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MacBook Gains Core 2 Duo Processor
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  by Adam C. Engst <ace@tidbits.com>
  article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8742>

  Apple announced a processor upgrade for its MacBook laptops that
  replaces the Intel Core Duo processor with the faster Core 2 Duo
  processor. Apple claims that the processor change provides the new
  MacBooks with up to 25 percent greater performance than their
  predecessors (see "MacBook Fills Out Laptop Line," 2006-05-22). The
  same three models are still available: a white 1.83 GHz MacBook for
  $1,100, and differently configured 2.0 GHz models in white ($1,300)
  and black ($1,500). The other changes - only in the 2.0 GHz models -
  are a doubling of the default RAM configuration to 1 GB and the
  addition of a double-layer SuperDrive. It's also now possible to
  order a MacBook with up to 200 GB of hard disk storage, though the
  200 GB drive is a slower 4200 RPM drive, whereas all the other
  drives spin at 5400 RPM. The new MacBooks are available immediately.

<http://www.apple.com/macbook/macbook.html>
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/8534>



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