Au Revoir iBook? - Bonjour Macbook!

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Many Geeks, graphic artists and musicians have always considered Apple laptops the crème de la crème. The award winning iBook and Powerbook lines were popular, but the release of the powerful, dual core Macbook Pro signalled the end was near for those two flagship Apple macs. Yesterday another core duo nail was driven into the iBook/Powerbook coffin with the announcement of the affordable Macbook, the Pro's cheaper, more portable sibling.

I'll giveyou the bad news first. It seems Apple will no longer be pushingthe iBook, a sterling laptop that has been serving the graphicart and desktop publishing community since it's unveiling atMacworld 1999. Before you start crying into your beverage ofchoice consider what Apple is offering instead for your portablecomputing delectation - the Macbook.

We've already written about the Pro, the firstApple notebook equipped with Intel's Core Duo technology, 2processors built into one chip. The Pro, with it's 17 inchwidescreen display, and blazing 2.16 GHz processor is more of adesktop replacement machine. The new 5.2 pound Macbook with it'sglossy 13.3 inch glossy widescreen display, and svelte formfactor is a more affordable, portable Apple laptop.

The Macbook comes with two color choices - black or white, andit also boasts a dual core processor courtesy of Intel (1,83 or 2GHz), 2 GB of RAM, and 120 GB of hard drive capacity. Pro bellsand whistles like the iSight camera and iLife software suite arealso present. Using boot camp software you'll be able run a windows operating system on Macbook, as wellas Mac OS X if you so desire.

When you consider the minimalistic design, task versatility andprice to feature ratio of the Macbook, there's no doubt in mymind that Apple have a massive seller on their hands here. The Pro's hefty price tag makes it more suited to high end web developers and graphic designers. An entry level Macbook however, will set you back just over a grand, so students and small business owners won't be priced out of the market. Markmy words, Macbook units will be flying off shelves faster thandiscount dinkelpops at SchnitzelFest2006.

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