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New Apple Laptop Configuration
 
Type of Technology Minimum Recommendations
CPU
  • MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13GHz, 3M Shared L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB
RAM
  • 2 GB
Hard Drive
  • 160 GB or greater
Video Card
  • Graphics card w/ 256 MB
Network Card
  • 100/1000 Network Card
Wireless Network Access
  • Wireless 802.11n (which is backward compatible)
Warranty
  • 3 years Apple Care (includes extended warranty and help with software/hardware issues -- recommended)
Camera / Microphone
  • Integrated webcam with microphone
Battery
  • 55-watt-hour lithium polymer battery
Audio
  • Internal sound card
  • Internal speakers
Operating System
  • Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
  • Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) after September 2009
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