Apple MacBook MC207LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

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Inheriting technology and design features from the MacBook Pro line, the new MacBook has been updated with a durable polycarbonate unibody design featuring a brilliant LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch trackpad and Apple's innovative built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life. Measuring just 1.08 inches thin and weighing 4.7 pounds, the sleek new MacBook cuts a slim profile on any desk (or in any backpack or briefcase). And it comes with everything you need for email, calendar, contacts, browsing the Internet, and more--all a part of the pre-installed Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system.

The redesigned MacBook with 13-inch LED-backlit screen, durable unibody enclosure, and built-in 7-hour battery.

Spacious new glass multi-touch trackpad gives you plenty of room to navigate and supports two-finger multi-touch gestures.

The MacBook's new seamless, more durable unibody enclosure with rounded contours makes it easy to pick up and slide into and out of your bag. And it's made of rugged polycarbonate that withstands the rough and tumble of everyday life--at school, at work, or while traveling. Even the bottom of the new MacBook feels different. Covering its entire surface is a nonslip material that keeps your MacBook right where you put it, whether on a desk, table, or airplane tray.

The LED-backlit 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display provides a spectacular viewing experience, helping to make documents, videos, photos, and games look incredibly sharp and detailed. The LED backlighting delivers stunning colors and instant full-screen brightness the moment you open the lid. And its 1280 x 800 pixel resolution offers an outstanding balance of luminous color and easy readability in a perfectly portable size.

It comes pre-loaded with Apple's Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system--an operating system custom-designed for the advanced technology inside--and it also comes with the iLife '09 suite of applications, including iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, and iTunes.

Key Specifications

• 13.3-inch LED-backlit, glossy widescreen display with a widescreen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels to give you plenty of room to multitask. And the display is greener than ever: power efficient, free of harmful toxins such as mercury, and made of arsenic-free glass.
• Fast 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor helps you breeze through everyday tasks such as emailing, web browsing, and working with documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in iWork or Microsoft Office for Mac (both sold separately).
• 250 GB hard drive (5400 RPM)
• 2 GB installed RAM (1066 MHz DDR3; supports up to 4 GB)
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor (with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory) for an outstanding everyday graphics experience
• 8x slot-loading SuperDrive with double-layer DVD support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
• Built-in iSight camera for video chatting
• Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on 802.11n specification; 802.11a/b/g compatible)
• Gigabit Ethernet wired networking (10/100/1000BASE-T)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) for connecting with peripherals such as keyboards, mice and cell phones
• Two USB 2.0 ports
• Mini DisplayPort video output with optional adapters for DVI and VGA output
• Built-in stereo speakers and omnidirectional microphone
• Combined optical digital output/headphone output (also includes line-in/microphone jack)
• Up to 7 hours of continuous use with 60-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
• Dimensions: 13 x 9.12 x 1.08 inches (WxDxH)
• Weight: 4.7 pounds

What's in the box
MacBook; 60W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, and power cord; install/restore DVDs; printed and electronic documentation

Limited Warranty And Service
The MacBook comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer's purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts.

Key Features

The Longest-Lasting Macbook Battery Ever--Up to 7 Hours
Now take MacBook with you everywhere without worrying about plugging in or even carrying your power adapter. Its built-in lithium-polymer battery lasts up to 7 hours on a single charge, which makes it perfect for long flights, all-day workshops, and marathon study sessions. Thanks to its advanced battery chemistry and charging technology, the MacBook battery can be recharged up to 1000 times--good for about five years of typical usage--and lasts nearly three times the lifespan of typical notebook batteries.

A Comfortable Keyboard Your Fingers Will Love
The MacBook's keyboard is full size, with keys that are curved to contain your fingers and highly responsive to your touch. Its low-profile design integrates perfectly into the unibody enclosure, so you'll get a comfortable experience whether you're typing a quick email or writing a lengthy research report. The keyboard also gives you one-touch access to music and video controls and Mac OS X features such as Dashboard and Exposé.

Spacious Glass Multi-Touch Trackpad
The new MacBook Multi-Touch trackpad has no button because it is the button. Not having a separate button also makes for a larger trackpad surface, giving your fingers more room to move, click, and gesture. And because the trackpad supports Multi-Touch gestures, you can use one or more fingers to interact with your documents, images, and applications with gestures such as two-finger scroll, pinch, swipe, and rotate. If you come from a right-click world, you can configure a right-click area on the trackpad or simply press with two fingers.

