MacBook: Apple.Hardware, starts from $1,099 This notebook, which is up to four times faster than the 12-inch PowerBook, features the Intel Core The latest generation of the Intel x86 family of CPUs. Core supersedes the 13-year run of the Pentium, which was introduced in 1993. It essentially represents the ninth generation of the x86 architecture, the first chip appearing in the IBM PC in 1981. Duo processor See Core Duo and Intel Core. and a 13-inch glossy widescreen display. It also comes loaded with a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. on-the-go, Front Row media experience with Apple Remote, DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. with dual display support, optical digital audio input and output, gigabit ethernet, scrolling trackpad, MagSafe power adapter and other advanced features. The three models include a 1.83 GHz and 2.0 GHz notebook in a white enclosure and a 2.0 GHz notebook in a black enclosure. www.apple.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Edited by Ann McClure |
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