy. The sticker cost $16.00 plus shipping (for international orders). The sticker mod looks real cool but I think it will only fit on a 15-inch MacBook Pro. I’d go for sticker that features Apple, Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs but to avoid being called [...]
When the newly designed MacBook was first announced, Apple’s online store listed the estimated shipping time to be between 2 to 4 weeks. However, when I checked today, shipping time is now only within 24 hours. Based on my own experience, items I’ve ordered from Apple Store Philippines took an additional 5 to 7 business [...]
After announcing a better than expected performance during the last quarter of fiscal year 2009, Apple pulled out another surprise from its sleeve. Apple just released an update to the MacBook featuring a newly designed enclosure, LED-backlit display, Multi-Touch trackpad and longer battery life. The new MacBook is sleeker with rounded contours made out of [...]
First read about the updates to the white MacBooks over at TUAW, with readers tipping the staff about the quiet upgrade. The new internal specs are (previous specifications in parentheses): 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (up from 2.0 GHz) 2GB 800MHz DDR2 memory (up from 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM) 160GB hard drive (up from 120GB) AppleInsider [...]
As far as system updates go, the changes to new white MacBook are welcome, if subtle. The new faster graphics will make casual gamers happy, and who doesn’t like additional RAM? Though the slightly slower processor didn’t help performance any, this new white MacBook is a solid entry-level product. And if you need a Mac [...]
Last week, Apple quietly updated their most affordable MacBook, the 13-inch white polycarbonate MacBook. It now sports the same processor and graphics chip with that of the $1,299 (Php71,990.00 at the Philippine Apple Online Store) 13-inch aluminium unibody MacBook. The white MacBook also had a RAM upgrade; default is now 2GB from what used to [...]
Without fanfare, Apple upgraded its most affordable Mac portable this week. The $999 white MacBook has been given a processor and graphics chip upgrade which is now similar to its aluminium unibody sibling. The entry-level MacBook is now equipped with 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo processor and the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB [...]
New Macbooks out!
Nov 1
Mactactic had it right. Macbooks upgrades came right on time. Apple quietly released an upgrade to their Macbook line yesterday. Upgrades consisted of a change to the Santa Rosa chips, bigger frontside bus, and a new graphics processor. It’s also 0.1 pounds lighter, too. Time to grab me one of these. I’m disappointed that SuperDrive [...]
I’ve posted about drivers found in Leopard that hints at a refresh of the Macbook line. The drivers are said fo be for the integrated graphics chip in the Santa Rosa chipset from Intel. The Santa Rosa chip are the ones being used in the Macbook Pros. Mac Rumors is now saying that the new [...]
New Macbooks soon?
Oct 28
MacNN reports that drivers in Leopard maybe hinting new Macbooks in the horizon. According to MacNN: The company [Apple] has included a full set of recent drivers for Intel’s GMA X3100 integrated graphics chipset, which is only built into the semiconductor firm’s mainboards for notebooks based on the Santa Rosa platform. Apple currently uses Santa [...]
Apple lately seems to be hell bent in frying their users’ balls (if they have them) with their latest Intel-based portables. They have received complaints about the scalding hot bottoms and tops of the new Macbooks and Macbook Pros. I’ve heard in one podcast that the standard reply of some Apple dealers is that the [...]
Literally. I finally had the chance to get my hands on a Macbook, a black Macbook. It’s probably because that I’ve read too much about the Macbooks in the net that when I finally saw one I was underwhelmed. I must admit that the display looks nice with the glossy screen. The colors are more [...]
Long abscence.
Jun 5
It’s almost been a month since I last posted a blog. Been busy with teaching Microbiology. I was also experiencing fatigue but hopefully that’s all been fixed. I do feel much better and more energetic. For the past few weeks, there had been several newsworthy Apple events. Some of which were: Macbooks have finally arrived. [...]
