Apple MacBook MA699LL/A 13.3" Notebook PC (1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive,

Features:

1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2 MB shared L2 Cache

512 MB (two SO-DIMM) 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300); 60 GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive; slot-load Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)

One FireWire 400, two USB 2.0 ports, Mini-DVI port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video output (requires adapters, sold separately)

Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit); built-in 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme (802.11g); built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy TFT widescreen display, 1280 x 800 resolution

With Intel Core 2 Duo processing power, you'll be amazed at what your MacBook can do--and at how fast it can do it. Its 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display lets you see your photos, movies, websites, and documents with incredible clarity. A built-in iSight camera gives you hassle-free video chatting,(1) while Front Row and the Apple Remote make it simple to navigate your digital media from across the room. At just 1.08 inches thin and barely over 5 pounds,(2) the versatile and portable MacBook puts a world of advanced features within your reach.
1 Video chatting requires broadband Internet connection; fees may apply.
2 Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.

Customer Reviews:

Really fun little laptop
I got this for my brother, and it is a real pleasure to use. The processor is obviously first-rate, and the included software is absolutely a deal-sealer as far as I'm concerned. If you've never used iLife, you are in for a real treat. Of course, it's not all perfect.

My first complaint is the 60Gig HD. This really isn't enough for most people, especially when you can buy iTunes movies and such that just eat up disk space. I would DEFINITELY plan on buying a 100 or 120 Gig HD and use the included 60 Gig as a handly little external backup drive. The good news...it is really, really easy to change out the HD yourself. Probably easier than on any other machine out there.

My second complaint is that 512 MB of RAM is NOT enough to run OS X efficiently. You should plan on buying another 512 chip because the performance gain you'll see will be tremendous. Again, the good news is that adding RAM yourself is very, very easy.

Summary: Although I think 60Gig and 512 MB RAM is way too little, what you get for the price is hard to beat and upgrading the machine yourself is as easy as it gets. DON'T forget to include the value of the software that is freely included and the great OS that is OS X.
--2006-12-05

- Apple Computer