MacBook(13-inch, 2006)
Introducing the superfast, blogging, podcasting, do-everything-out-of-the-box MacBook.
Background
The MacBook replaced the existing 12- and 14-inch iBooks and 12-inch PowerBook model, completing the transition of Apple's portable computers to Intel Processors. The MacBook shipped in a newly-designed case, built around a 13.3-inch "glossy" LCD panel, and included many of the system enhancements of the previously announced MacBook Pro. Two features unique to the MacBook were a magnetic latching system with no moving parts, and a redesigned recessed keyboard. One potential drawback to the new MacBook was that its graphic chipset used a portion of main memory, resulting in less RAM available for system tasks. The MacBook shipped in three configurations. The low-end model, with a 1.83 GHz Core Duo processor, 512 MB of RAM, a 60 GB hard drive, and a CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive, sold for $1,099 U.S. The middle-end model, with a 2.0 GHz Core Duo processor, 512 MB of RAM, a 60 GB hard drive, and a CD-RW/DVD±RW SuperDrive, sold for $1,299 U.S. Finally, a high-end model shipped in a black case (the first black Apple portable in more than five years). It improved upon the middle-end model with an 80 GB hard drive, and sold for $1,499 U.S.