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Apple MacBook MC240LL/A | 2009 - Plastic - 2.13 GHz - 2GB RAM - 160GB HDD - Nvidia 9400M
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Introduced on October 14th 2008, the new 6th generation MacBook included a revolutionary redesign rather than standard evolutionary update process that is seen with previous generations. This redesign brings the MacBook closer to the MacBook Pro in almost all respects, and forced Apple to play the dangerous game of removing key standard features such as Firewire in order to artificially influence consumer and prosumer buying patterns. Due the wide variety of updated (specific updates are listed below) the price of the MacBook – one which usually remains static even when updates are released - has also been updated. The price has now gone up across the board: with two versions of the aluminum MacBook coming in at $1299 and $1599, Apple has also included an older style plastic MacBook for those uninterested in the enhanced version and its higher cost. For $999 users get what appears to be a 5th generation ... PROS: (1) full aluminum body, LED backlighting, NVIDIA graphics (2) runs OSX and Windows and Linux and... (3) half a pound lighter than any previous MacBook (4) a work of art - nicer and more refined than any other consumer notebook (5) Huge multi-touch trackpad ... CONS: (1) costs more than the previous MacBooks (2) student discount has been reduced from $100 to $50 (3) no HDMI or Blu-ray options (4) same old 1280x800 resolution (5) still using proprietary video-out (albeit small and cute) -
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