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As of 5/16/06

STOCK
MODELS
from Apples
online store
12" iBook
13" MacBook
$1,000
$1,100
Dimensions:
132 cubic in. 11.2" x 9.1" x 1.3"
120 cubic in; 1.1" x 12.3" x 8.9"
Total Weight:
4.9 lbs
5.2 lbs
Battery Life:
up to 6 hrs.
Keyboard/Trackpad:
Scrolling trackpad
Preventative Safety:
Sudden Motion Sensor
Sudden Motion Sensor
MagSafe Power Adapter
Other Hardware:
--
Apple Remote (for FrontRow)
Other:
--
hard drive easily upgradable
Processor:
1.33 GHz PowerPC G4
1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo
L2 Cache:
512K
2.0 MB
RAM Type:
DDR-SDRAM PC2700 (333 MHz)
DDR2 -SDRAM PC2-5300 (667 MHz)
Front Side Bus:
133 MHz
667 MHz
RAM Amount:
512 MB (1 DIMM)
512 MB (2 DIMM)
Max. RAM:
1.5 GB (1 slot)
2.0 GB (2 slots)
Hard Drive Capacity:
40 GB
60 GB
Hard Drive Type/Speed:
Ultra ATA 100 / 4200 RPM
Serial ATA 100 / 5400 RPM
CD-RW:
24x16x24x
DVD:
8x DVD-ROM
PCMCIA Slot:
--
USB Ports:
2 USB 2.0 ports (480 Mbps)
FireWire Ports:
1 6-pin FireWire port (400 Mbps)
Video Card:
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Video RAM:
32 MB dedicated DDR-SDRAM
64 MB DDR-SDRAM (shared)
Dual-Disp. Support:
Mirroring only
(Spanning possible but unsupported)
Mirroring & Spanning
VGA Out:
Yes (adapter included)
via optional adapter
S-Video Out:
via optional adapter
RCA Out:
via optional adapter
DVI Out:
--
via optional adapter
Display:
12.1" TFT XGA
13.3" TFT XGA (widescreen)
Native resolution:
1024x768 (0.8 Mpx)
1280 x 800 (1.0 Mpx)
Max. External Resolution:
1024x768 (0.8 Mpx)
1920 x 1200 (2.3 Mpx)
Audio In:
Integrated microphone; also digital audio-ready
Built-in mic; Analog In; Optical Digital Audio In
Audio Out:
Integrated stereo speakers;
stereo headphone/speaker jack/line out
Integrated stereo speakers; Headphone;
Analog Out; Optical Digital Audio Out
Video Camera:
--
integrated iSight video camera
Ethernet:
10/100 Base-T Ethernet on-board
10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet
56k Modem:
Yes (56k internal v.92)
optional USB modem available
Wi-Fi Card:
Integrated 802.11g 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
Classic Suppport:
Yes
--
DOS/Windows Support:
via optional Virtual PC or GuestPC
DOS/95/98/ME/2K/NT/XP (Beta, via BootCamp)
or via optional Parallels WorkStation
Unix/Linux Support:
Various flavors (Native)
Word Processor:
TextEdit; AppleWorks 6.2 (Word compatible)
or OpenOffice (free download; Word compatible)
TextEdit (Word compatible)
iWork Pages Trial; MSFT Word Trial
or OpenOffice (free download; Word comp.)
Spreadsheet:
AppleWorks 6.2 (Excel compatible)
or OpenOffice (free download; Excel compatible)
MSFT Excel Trial
OpenOffice (free download; Excel comp.)
Presentation:
AppleWorks 6.2
or OpenOffice (free download; PwrPt. compatible)
iWork Keynote Trial; MSFT PowerPoint Trial
or OpenOffice (free download; PwrPt. compatible)
Database:
AppleWorks 6.2
--
Drawing/Painting:
AppleWorks 6.2
--
Page Layout/Publishing:
AppleWorks 6.2
Comic Life
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:
OS X Mail / Address Book
OS X Mail / Address Book MSFT Entourage Trial
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:
Quicktime 7.0; DVD Player
FrontRow; Quicktime 7.0; DVD Player
Financial:
Quicken 2005 Deluxe
--
Reference:
World Book 2004 OS X Edition; Sherlock 3.0
Sherlock 3.0
Digital
Photography:
iPhoto 6.0; Image Capture
iPhoto 6.0; PhotoBooth; ImageCapture
Digital Video
Editing:
iMovie HD 6.0
CD Burning/
Music:
iTunes 6.0; Disk Burner
Audio Engineering:
GarageBand 3.0
DVD Burning/
Authoring:
iDVD 6.0; Disk Burner
Games Included:
Chess; Nanosaur 2; Marble Blast Gold
Chess; Big Bang Board Games (asstd.)
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
Customer Service:
Total Price:
(Free Shipping;
(tax not included)
$999
$1,099
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