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Apple releases new MacBooks and MacBook Pros

Apple released speed-bumped MacBook and MacBook Pro linups after temporarily closing its online stores, earlier today.

In addition to speed improvements thanks to the use of Intel's Penryn chips, Apple includes its Multi-touch trackpad technology first introduced with the MacBook Air in January.

The MacBook lineup now consists of the following models:

MacBook Pro White 2.1Ghz
2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB memory
120GB hard drive
Combo drive
$1099

MacBook Pro White 2.4Ghz
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
160GB hard drive
Double-layer SuperDrive
$1299

MacBook Pro Black 2.4Ghz
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
250GB hard drive
Double-layer SuperDrive
$1499

And here are the new MacBook Pro linup specs:

MacBook Pro 15" 2.4Ghz
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
200GB hard drive
Double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB
$1999

MacBook Pro 15" and 17" 2.5Ghz
2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
250GB hard drive1
Double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB
$2,499.00 / $2799

The two linups ship almost immediately (from 1 to 4 days).



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