Getting to know the new MacBooks
With all the hysteria surrounding Apple’s new iPhone 4, it’s a good time to look back at the new MacBooks which released in April. These devices offer many new features to users, and revamp a couple of old ones. Here’s the breakdown:
- Faster processing speed coupled with longer life
- Sizes ranging from 13-17 inches, with Core i5 processing chips in the two largest models
- Also in the 15- and 17- inch models, new technology which switches between graphics chips: an energy-efficient one for web surfing and e-mail and a high-performance one for video editing or games
- Snow Leopard OS
- “Inertial scrolling” on the trackpad, allowing users to move easily through large documents and libraries
The new Snow Leopard OS features a completely revised Finder which takes advantage of new features like 64-bit support and Grand Central Dispatch, Mac’s new set of programs for organizing workloads and increasing application efficiency. The redesigned Time Machine and Time Capsule also make it quicker and easier to back up your hard drive.The 15- and 17-inch models contain the strongest chips, the Intel HD Graphics chip and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M. Apple has proven its track record to consumers with its long-lasting products, and the new technology for switching between these chips ensures that the new MacBooks will be even more efficient, making them well worth your money. Each MacBook can also be made to run on solid state drives up to 512 GB. Prices range from 1,200 for the 13-inch models (with a 10-hour battery life) up to 2,300 for the 17-inch MacBook Pro. Still available are the basic 1,000 model as well as the Air lightweight models, with prices starting at 1,500.