Jobsnote October 14th: It’s Official, New Macbooks Have Landed
Posted by jkool13 on October 16, 2008
Apples New Macbooks
In the Series Jobsnote I talk about all that happened at that big Apple Keynote. This 2 part series focuses on the October 14th, 2008 Event. This is the first post.
Well, October 14th has passed and Apple has released their new line of macbooks. And let me tell you, they look spiffy. I mean really really spiffy.
Design
Apple has made a winner with these new Macbooks, with aluminum enclosures and large glass screens they look beautiful. Apple has also added a new uni-body enclosure, meaning that the enclosure is made of one piece of aluminum, meaning that they can be thinner and sleeker. The new ‘books also feature a glass trackpad that’s super big, features multi-touch and the entire thing is a button, so less real-estate is taken up. But, don’t get me wrong about the whole thing being the button, this ain’t no tap, the entire track pad is actually a big button on all four corners and the center, so its flexible glass. Also, some indicators, such as the battery indicator and the sleep indicator are now easily located.
Hardware
The new Macbooks now feature Nividia Graphics and more horsepower, so they run faster. Also, the Pros are armed with TWO graphics cards. Both have an easily removable cover to access the Hard Drive and battery. And, to wrap it all up, the new Macbooks now come with a Super Drive as the default configuration.
Pricepoint
The new Macbook starts at just $1,299.00 and they are selling the older white version now for only $999. The Mackbook Pros start at $1,999.00 and they are selling the older 17-inch version for $2,799.00.
So, overall, way to go Apple with the new looks and hardware, but I don’t think sales with go up nor down, because the price points were basically kept the same, if not raised a bit. Join me next time when I talk abount the new cinema Displays.