Some of the multi-touch gestures you can perform with the MacBook.

Wireless That Works
Connect to the Internet at fast speeds anywhere thanks to the built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi. Like everything else about a Mac, joining Wi-Fi networks couldn't be simpler. If you've previously connected to a network, your Mac automatically logs you in so you can immediately email, surf the web, or video chat. Have a Bluetooth-enabled phone, headset, keyboard, or mouse? They can all connect to your MacBook courtesy of built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR--and it remembers all your devices, too

Innovative Power Cord
The MagSafe Power Adapter has a magnetic connection instead of a physical one. So if someone happens to trip over the power cord while you're working, they won't send your new MacBook flying off a table or desk. Instead, the cord breaks cleanly away, without damage to either the cord or the system. As a bonus, you can tell if your MacBook is fully charged when the LED on the connector changes from amber to green.

Easy Access To Connections And Ports
The connections and ports on MacBook--MagSafe power, Gigabit Ethernet, Mini DisplayPort, USB, and audio in/out--are all smartly integrated on the same side of the notebook. So your cables stay neatly organized, and connecting and disconnecting your devices is easy and convenient.

Pre-Loaded with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and iLife '09

Installed software

• Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
• iLife '09 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, iDVD)

Environmentally Friendly Design

A Mac also doesn't contain a lot of toxic materials. All Mac displays are mercury and arsenic free, and the internal components are free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs).

Advanced Power Management
Unlike a lot of Windows-based PC systems, MacBook uses energy-efficient hardware components that work hand in hand with the operating system to conserve power. Mac OS X spins down hard drives and activates sleep mode on already energy-efficient LED-backlit displays. And it balances tasks across both central processors and graphics processors. Mac OS X never misses a power-saving opportunity, no matter how small. It even regulates the processor between keystrokes, reducing power between the letters you type. That's just one of many ways Apple manages small amounts of power that add up to big savings.

Longer-lasting Battery--Lasts up to 5 Years
The removable batteries in most notebooks are designed to be replaced every year or two, which means lots of batteries are used up and discarded. But the battery in the new MacBook lasts up to five years--or 1000 recharges. So it uses just one battery in the same time a typical notebook uses three, reducing waste and environmental impact. And to help ensure that batteries are disposed of in an environmentally responsible way, Apple offers a battery take-back program in 95 percent of the countries in which it does business.

ENERGY STAR Qualification
The MacBook meets the stringent low power requirements set by the EPA, making it ENERGY STAR qualified. ENERGY STAR 5.0 sets significantly higher efficiency limits for power supplies and aggressive limits for the computer's typical annual power consumption.

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Nice but feel swindled, November 29, 2009
By Patrick (Austin, Texas)
I have had my macbook for about 3 years. I love the interface and the aesthetics of the computer. Within the last year, I have begun to experience trouble with my internet speed. It took 30 seconds for a webpage like DrudgeReport, all text, to load. Trying to watch streaming video is almost hopeless. I watch video for 10 seconds, it loads for 3 seconds, I watch for 10, load for 3, etc. My blackberry Bold is faster than my 13" Macbook!

I upgraded to Leopard and thought surely that will solve my problems. No, it did not. I bought a new router. That did not do a single thing. I am not a computer whiz but I have been using PCs for the last 20 years (actually, my first computer was an Apple IIe). I am not computer illiterate. It should not be this difficult to get my mac to perform as fast as a PC laptop. Incidentally, I can connect my wife's Dell to our wireless and she gets blazing fast wireless, so the router and network are working just fine.

I am so fed up and frustrated with Apple. After doing online searches to solve this problem, it seems that many, many people share my frustration and have uber slow internet. There are a myriad of proposed solutions...not of which have worked for me. It should be easy and quick to fix any problems and updates should be made available from Apple.

Here I am, stuck with my thousand dollar computer which I purchase specifically so that I could easily and quickly access the internet and streaming media. I feel like I have gone back 12 years in regard to speed.

Buyer beware...Apple is not as intuitive or as functional as they advertise. Yes, it is a sexy machine but it seems that often it does not perform like it should. I would much rather have a PC than this white brick of a computer.

