MacBook Gains Core 2 Duo Processor

[Shawn]

Apple unveiled its revamped MacBook, which is now equipped with the Intel Core 2 Duo processor. The MacBook is available in white 1.83GHz and 2.0GHz models for $1,099 and $1,299 respectively, and a high-end black 2.0GHz model priced at $1,499.

“This was our first consumer [notebook] model to use the Intel chip and its been extremely popular for us,” David Moody, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Mac Product Marketing, told Macworld. “The MacBook has been instrumental in driving Apple’s notebook market to over 10 percent in the U.S.”

Apple said the new MacBooks are up to 25 percent faster than their predecessors in benchmark testing. Looking at the holidays when people will typically take pictures, make movies and update their Web sites, Moody said that iPhoto is 18 percent faster than the previous generation MacBook; iMovie is 20 percent faster; and iWeb is 27 percent faster.

“This MacBook is perfect for the holidays,” said Moody.

MacBook Gains Core 2 Duo Processor