Product Description

Powered by the Intel Core Duo, built from ultratough polycarbonate, just 1.08 inches thin - MacBook combines performance and portability like never before. Built upon the revolutionary Intel Core Duo - with two processor cores on a single chip - MacBook l

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30780 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Apple
• Model: MA472B/A
• Released on: 2006-05-19
• Platform: Mac OS X
• Dimensions: 5.29 pounds
• Display size: 13.3

Manufacturer's Description:
What do you get when you put up to 2GHz of pure Intel Core Duo power, an iSight camera, Front Row, iLife ’06 and a 13-inch glossy widescreen display into a sleek case? More than you thought possible for less than you thought possible. Meet MacBook.

Now the Intel Core Duo is as affordable as it is powerful. With MacBook, you get the world’s fastest mobile architecture in a beautifully designed notebook that costs less than slower, clunkier models. That’s like getting a sports car for the price of a scooter. Of course, MacBook holds more than your average two-seater: up to 80GB hard drive, an optional DVD-burning SuperDrive, built-in Bluetooth, wireless-ready (802.11g) AirPort and up to 2GB of RAM. And for the first time ever, choose bright white or sleek black.

Every MacBook comes with iLife ’06 — an amazing suite of applications that make it easy to live the digital life. Use iPhoto to share entire high-res photo albums with anyone who’s got an email address. Record your own songs and podcasts with GarageBand. Break into indie filmmaking with iMovie HD and iDVD. Then take all the stuff you made on your MacBook and share it on the web in one click with iWeb. Just turn on your MacBook and you’re halfway there.

MacBook features Front Row, so you can navigate your movies, music, photos and more at the touch of the included Apple Remote — no matter where you roam. Give an impromptu slideshow of your holiday photos in your favourite café. Screen your latest iMovie on the train. Watch a DVD in bed. MacBook and Front Row give you the best seat in the house (or out of it).

Look closely. See that little lens in the display bezel? That’s the MacBook’s built-in iSight camera. Use it to video chat simply by opening iChat AV and clicking on a buddy icon (or three). Or fire up Photo Booth and take a few snapshots with the iSight, play around with sixteen fun effects, then admire your handiwork. That little camera lets you create Web-ready videos, too. Just open up iMovie and start the action. From there, iWeb makes it one-click easy to get your talking head on the Web. Looks like fun.

Thanks to a 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display that’s 79% brighter with 30% more viewing area than the iBook before it, MacBook provides the perfect combination of pixels and portability. Photos feel crisper. Movies play vividly. Even daily tasks like surfing the Web and checking email take on a whole new sheen.

The built-in wireless capability of MacBook puts the "world" back in "World Wide Web". If there’s a wireless hot spot nearby, you can get online. No need to burn valuable surfing time configuring your computer. Just open it up. MacBook automatically detects wireless networks within range and asks nicely if you’d like to join any of them. That’s it. Catch up on your blog, share this weekend’s trip as a photocast, or just chat with your friends. Anytime, anywhere.

Customer Reviews

MACTASTIC!!!
What can I say? I moved to my macbook black after being a Windows user for 10 years. I had no prior knowledge of how to work a macbook, let alone getting used to a brand-new operating system. I was and after five months, still am amazed at how fantastic my macbook is. I use it for basic home use and it's true what they say, no matter how much you try, you can't make a mac crash!!

The operating system itself (Tiger) is great and VERY powerful. It's a little deceiving at first because after 10 years of hearing a Windows hard disk churn away and eventually do nothing, a mac has done what you want it to before you press a button!! After 5 months I'm still finding new features and still saying 'wow!'

I could go on... but simply, a mac won't let you down. I just wish I'd always had one.

Apple is the future
This is the FIRST Apple computer I have ever bought, and as I needed something more mobile I chose a Macbook rather than a desktop.

I must say, I am very happy that I chose Apple, first time using the operating system (Mac OS X) I found myself amazed at the speed and quality. I have actually managed to network my laptop with my Windows XP desktop - so now I can open/edit/transfer files on my laptop from my PC and vice-versa!

To be honest, I bought me sister the lower spec Macbook (currently priced around £750) and there is not a huge difference in speed/build (you still get the built-in webcam for example) but if you want something extra (black mat finish/20gb more hard-drive/dvd writer) then go for it! Apple is definately the way forward , my Windows XP feels weird now, I know Vista is on it's way - I have used Beta but it still does not hit the mark in my opinion. Buy this laptop if you want it for general use (internet/work/multimedia) but for games I suggest a desktop/laptop with a better graphics card (the Macbook's 64mb shared graphics ram is not going to have the right effect). Other than that, this is a fantastic product

Awesome
Perfect for use as a general use laptop. It's only fault is the graphics card - but that's only a problem if you need 3D graphics for gaming or whatever. It's super quick and I haven't had any problems. It's worth upgrading the memory to at least 1GB though