This article is about the Apple computer called "MacBook". For the MacBook family as a whole, see MacBook family.
Apple MacBook
MacBook white.pngThe original discrete white MacBook.
DeveloperApple Inc.
TypeLaptop
Release dateMay 18, 2010 (current model)
May 16, 2006 (original release)
CPUIntel Core 2 Duo (current model)
Intel Core Duo (original release)
WebsiteApple — 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 PowerBookseries of notebooks as a part of the Apple–Intel transition. Positioned as the low end of the MacBook family, the MacBook is aimed at the consumer and education markets.[1] It is the best-selling Macintosh in history, and according to the sales-research organization NPD Group in October 2008, the mid-range model of the MacBook was the single best-selling laptop of any brand in U.S. retail stores for the preceding five months.[2]

There have been three separate designs of the MacBook: the original model uses a combination of polycarbonate and fibreglass casing that was modelled after the iBook G4. The second type, introduced in October 2008 alongside the 15-inch MacBook Pro, used a similar unibody aluminum casing to the 15-inch Pro, and was updated and rebranded as the 13-inch MacBook Pro at the 2009 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2009.[3] A third design, introduced in October 2009, uses a unibody polycarbonate shell as aluminum is now reserved for the higher-end MacBook Pro.