Apple Refreshes MacBook and MacBook Pros, Releases New 13" MacBook Pro

Today at WWDC 2009 Apple released updates to the Macbook and Macbook Pro line of notebooks. The 15" MacBook Pro gets a new low starting price, builtin battery, and swaps the ExpressCard for a SD-Card reader. The 17" MacBook Pro gets a bump in speed, RAM, and hard drive capacity. The big news is the addition of a 13" MacBook Pro, starting at $1,199, with a standard backlit keyboard, new display, FireWire 800, better battery life, and SD card slot.

Updated 15" MacBook Pro

• New lower $1,699 starting price
• Up to 3.06GHz dual core processor
• New battery that lasts up to 7 hours, with a lifespan of 5 years
• SD-card slot instead of ExpressCard

Updated 17" MacBook Pro

• Up to 2.8GHz dual-core processor
• Up to 8GB RAM and 500GB 7200RPM HD
• Retains ExpressCard slot

13" MacBook Pro

• New display
• 8GB RAM Max
• SD-card slot
• Better battery life
• Backlit keyboard
• FireWire 800
• Starts at $1,199

Updated Macbook Air

• Up to 2.13GHz processor
• Lower $1,499 starting price

All Apple notebooks now meet EPEAT Gold Rates and Energy Start Version 5 standards.

 Stay tuned for more information on these new exciting Apple notebooks.

• White Apple MacBook gets new processor and graphics
• Apple MacBook (Early 2009) Review
• Apple MacBook User Review