New Intel powered iMac and MacBook Pro

Filed under: News — by Rob — 10th January, 2006

Apple have announced two new macs. The new iMac and MacBook Pro. These two new machines feature the new Intel Dual Core processors. “Core Duo” basically boils down to two processors in the space of one, this means a massive increase of performance.

The new iMac is shipping now with its 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo processor and the MacBook will be arriving in early February boasting the 1.67 or 1.83GHz processor and 15.4-inch widescreen display with built in iSight.

What a great way to start the year.

MacBook Pro at a glance

• 15.4-inch widescreen display
• 1.67 or 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
• 667MHz frontside bus and main memory
• PCI Express architecture
• Up to 120GB Serial ATA hard drive
• ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with up to 256MB memory on 16-lane PCI Express
• ExpressCard/34 slot
• Dual-link DVI, VGA adaptor included
• One FireWire 400 port, two USB 2.0 ports
• Optical digital and analog audio I/O, built-in microphone and stereo speakers
• Slot-loading SuperDrive
• Illuminated keyboard, Scrolling TrackPad
• Built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and Gigabit Ethernet
• Mac OS X Tiger with iLife ’06 featuring iWeb, iWork ’06 trial and more

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iMac At a Glance

• Up to 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo processor
• Click, squeeze and scroll Mighty Mouse
• Get the big picture with a 17- or 20-inch widescreen flat-panel display
• Elegant, modern design
• Play fast with PCI-Express ATI Radeon X1600 graphics processor
• See and be seen with built-in iSight camera and iChat AV 5
• Enjoy truly personal theatre with Front Row and Apple Remote
• Burn DVDs or CDs with 8x SuperDrive
• Banish clutter with built-in wireless
• Connect your digital life with three USB 2.0 ports and two FireWire 400 ports
• Extend your desktop on your TV, display or projector with optional adaptors
• Connect to a Windows network
• Organise and share music, movies and photos with iLife ’06 featuring iWeb
• Enjoy Mac OS X Tiger, the world’s most advanced operating system

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5 Responses to “New Intel powered iMac and MacBook Pro”

1. Arjan Says:
   January 11th, 2006 at 8:14 pm

   Hi, what a great way to start a new year. Start saving money ;-) What do you think, is this the follow up for the iBook or the Powerbook, or is this a compleet new product line?

   Arjan

2. Eric Says:
   January 11th, 2006 at 9:09 pm

   Completely new as its a new chip. The “Power” in the old Powerbooks came from the name on the chip “PowerPC” so this is realy replacing the powerbook line. I WANT ONE :)

3. rob Says:
   January 12th, 2006 at 9:34 pm

   like napoleon… I WANT ONE REAL BAD…..

4. Jackie Says:
   January 13th, 2006 at 9:14 am

   Every time I talk to somebody about the new laptop I can never remeber the name. iMacPro book, bookPowerPro, MacIn a box. My little head cant take it any more.

5. Rob Says:
   January 23rd, 2006 at 9:40 pm

   I agree Jackie the name is a bit odd at first, but I’m getting used to it.

   And Rob, HECK I want one too!

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