Inside the MacBook

One inch thin, miles deep.

1. First Look

• Mucho screen brilliance.
• The box gets hot - real hot.
• It doesn't have FireWire 800.
• 4x DVD burner (PowerBooks have 8x).
• Power adapter with MagSafe connector.
• Front Row.
• 60 watt-hour lithium polymer battery with LED. Battery life not yet known.
• 2 MB L2 cache running at processor speed.
• 2 480 Mbps USB 2.0 ports.
• ExpressCard/34 slot.
• 667 MHz frontside bus.
• 54 Mbps 802.11g AirPort Extreme.
• Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR.
• Backlit keyboard.
• Apple Remote.
• ATI X1600 128 MB/256 MB.
• 15.4 inch diagonal screen resolution 1440x900.
• 2.54 kg (5.6 lbs).
• 2.59 cm x 35.7 cm x 24.3 cm.

2. Second Look

• The MacBook cannot run new 64-bit Tiger applications.
• Height is actually 0.05 centimetres more than one inch.
• OS X 10.4.4, iLife, QuickBooks, Comic Life, Photo Booth.
• Core Duo processor from Intel at 1.67 GHz or 1.83 GHz.
• Supposedly 4-5 times faster than current 32-bit models.

3. Strategy

• If the MacBook can run Windows, those who have to use it can do so without lugging more than one laptop around.
• If the MacBook can run Windows, games freaks can switch to OS X for general and Internet use and still satisfy their lust for GTA.

4. DRM/TPM

• It is not known yet if Intel OS X contains DRM or if the MacBook has Infineon onboard.

See Also
Apple: Intel Core Duo
Engadget: Hands-on with the MacBook Pro