Apple MacBook MC516LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop
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Meet the fastest, most powerful MacBook yet. It now features next-generation NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics, a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and 2GB of memory. That means MacBook can handle everything from surfing the web to the most graphically intense 3D games with ease. It also features up to 10 hours of battery life and a glass Multi-Touch trackpad that supports inertial scrolling, right-clicking, and Multi-Touch gestures. All in a streamlined, durable unibody enclosure.
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Inheriting technology and design features from the MacBook Pro line, the Apple MacBook (model MC516LL/A) retains its durable polycarbonate unibody design, with a durable polycarbonate unibody design featuring a brilliant, glass Multi-Touch trackpad while getting updated with a faster Intel Core 2 Duo processor, more powerful NVIDIA graphics, and longer battery life–up to 10 hours per charge.
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The 13-inch MacBook with LED-backlit screen, durable unibody enclosure, and built-in 10-hour battery. |
Spacious glass multi-touch trackpad gives you plenty of room to navigate and supports two-finger multi-touch gestures. |
Measuring just 1.08 inches thin and weighing 4.7 pounds, the sleek new MacBook cuts a slim profile on any desk (or in any backpack or briefcase). And it comes with everything you need for email, calendar, contacts, browsing the Internet, and more–all a part of the pre-installed Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system.The MacBook’s seamless, durable unibody enclosure with rounded contours makes it easy to pick up and slide into and out of your bag. And it’s made of rugged polycarbonate that withstands the rough and tumble of everyday life–at school, at work, or while traveling. Even the bottom of the new MacBook feels different. Covering its entire surface is a nonslip material that keeps your MacBook right where you put it, whether on a desk, table, or airplane tray.
The LED-backlit 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display provides a spectacular viewing experience, helping to make documents, videos, photos, and games look incredibly sharp and detailed. The LED backlighting delivers stunning colors and instant full-screen brightness the moment you open the lid. And its 1280 x 800 pixel resolution offers an outstanding balance of luminous color and easy readability in a perfectly portable size.
It comes pre-loaded with Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system–an operating system custom-designed for the advanced technology inside–and it also comes with the iLife ’09 suite of applications, including iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, and iTunes.
Key Specifications
- Up to 10 hours of continuous use with 63.5-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery. (Learn more)
- 13.3-inch LED-backlit, glossy widescreen display with a widescreen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels to give you plenty of room to multitask. And the display is greener than ever: power efficient, free of harmful toxins such as mercury, and made of arsenic-free glass.
- Fast 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor helps you breeze through everyday tasks such as emailing, web browsing, and working with documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in iWork or Microsoft Office for Mac (both sold separately).
- NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor (with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory) for an outstanding everyday graphics experience. (Learn more)
- 250 GB hard drive (5400 RPM)
- 2 GB installed RAM (1066 MHz DDR3; supports up to 4 GB)
- 8x slot-loading SuperDrive with double-layer DVD support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Built-in iSight camera for video chatting
- Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on 802.11n specification; 802.11a/b/g compatible)
- Gigabit Ethernet wired networking (10/100/1000BASE-T)
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) for connecting with peripherals such as keyboards, mice and cell phones.
- Two USB 2.0 ports
- Mini DisplayPort video output with optional adapters for DVI and VGA output.
- Built-in stereo speakers and omnidirectional microphone
- Combined optical digital output/headphone output (also includes line-in/microphone jack)
- Dimensions: 13 x 9.12 x 1.08 inches (WxDxH)
- Weight: 4.7 pounds
What’s in the box
MacBook; 60W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, and power cord; install/restore DVDs; printed and electronic documentation
Limited Warranty And Service
The MacBook comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts.
Key Features
The Longest-Lasting Macbook Battery Ever–Up to 10 Hours
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Now take MacBook with you everywhere without worrying about plugging in or even carrying your power adapter. Its built-in lithium-polymer battery lasts up to 10 hours on a single charge, which makes it perfect for long flights, all-day workshops, and marathon study sessions. The new energy-efficient NVIDIA integrated graphics processor improves battery life by using less power for everyday tasks like writing email and surfing the web.
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Thanks to its advanced battery chemistry and charging technology, the MacBook battery can be recharged up to 1000 times–good for about five years of typical usage–and lasts nearly three times the lifespan of typical notebook batteries. High Performance Graphics
With the new fast and energy efficient NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor, the MacBook gets a performance boost of up to 80 percent over the previous generation MacBook. You’ll get outstanding speed and power for things like browsing photos and watching movies. And its advanced architecture delivers smooth, responsive action for games like Spore, Call of Duty, and Sims 3.
A Comfortable Keyboard Your Fingers Will Love
The MacBook’s keyboard is full size, with keys that are curved to contain your fingers and highly responsive to your touch. Its low-profile design integrates perfectly into the unibody enclosure, so you’ll get a comfortable experience whether you’re typing a quick email or writing a lengthy research report. The keyboard also gives you one-touch access to music and video controls and Mac OS X features such as Dashboard and Exposé.
