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As of 06/05/07

STOCK
MODELS
from Apples
online store

NOTE: Many components are upgradable via Apple's online store!
2.0 GHz MacBook
2.16 GHz MacBook
15" MacBook Pro
17" MacBook Pro
$1,100
$1,300
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$2,800
Dimensions:
132 cubic in; 1.1" x 12.8" x 8.9"
135 cubic in; 1.0" x 14.1" x 9.6"
160 cubic in.
1.0" x 15.4" x 10.4"
Total Weight:
5.1 lbs
5.4 lbs.
6.8 lbs.
Battery Life:
up to 6.0 hrs.
up to 5.75 hrs
Other:
Scrolling trackpad; Sudden Motion Sensor;
MagSafe power adapter; Apple Remote Control
Scrolling trackpad; Sudden Motion Sensor; backlit keyboard;
MagSafe power adapter; Apple Remote Control
Processor:
2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
L2 Cache:
4.0 MB on-chip
RAM Type:
DDR2 -SDRAM PC2-5300 (667 MHz)
Front Side Bus:
667 MHz
800 MHz
RAM Amount:
1.0 GB (2 DIMMs)
2.0 GB (2 DIMM)
Max. RAM:
2.0 GB (2 accessible slots)
4.0 GB (2 accessible slots)
Hard Drive Capacity:
80 GB
120 GB
160 GB
120 GB
160 GB
Hard Drive Type/Speed:
Serial ATA 100 / 5400
CD-RW:
24x16x24x
24x10x24x
24x16x24x
DVD:
8x DVD-ROM
8x4x8x DL DVD±RW
PCMCIA Slot:
--
1 ExpressCard/34 slot
USB Ports:
2 USB 2.0 ports (480 Mbps)
3 USB 2.0 ports
FireWire Ports:
1 FireWire port (400 Mbps)
2 FireWire ports (1 @ 400 Mbps + 1 @ 800 Mbps)
Video Card:
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Video RAM:
64 MB DDR2-SDRAM (shared)
128 MB GDDR3 (dedicated)
256 MB GDDR3 (dedicated)
Dual Display Support:
Yes (spanning or mirroring)
VGA Out:
Yes (optional adapter required)
Yes (adapter included)
S-Video Out:
Yes (optional adapter required)
RCA Out:
Yes (optional adapter required)
DVI Out:
Yes (optional adapter required)
Yes (dual link)
Display:
13.3" TFT XGA (widescreen)
15.4" TFT XGA (widescreen)
17" TFT XGA (widescreen)
Brightness:
250 cd/m
??
Native resolution:
1280 x 800 (1.0 Mpx)
1440x900 (1.3 Mpx)
1680x1050 (1.8 Mpx)
(1920x1200 option
also available)
Max. External Resolution:
1920 x 1200 (2.3 Mpx)
2560x1600 (4.1 Mpx)
Audio In:
Built-in Microphone; Analog Line-In; Optical Digital Audio In
Audio Out:
Headphone; Analog Line-Out; Optical Digital Audio Out; stereo speakers
Video Camera:
integrated iSight full-motion video camera
Ethernet:
10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet on-board
56k Modem:
optional USB modem
.Wi-Fi Card:
Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n Airport Extreme card (54 Mbps)
Bluetooth Card:
Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 card + EDR (3 Mbps)
Included OS:
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger; BSD Unix (full Unix core); Apache Web Server; Bonjour zero-config networking; system-wide save-as-PDF support (any file); system-wide handwriting recognition; X11 Window System included
DOS/Windows Support:
Native via Boot Camp (dual-boot) (BETA) or via Parallels (virtualization)
Unix/Linux Support:
Various flavors (Native)
Word Processor:
iWork Pages Trial; MSFT Word Trial
or OpenOffice (free download; Word compatible)
MSFT Word Trial
or OpenOffice (free download; Word compatible)
Spreadsheet:
MSFT Excel Trial
or OpenOffice (free download; Excel compatible)
Presentation:
iWork Keynote Trial; MSFT PowerPoint Trial
or OpenOffice (free download; PwrPt. compatible)
MSFT PowerPoint Trial
or OpenOffice (free download; PwrPt. compatible)
Database:
--
FileMaker Pro 7 Trial
Drawing/Painting:
--
Page Layout/Publishing:
--
Website Authoring:
iWeb 1.0
Font Management:
FontBook 2.0
Project/Planning:
OmniOutliner
Web Browser:
Safari RSS 2.0
Image/PDF Viewer:
Preview 3.0
E-Mail/Address Book:
MSFT Entourage Trial; OS X Mail / Address Book
Calendar Program:
iCal 2.0
Data Synchronization:
iSync 2.0
System Data Transfer:
System Migration Assistant
Chat/AV Conferencing:
iChat AV 3.0
Media Players:
Front Row; Quicktime 7.0; DVD Player
Financial:
--
Reference:
Sherlock 3.0; Dictionary/Thesaurus
DigitalPhotography:
iPhoto 6.0; Image Capture; PhotoBooth; Comic Life
Digital VideoEditing:
iMovie HD 6.0
CD Burning/Music:
iTunes 7.0; Disk Burner
Audio Engineering:
GarageBand 3.0
DVD Burning/Authoring:
iDVD 6.0; Disk Burner
Games Included:
Chess; Big Bang Board Games (asstd.)
Chess
Other Software Included:
Asstd. system software
Free Services:
1 month .Mac trial
Virus/
Security Issues:
No known viruses affect Mac OS X; includes built-in customizable firewall;
root access turned off by default; admin login required for system-affecting software installs
Warranty:
1 yr. ltd.; 1 yr. mail-in; 90 days phone
optional 3 year AppleCare for $249
1 yr. ltd.; 1 yr. mail-in; 90 days phone
optional 3 year AppleCare Protection Plan available for $349
Customer Service:
Total Price:
(Free Shipping;
(tax not included)
$1,099
$1,299
$1,499
$1,999
$2,499
$2,799
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