Apple updated the default configuration of its white polycarbonate MacBook on Tuesday.The new model features a better processor, improved battery life, and a new graphics chip. The updated model is available for purchase immediately.
The white polycarbonate MacBook, first introduced in October of last year, now gains a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up from the 2.26GHz chip it debuted with.In addition, the MacBook is sold with a base configuration of 2GB (1066MHz) DDR3 RAM, a 250GB 5400 RPM hard drive, 1280×800 pixel widescreen display and an 8x double-layer SuperDrive.
It now sports an Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics chip—the same available in the latest 13-inch MacBook Pro—instead of the previous Nvidia GeForce 9400M, and Apple is boasting that the MacBook’s battery life now stretches to ten hours, up from seven.The price has not changed either, holding steady at $999.
