MacIntels just came out!

[ChopstickHero]

Branch off from the MAC GEEK thread.

iMac 17" - $1299usd
17-inch widescreen LCD with 1440x900 resolution

1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 cache

512MB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300)

160GB Serial ATA hard drive

Slot-load 8x double-layer SuperDrive

ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory

Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0



iMac 20" - $1699usd

20-inch widescreen LCD with 1680x1050 resolution

2.0GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 cache

512MB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) 250GB Serial ATA hard drive

Slot-load 8x double-layer SuperDrive

ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory

Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0

MacBook Pro 1.67ghz - $1999usd
15.4-inch TFT display with 1440x900 resolution

1.67GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 Cache

667MHz frontside bus

512MB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300)

80GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive

Slot-load SuperDrive (DVDRW/CD-RW)

ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory



MacBook Pro 1.83ghz - $2499usd
15.4-inch TFT display with 1440x900 resolution

1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 Cache

667MHz frontside bus

1GB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300)

100GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive Slot-load SuperDrive (DVDRW/CD-RW)

ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory

 

[genericuser]

I wonder if they gave up on RISC chips

 

[ChopstickHero]

I wonder if they gave up on RISC chips

the problem was heat. IBM couldn't get them to run cool enough in the PowerBooks so that they would be reliable for the long term.

it was almost inevitable that a processor change was necessary to keep up in the laptop market.