Apple MacBook (2.0GHz, 13-inch, black) Specifications

By Justin Jaffe and Michelle Thatcher, CNET.com on 30/05/2006

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The good:

  • Thin and light
  • Robust software package, including Mac OS X Tiger
  • Magnetic lid latch and scrollable touch pad
  • DVD burner
  • Built-in Webcam
  • Remote control
  • Can run Windows XP using Apple's free Boot Camp utility

The bad:

  • Non-native software runs slowly on Mac OS
  • Lacks media card reader and some other ports
  • Higher-end configurations are much more expensive than similarly configured Windows laptops
  • Only 90 days of toll-free tech support

The bottomline:

With the MacBook, Apple has corrected a handful of the iBook's shortcomings, hit a reasonable price point, and delivered a laptop that makes a great compromise between size and portability.

Buying choices:

Editors' rating:

7.2/10

Users' rating:

8.8/10

Tags:

13-inch | 2.0ghz | apple | black | core-duo | intel | macbook

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-ion
  • Claimed battery life
  • 6 hours

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100/1000 LAN
  • Dialup modem
  • Yes
  • USB ports
  • 2
  • Firewire ports
  • 1
  • Firewire type
  • 400
  • VGA
  • Yes
  • HDMI
  • No

Display

  • Diagonal screen size
  • 13.3 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 80 GB
  • Optical drive
  • DVD-RW

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 325 x 227 x 27.5 mm
  • Weight
  • 2.36 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Ultraportable

Graphics

  • Amt of video RAM
  • 64 MB
  • Graphics hardware
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 512MB
  • RAM type
  • DDR2-667

Other

  • Integrated webcam
  • Yes

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Core Duo
  • Processor speed
  • 2 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Mac OS X
  • Other software included
  • iLife '06 (includes iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand), Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, iWork '06 (30-day trial), Comic Life, Omni Outliner, Photo Booth, Front Row, Big Bang Board Games, Apple Hardware Test

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes

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