Spacious Glass Multi-Touch Trackpad
The new MacBook Multi-Touch trackpad has no button because it is the button. Not having a separate button also makes for a larger trackpad surface, giving your fingers more room to move, click, and gesture. And because the trackpad supports Multi-Touch gestures, you can use one or more fingers to interact with your documents, images, and applications with gestures such as two-finger scroll, pinch, swipe, and rotate. If you come from a right-click world, you can configure a right-click area on the trackpad or simply press with two fingers.
Some of the multi-touch gestures you can perform with the MacBook. |
Wireless That Works
Connect to the Internet at fast speeds anywhere thanks to the built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi. Like everything else about a Mac, joining Wi-Fi networks couldn’t be simpler. If you’ve previously connected to a network, your Mac automatically logs you in so you can immediately email, surf the web, or video chat. Have a Bluetooth-enabled phone, headset, keyboard, or mouse? They can all connect to your MacBook courtesy of built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR–and it remembers all your devices, too
Innovative Power Cord
The MagSafe Power Adapter has a magnetic connection instead of a physical one. So if someone happens to trip over the power cord while you’re working, they won’t send your new MacBook flying off a table or desk. Instead, the cord breaks cleanly away, without damage to either the cord or the system. As a bonus, you can tell if your MacBook is fully charged when the LED on the connector changes from amber to green.
Easy Access To Connections And Ports
The connections and ports on MacBook–MagSafe power, Gigabit Ethernet, Mini DisplayPort, USB, and audio in/out–are all smartly integrated on the same side of the notebook. So your cables stay neatly organized, and connecting and disconnecting your devices is easy and convenient.
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Pre-Loaded with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and iLife ’09
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Every Mac comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the world’s most advanced operating system, and iLife, Apple’s innovative suite of applications for managing photos, making movies and creating and learning to play music. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. iLife features iPhoto, to easily organize and manage photos; iMovie with powerful easy-to-use new features such as Precision Editor, video stabilization and advanced drag and drop; and GarageBand which introduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar. Installed software
- Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
- iLife ’09 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, iDVD)
Environmentally Friendly Design
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Because Apple designs both hardware and software, we can reduce our environmental footprint in ways others can’t. For starters, a highly efficient power supply reduces the amount of power wasted when bringing electricity from the wall to your Mac. Unlike a lot of PCs, a Mac uses energy-efficient hardware components that work hand in hand with the operating system to conserve power–even between keystrokes. A Mac also doesn’t contain a lot of toxic materials. All Mac displays are mercury and arsenic free, and the internal components are free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs).
Advanced Power Management
Unlike a lot of Windows-based PC systems, MacBook uses energy-efficient hardware components that work hand in hand with the operating system to conserve power. Mac OS X spins down hard drives and activates sleep mode on already energy-efficient LED-backlit displays. And it balances tasks across both central processors and graphics processors. Mac OS X never misses a power-saving opportunity, no matter how small. It even regulates the processor between keystrokes, reducing power between the letters you type. That’s just one of many ways Apple manages small amounts of power that add up to big savings.
Longer-lasting Battery–Lasts up to 5 Years
The removable batteries in most notebooks are designed to be replaced every year or two, which means lots of batteries are used up and discarded. But the battery in the new MacBook lasts up to five years–or 1000 recharges. So it uses just one battery in the same time a typical notebook uses three, reducing waste and environmental impact. And to help ensure that batteries are disposed of in an environmentally responsible way, Apple offers a battery take-back program in 95 percent of the countries in which it does business.
ENERGY STAR Qualification
The MacBook meets the stringent low power requirements set by the EPA, making it ENERGY STAR qualified. ENERGY STAR 5.0 sets significantly higher efficiency limits for power supplies and aggressive limits for the computer’s typical annual power consumption.
EPEAT Gold Rating
Through its innovative and environmentally friendly design, the MacBook has earned the highest rating of EPEAT Gold. The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT, evaluates the environmental impact of a product based on how recyclable it is, how much energy it uses, and how it’s designed and manufactured.
Details
– Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, NVIDIA Graphics
- 250GB Hard Drive, 8x Double-layer SuperDrive, 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- 10-hour Battery Life, Glass Multi-Touch Trackpad
- 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors
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“Pros and cons” 2010-07-30
By Anonymous
Pros:
Great Internal Microphone and Webcam
Fast Processor
Excellent Operating System (this is the only reason why people spend the extra money on macs)
Compact and Lightweight
Very Long Battery Life
Cons:
Screen is Damaged Easily by Cleaning
Plastic is Not Very Sturdy
Really Bad Internal Speakers
Poor Graphics Performance
Costs Twice as Much as a Windows Laptop with Similar Hardware
Runs Very Hot (poor ventilation)
Numerous Small Quality Issues (headphone jack only worked at certain rotations, screen made weird electric noise when at certain brightnesses)
Recommendation:
Get the aluminum version or go for a Windows laptop with a real video card. Or if you don’t need a video card, get a NetBook, they’re very cheap and have great battery life and store easily. Only buy this if you love the Mac operating system.
