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Finally Apple decided to please the army of Mac aficionados by jumping on the core 2 duo bandwagon and announcing two new notebooks, boasting 2.15 GHz and 2.33 GHz processors.

\ MacBooks are out with the new Intel Core 2 Duos. As you surely have read here at Laptopical, the Core 2 Duos are real dual-core technology. That old Core Duo was just a warm up, like only running 4 cylinders in a V-8. Now you get the full throttle-which Apple claims makes the MacBook Pro as much as 39 percent faster than before. Hardware journalists AnandTech ran their own independent benchmark tests and found only a 10 percent increase but that\'s another story. :)
MacBooksare out with the new Intel Core 2 Duos. As you surely have readhere at Laptopical, the Core 2 Duos are real dual-coretechnology. That old Core Duo was just a warm up, like onlyrunning 4 cylinders in a V-8. Now you get the full throttle-whichmakes the MacBook Pro faster than before.

Two models are available-the 15.4- and the 17-inch versions.Besides the obvious difference-the screen size, duh-the twoversions have a few other tweaks. The smaller screen size weighsmore than a pound less (another, well, duh!), 5.6 pounds versus6.8 pounds. The bigger laptop has an8x double-layer-burning SuperDrive, versus a 6x. And the bigbrother has one addition USB port-three to two.

What was that? The whole point of this piece? Oh, yes, what was Ithinking? The Core 2 Duo. Yes, there is a nuanced difference inthe two versions here as well. (Darn, you're pushy.) With the15.4-inch, you have the choice of a 2.15 GHz or 2.33 GHzprocessor. In the 17-inch, you get no choice. Just the power ofthe 2.33 GHz for you.

Otherwise, the similarities between the two MacBook pro versionsare many, and sweet. The processors provide up to 4MB of SmartCache, topped off with up to 3GB of DDR2 memory. And while you'rezipping around with dual-core, full-bore speed, you'll be able tostore everything and anything you come across with up to 300GB ofhard drive.

Then there are the Apple "iToys." The iChat app fuses with theiSight built-in camera to provide the power to video conferencefrom any location in the world (where there's Internet).

And you don't need an "i" at the start of a tool for it to makeyour laptop action hot. Speaking of hot, let's hope Apple got ahold of the thermal paste issue that a few folks reported hadcaused some of the first Macbook Pros to overheat. Anyway the newcore 2 duo MacBook comes with a MagSafe Airline Adapter to helpyou power up on a plane. Network wirelessly among other MacHeadswith the AirPort Express capability. Connect wireless to yourBlackberry with built-in Bluetooth. Show off that DVD or yourPowerPoint with the Front Show multimedia show that is the MacBookPro.

Many Windows users would like to try a Mac but are hesitant toleave behind the Windows-based applications they are used to, butdon't forget: you can use both Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger and a Windowsoperating system with this dual core laptop thanks to Apple's Boot Camp software.

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