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Apple on Wednesday quietly upgraded its entry-level, white MacBook so its specifications nearly match its aluminum (aka "unibody") superior.
The $999 white MacBook received the following upgrades:
- Processor: 2GHz Core 2 Duo with a 1066 MHz bus (from 2GHz, 866MHz bus)
- Memory: Standard 2GB RAM (from 1GB)
- Bluetooth: Version 2.1 (upgraded from 2.0)
- Graphics: NVIDIA 9400M with 256MB (from Intel GMA X3100, 144 MB)
- __Storage: __320GB hard disk drive option added
Though the upgrade makes the white MacBook very similar to the low-end aluminum MacBook ($1,300), there still remain a few differences. The white MacBook's RAM is DDR2 — slower than the DDR3 memory in its aluminum siblings.
Also, the white MacBook ships with a 120GB hard drive, while the low-end aluminum MacBook ships with a 160GB hard drive.
Nonetheless, those differences are very minor, so this is a great upgrade if you're looking to save some cash and the new aluminum look doesn't do it for you.
Product Page [Apple via Engadget]