“One Word: Perfect” 2010-07-28
By E. Kellum (Fremont, Ca USA)
As a student, I was pretty hesitant to get the MacBook, but after MONTHS of exhaustive research looking for the right laptop (I’m a networking student, and also I am working on my A+ PC Repair certification, so I know a thing or two about PC’s and Windows), I decided that I needed a change in my life. I’ve had an IBM ThinkPad T60 last me four years through school, but after 4 re-install’s of XP, I’ve had enough of the constant attacks of viruses, spyware, etc…and I decided to go with the MacBook.
PROS:
Perfect for web browsing, e-mail, and document creation.
Comes with great features right out of the box: iLife simply rocks; it comes with PhotoBooth, Garageband (where you can create your own music or learn to how play an instrument), Preview, and iMovie (it’s basically an easier version of Windows Movie Maker)
Time Machine for backing up documents and pictures, which is FAR SUPERIOR than using the Backup Feature in Windows.
Wi-Fi is SO EASY to set-up using what Apple calls “Airport”, just go to the wi-fi antenna at the top of the right-hand corner and set-up right there.
Printing: Coming from a Windows world, and living in a household with a wireless network, setting up a printer was a pain in the butt with Windows, with Mac, it’s SO EASY to set-up and begin printing.
BlueTooth: BlueTooth is common in all laptops nowadays, and again, like setting up a printer, it basically connects with the BlueTooth device automatically.
MagSafe Adapter: Apple introduced this idea called MagSafe. If someone got caught on your power cord, it would take the cord and not the computer. I can’t tell you how many times my dogs got caught on my IBM power cord and basically almost took the computer with it.
Battery Life: Wow, what a difference. I was coming from a half-hour battery life on my IBM, although Apple says that the battery can last on a 10 hours on a single charge, in the real world, it’s falls under 6 hours, but still this is pretty incredible.
CONS:
2GB of RAM. Now coming from a Windows world, Windows is a memory hogger, so the more RAM you have in a Windows system, you are good to go, but with a Mac, it’s different. Now if you are compressing 1080p video on a MacBook, the system starts to hick-up trying to catch-up. My advice? Upgrade to 4GB or get the MacBook Pro.
EXPENSIVE: Like all Apple products, it’s pretty expensive. I was pretty hesitant to buy a MacBook because it was pretty pricey and being a student i.e. poor, I needed to save up a good chunk of money to buy one of these machines.
So if you are in the market for a new laptop, only need to do some document creating, and web-browsing this Mac is for you. If you want to do some high-end video compression, go with the MacBook Pro since the Pro lines are more aimed at high-end video production. This is definitely a perfect system if all you want is just web-browsing and document creation.
Happy Shopping!
“iMacBook” 2010-07-28
By Louis Lake
wonderfull product will buy from this seller again was deliever very fast way ahead of date promised.Great!!!
“BUY SQUARE TRADE WARRANTY !!!! They are Excellent!” 2010-07-24
By Brad Bratton (San Angelo, Texas)
I purchased a used Apple 2007 MacBook Model A1181 13.3″ screen. I love it. It worked flawlessly, It was my first Mac, and I enjoyed so many new things as I learned to migrate from PC to Apple. I will never want anything but an Apple from here on out. Last month as I was jamming out by my pool, that I love to do. I placed my trusty Mac on the table with an Umbrella as I always do, when my dog managed to knock over the table and Umbrella AND my Mac, all of which came plunging to join me in the pool. I acted as fast as possible, as my Mac sunk like an anchor to the bottom. I grabbed it, got out of the pool as quickly as the Mac went in, grabbing my towel and dried it off as fast as possible. I have always had a clear speck hard plastic case around my beautiful Mac, and a Zagg screen protector, hoping maybe I can save this baby. I have been in the electronics business for decades, and did what I knew to do. I used my hair dryer to evaporate the water asap, and then placed it on a stool and allowed a electric fan to blow on it for 30 days!! LOL
I hate to report that after the 30 day waiting period, I prayed, as I turned the Mac on for the first time and can now Officially announce, it was no match for it’s adventure at SEA WORLD.
However, here comes the happy ending. As I pondered the rest of the day, I then, “as I slapped myself”, remembered I had purchased SQUARETRADE WARRANTY>>>YIPPY! I had forgot I purchased my Square Trade Warranty when I purchased another item and added the 3 other items too it. Thankfully, I opted to purchase the Accident Policy. I am now going to process my claim and I will amend to this review, the outcome of my first ever claim with them…Keep posted, but definitely by a MacBook or a MacBoo Pro, you’ll absolutely love it, and BUY the Squaretrade Warranty with ADH. Let you know how they handle it.
Thanks,
Brad from Texas
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“Macbook Review” 2010-07-16
By jim
iPad – Macbook?? Macbook won out. Light enough to carry and can run all my research programs and it syncs well with my iMac. Amazon’s price beat Apple’s. I got the Macbook actually earlier than they said I would. All in all, a very good experience.
