as expected, after several rumours n spyshots surfaced on the website. Apple finally released their latest model of Macbook utilizing the "brick" manufacturing process where the whole frame of the notebook is cut-out entirely from a single piece of aluminium which means the new Macbook now uses a fully aluminium chassis similiar to MacbookPro compared to the previous models using plastic chassis.
Apart from the chassis, Apple has also added a discrete graphics card for the Macbook series, the nvidia 9400 mobile gpu compared to the intel mobile gpu, going 5 times faster. Not only that, the screen has also been upgraded to a 13.3" LED screen which is brighter and better power efficiency. The touchpad now features a multitouch function and also has a larger surface compared to the previous models.
last but not least, there's also a backlit-keyboard available for the mid-range model onwards (as usual there will b 3 different models offered by Apple for end-users) and pricing wise, the new Macbooks will start from USD$1,099 onwards. mid range model will be priced at USD$1,299 and the high end model will be at USD$1,599. there's also an SSD model with an unstated price
the plastic model (the older models) price will drop down to USD$999 (wow, big difference). hmm, still expensive :p but it's still a very nice laptop to have ... i don't mind surprises ... hEhe
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