Apple Announces New Macbooks and Cinema Display

Steve Jobs just concluded Apple’s “Spotlight turns to notebooks” event. The entire Macbook line has been revamped. All Macbook models will feature a glass trackpad that has more surface area than the previous models. They will also have LED backlit display panels and an aluminum casing.

A new 24 inch LED Cinema Display was also announced.

You can watch a video of the event here.

Here is a brief overview of the new product lines.

Update to the Macbook Pro line.

The new Macbook Pro

Base Macbook Pro model

• 5.4″ LED-backlit display
• 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo (with 3MBs of L2 cache)
• 2GBs of DDR3 RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M or 9600M GT with 256MB
• 250 GB hard drive
• Slot-loading Super Drive

Upgraded Macbook Pro model

• 15.4″ LED-backlit display
• 2.53 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo (with 6MBs of L2 cache)
• 4GBs of DDR3 RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M or 9600M GT with 512MB
• 320 GB hard drive
• Slot-loading Super Drive

Hit the jump for more details.

Update to the Macbook line.

The new Macbook

Base Macbook model

• 13.3″ LED-backlit display
• 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo(with 3MBs L2 cache)
• 2GB of RAM expandable to 4 GB
• Nvidia GeForce 9400M GPU
• 160GB HD up to 320 GB HD or 128 GB SSD
• 8x Superdrive, 2 USB

Upgraded Macbook model

• 13.3″ LED-backlit display
• 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo(with 3MBs L2 cache)
• 2GB of RAM expandable to 4 GB
• Nvidia GeForce 9400M GPU
• 250GB HD up to 320 GB HD or 128 GB SSD
• 8x Superdrive, 2 USB

Update to the Macbook Air line.

The updated Macbook Air

Base Macbook Air model

• 13.3″ LED-backlit display
• 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (with 6MBs L2 Cache)
• Nvidia GeForce 9400M GPU
• 2 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 Memory
• 120 GB SATA hard drive

Upgraded Macbook Air model

• 13.3″ LED-backlit display
• 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (with 6MBs L2 Cache)
• Nvidia GeForce 9400M GPU
• 2 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 Memory
• 128 GB solid state drive

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