SO.. this might be late news to those who actually follow the keynote event but IF you didn't know, Apple has just RELEASED new MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Their current design for both are similiar are follows the current iMac designs - black border, aluminium etc. Best thing I loved from the update is the switch from Intel GPUs to Nvidia's. Seriously, that rocks for me as a gamer. No, I don't have money to buy a new one.
Some interesting things to note:
- Base MacBook has 2.0ghz Core 2 Duo (drop from previous 2.1ghz HOWEVER, this is counted as mid-range and thus is a drop from 2.4ghz!!)
- Memory is now DDR3
- Lighter
Major key changes would be aesthetics. Oh and did I mention that the trackpad is now glass? Buttons are removed as well, or more specifically, it is now a button as a whole.
Oh man, I really wanted one with aluminium frame.. one more thing - the MacBook Pro has 2 GPUs within. One integrated and one discrete IF I'm not wrong but it really has 2 different GPUs.
OLD
NEW
Price Comparison (MacBook Only):
[Arrange according to LOW/MID/HIGH-end]
New: S$1,588 (this is the old model, price cut with minor updates) / S$2,088 / S$2,588
Old: S$1,788 / S$1,988 / S$2,388
Check them out at www.apple.com.sg
As a whole, I'll still keep my current MacBook over this new ones. Why? IT'S PURE WHITE! Nah, joking. Best to wait for another revision which would more or less make the new ones more durable or less prone to stuff which usually happens to early adopters. Again, no, I don't have money to buy a new one. The only definite update that would make me change is because of the new graphics and design. Nvidia compared with Intel. Subtle differences like processor changes or DDR2 to DDR3 are just.. subtle to me.
Reason why I bought my current MacBook is because,
1. Vista sucks
2. I can't decide among all the manufacturers (i.e Dell/Acer )
3. Design is O.O
4. Dual-booting WOOT! (alas.. I use OSX 1% of the time)
AH DAMN IT THE NEW DESIGN IS HITTING ME.. at a glance, I thought I typed some advertisement review thing lol.
[sarcasm]Hey, I'm selling my old MacBook (Early 2008) at S$3,000. Anyone interested?[/sarcasm]
Happy Belated 17th Birthday (on my blog) to Doreen (7th) and Doris (14th)!
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