Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz, 13-inch, black) Specifications  Editors' choice

By Dan Ackerman on 23/11/2006

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The good:

  • Cheaper than the MacBook Pro, with nearly comparable performance
  • Great design
  • Built-in Webcam and remote control
  • Can run Windows XP via Boot Camp

The bad:

  • No ExpressCard slot or FireWire 800
  • Lacks media card reader
  • Only 90 days of toll-free technical support

The bottomline:

The new MacBook, updated to Intel's Core 2 Duo CPU, compares very favourably with Apple's high-end MacBook Pro line, offering premium performance at a reasonable price.

Buying choices:

Editors' rating:

8.1/10

Users' rating:

8.5/10

Tags:

2.0 ghz | apple | core 2 duo | intel | laptop | mac | macbook | notebook

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-polymer
  • 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

  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1280 x 800 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 13.3 inch

Drives

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

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 275 x 325 x 227 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
  • 1GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR2-667
  • Memory card reader
  • No

Other

  • Other features
  • Bluetooth antenna, iSight web cam, Wireless LAN antenna

Processor

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

Software

  • Operating system
  • Mac OS X
  • Other software included
  • Front Row, iLife ’06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand), iWork (30-day trial), Big Bang Board Games, Comic Life, Omni Outliner, and Apple Hardware Test

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes

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