Apple Event: Macbook

Everything as predicted?

Probably yes, maybe the Steve Jobs' blood pressure is the real news:



New Macbook and Macbook Pro, a new Apple cinema Display and a bumped Macbook Air. A little bump for the processor frontside bus and a new graphic integrated chip thanks to Nvidia.

Here are the Macbook Pro combinations:

$1999: 15.4-inch LED backlit display. 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB L2 Cache, 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 Memory, Nvidia 9400m and 9600m GT 256mb, 250GB hard drive and SuperDrive, Glass Multi-Touch Trackpad.

$2499: 15.4-inch LED backlit display. 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 6MB L2 Cache, 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 Memory, Nvidia 9400m and 9600m GT 512mb, 320GB hard drive and SuperDrive, Glass Multi-Touch Trackpad

Engadget's Hands on
Gizmodo's Hands on


Here are the Macbook combinations:

$1299: 13.3-inch LED backlit display, 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3MB L2 Cache, 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 memory, 9400M GeForce, 160GB hard drive and SuperDrive, Glass Multi-Touch Trackpad.

$1599: 13.3-inch LED backlit display, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3MB L2 Cache, 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 memory, 9400M GeForce, 250GB hard drive, backlit keyboard, Glass Multi-Touch Trackpad.

$999: The old white Macbook.

Engadget's Hands on
Gizmodo's Hands on


Here are the Macbook Air combinations (Available on November):

$1799: 13.3-inch LED backlit display, 1,6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 6MB L2 Cache, 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 memory, 9400M GeForce, 130GB hard drive, Glass Multi-Touch Trackpad.

$2499: 13.3-inch LED backlit display, 1,86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 6MB L2 Cache, 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 memory, 9400M GeForce, 128GB SSD, Glass Multi-Touch Trackpad.


The New Apple Cinema Display (Available on November):

$899: 24-inch, LED backlight, Built-in iSight, 1920x1200 resolution, stereo speakers, 3 port usb hub, A built-in multi cable (magsafe connector, usb, and mini display port).

Engadget's Hands on
Gizmodo's Hands on


The final Q&A gave us a good point, Jobs Said:

Blu-ray is a bag of hurt. I don’t mean from the consumer point of view. It’s great to watch movies, but the licensing is so complex. We’re waiting until things settle down, and waiting until Blu-ray takes off before we burden our customers with the cost of licensing.

My point is: the Blu-ray won the format war but the numbers are not going in the right direction. Why Sony do not team up with Apple? Could be a good move in this complicated chess match versus the market, or not?