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Apple has announced that they are going to start shipping their newest operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, sometime in September.  This computer comes with the current version of the operating system, which is Mac OS X Leopard.  If you purchase this computer after June 8, 2009, you will qualify for the Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date Program, which allows you to upgrade to Snow Leopard for $9.95 plus tax.  Your completed order form must be postmarked or faxed with 90 days of the date of your purchase of this computer.  Please click here to participate in the program.

The new 13-inch MacBook.
New design. New features. New technologies.
All engineered to standards that dont even exist yet.

Redesigned. Reengineered. Re-everythinged.
To build something truly different, you need to work in a truly different way. Apple designers and engineers work together through every stage of product development. Its a partnership that makes innovation possible. And its exactly how the new MacBook was created. With its breakthrough unibody enclosure, industry-first features, and environmentally sound design, its a revolution in the way notebooks are made.

Until now, all notebooks were designed the same way. By assembling multiple pieces to create a single enclosure. But once you include all the necessary parts, you add size, weight, complexity, and more opportunities for failure. Solving a problem like this required more than an incremental change. It required a breakthrough. To create the new MacBook, the design and engineering teams devised a way to replace many parts with just one. That one part is called the unibody — a seamless enclosure carved from a single piece of aluminum.

The thickness of a notebook depends on the technology inside. LCD displays typically use cold cathode fluorescent lamps, or CCFLs, to create light and project a picture onto a screen. But that poses two problems. First, these lamps require more space, so the display can be only so thin. Second, just like the fluorescent lights in your home or office, the ones inside a CCFL display take time to warm up before they reach full brightness. Thats a lose-lose situation. And its why Apple engineers chose LED backlight technology for the new MacBook.

The new MacBook trackpad has no button because it is the button. That means theres more room to track, more room to click — left, right, center, and everywhere in between — and one less part. Apple designers and engineers spent countless hours considering things like sensitivity (how much pressure triggers a click?), audio feedback (what does the click sound like?), and friction over the smooth glass surface (what does it feel like?).

Only Apple could make a notebook like this. Hardware and software. Design and engineering. Production and manufacturing. Theyre all part of a single process at Apple. When you start using your new MacBook, youll discover what that means. The light and sturdy unibody protects the components inside. The LED-backlit display — along with the graphics processor that helps power it — gives you faster games and a brilliant canvas for your photos, movies, and more. The glass Multi-Touch trackpad feels as good as it functions. From the smallest detail to the biggest engineering breakthrough, the new MacBook truly is the next generation of notebooks.

Square one: a solid block of aluminum.
Instead of assembling a notebook from many minor parts, the new MacBook was reinvented from just one: the new, solid-aluminum unibody enclosure. It gets full credit for making MacBook thinner, lighter, and even more stunning. But its not all beauty. Because of the unibody, this MacBook is also durable. It was designed to take on your world. So slip it into your backpack or briefcase and pull it out wherever you go — its impressive in any setting.

Even the keyboard is advanced.
The MacBook keyboard is solid, responsive, and comfortable. Just put your fingers on the crisp keys and youll feel pure typing bliss. An illuminated keyboard, a popular feature of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, now comes standard on the 2.4GHz MacBook model. So when youre in low-light settings such as airports or lecture halls, you can always see what youre typing. Its a luminous feature for anyone on the go.

Ports with possibilities.
MacBook is iPod, iPhone, digital camera, and external hard drive ready. Youll find two USB 2.0 ports to connect a wide variety of peripherals. Youll also see a Mini DisplayPort — a perfect fit for the new Apple LED Cinema Display. The MagSafe power port gives you a trip-proof connection to safeguard your system and valuable data. And you can use the Kensington lock slot to protect your MacBook, battery, and hard drive.

More performance. Less space.
Many notebooks skimp on graphics performance in favor of a smaller design. But the new MacBook uses a graphics processor that economizes space in a whole new way. A traditional computer logic board contains multiple components: the CPU, two chips that control communication throughout the computer, and the graphics processor. The logic board in the new MacBook contains only two components: The CPU and a graphics processor with all of the core logic built into a single chip. That graphics processor is the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, and it helps MacBook reach new levels of gaming performance — without sacrificing battery life.

Apple is most proud of what isnt in MacBook.
Whats common in other notebooks is missing in the new MacBook. Take, for example, mercury used in CCFL backlights and arsenic contained in the glass of traditional LCD displays. Apple engineers have said no to both. Theyve chosen LED technology and arsenic-free glass. Theyve also said no to brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in logic boards and PVC in cables and connectors. In fact, Apple has done more than remove these toxins from the new MacBook. Theyve done the same for the rest of the new MacBook family, the Apple LED Cinema Display, every iPod, and iPhone 3G. Sometimes saying no is a good thing.