On October 20, 2009, Apple released a MacBook that introduced a new polycarbonate (plastic) unibody design,^[33] faster DDR3 memory, a multi-touch trackpad, an LED-backlit display, and a built-in seven hour battery. The polycarbonate unibody MacBook, like its aluminum predecessor, lacks FireWire and, like the 13-inch MacBook Pro, has a combined audio in/out port. On May 18, 2010, the MacBook was refreshed with an updated processor, a faster graphics card, and improved battery life.

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Aluminum unibody model

The aluminium unibody MacBook

On October 14, 2008, Apple announced a MacBook featuring a new Nvidia chipset at a Cupertino, California press conference entitled "The Spotlight Turns To Notebooks".

The chipset brought a 1066 MHz system bus, use of DDR3 system memory, and integrated Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics up to five times faster than the original MacBooks' Intel chipset.^[25] Other changes include an LED backlit display, a new Mini DisplayP...

First-generation black polycarbonate MacBook, 2006

The original MacBook, available in black and white cases, was released on May 16, 2006, and used the Intel Core Duo processor and 945GM chipset, with Intel's GMA 950 integrated graphics on a 667 MHz front side bus. Later revisions of the MacBook moved to the Core 2 Duo processor and the GM965 chipset, with Intel's GMA X3100 integrated graphics on an 800 MHz system bus.^[4] Sale of the black polycarbonate MacBook ceased in October 2008 after the...

Apple MacBook

The original discrete white MacBook.
Developer	Apple Inc.
Type	Laptop
Release date	May 18, 2010 (current model) May 16, 2006 (original release)
CPU	Intel Core 2 Duo (current model) Intel Core Duo (original release)
Website	Apple — MacBook

The MacBook is a brand of Macintosh notebook computers built by Apple Inc. First introduced in May 2006, it replaced the iBook and 12-inch Powe...