PS - forgot to add that the internal fan likes to run at 6000+ RPMs on a regular basis. It is LOUD and HOT. Also, when this fan runs so loud and hot, it suck up your battery and slows down everything else that you are trying to do. oh, guess what? Apple does not have a fix that you can download. WTF?! Seriously. You have to get a third party program that is fortunately free and fortunately it works. Apple should provide this themselves but they do not.

I cannot understand this company. They do some things so well but just drop the ball on other things.



I'm jealous!, November 28, 2009
By Rick (Westchester, NY)
I bought a Macbook Pro to use in my business 3 or 4 months ago..... now Apple offers the same processor, and bigger hard drive in their entry level macbook! Although I love the macbook pro, I've ordered this unit for my family room - casual usage to replace an aging macbook .... don't really feel like I've given up much. This model doesn't have the firewire port or light-up keyboard but I've never used firewire and can live without both options. If you are considering your first macbook you are getting a very powerful, quality laptop for a great price. If you don't believe me, go to ebay and look at the price of used macbooks, then compare to the price of used dell or HP laptops. They retain their value because they are made well and last a long time. Plenty of ram, processing power, dvd superdrive and huge hard disk drive coupled with a great price makes this one a winner!



Great Apple Quality but the Aluminum Body is hardier, November 26, 2009
By NK (New York, USA)
This is a great laptop but the aluminum body Macboook Pro is much hardier for $ 200 more. Of course the Apple laptops are 30 to 40% higher priced than HP and other Windows laptops so you need to see which OS suits you best - Windows 7 or Mac OSX.
Also the price of this laptop was $999 list and sold to me by Amazon for $952 + tax. Around 2 weeks later the price has gone down to $ 884.98. I feel ripped off.



Best Laptop I've Owned - Excellent MousePad!, November 25, 2009
By Greg Bennett (Moore, OK)
Always had windows computers. Have the new Toshiba w/ Windows 7. This Mac blows it away - yes it's $300 more but has a much faster processor, a built-in camera that blows away the toshiba in resolution - the toshiba is worthless taking pics - the pics are too dark to make out. Video card and screen graphics blow the toshiba away. Mac boots up and is surfing the internet faster and also shuts down faster. Mousepad along is worth $100 xtra in my book - I always used Logitech wireless notebook mouse because of the sucky designs. No need to with this - just scroll to where you want on the pad and click down right on that spot - no searching for a separate button in lower left. Much more comfortable design w/ more room before the keypad and much more comfortable on hands. Is heavier than toshiba, but not enough to make any usable difference. Extension cord power cord is great also and no massive transformer to tote around - like the magnetic plug in connector as well. I recently switched to iphone 3GS and was so impressed vs blackberry curve I had to try this out and will purchase one for my daughter when she starts college next year. Also do not plan on wasting money on antivirus software - a huge annual savings as mac osx snow leopard doesn't get the hackers that windows does because windows is in corporations and most people own them. Was cheaper on amazon w/ free 2 day ship w/ amazon prime which I am a huge favor of and no sales tax ($225 total savings).



decisions decisions..., November 24, 2009
By Kathern Bartlett (tucson, arizona)
First and foremost I love MAC. When i was younger my mom had a mac and i absolutely HATED it. After buying a windows HP last year and getting billions of stupid pop-ups, and having to search through 20 folders to find one thing, or programs closing for "unexpected reasons". I decided to switch. I personally think mac's are very simple to learn and once you learn all the ins and outs you'll wonder why you ever used windows. It reminds me of the iphone, how the App's are click and go. It is the same with the mac. I've debated getting the macbook and macbook pro, but for the price and the fact i won't be using it for games, i decided on the macbook. I currently own the macbook air and love it. I have zero problems with viruses, i never get pop-ups or random programs on my comp that i will never use. The Iphoto is awesome, and has a face recognition so you can create albums depending on whose in the picture, by place or by date. I also love IWORK, which i use to do all my homework for school, it saves in pdf. and .doc which is the most common. A random thing i noticed is the webcam is way clearer then other windows computers. Garage band is loved by many who love music and want to create ringtones or tracks. There is also Imovie for burning movies. the mac i use is only 1.6 ghz (speed) and I can have 5 windows open and running and i never get an "unexpected error must close". So if you are daring enough to try something new, are tired of silly pop-ups, and stupid stuff that comes with your computer then this is the laptop for you.