Apple has come out with the 13″ and 15″ MacBook notebooks.  Its best feature is, of course, the sleek aluminum body accented with the black keyboard and glossy screen.  The notebook is lighter, greener, and more robust than ever.  So, the question now is: Does this match up against the top PCs out there? 

Let’s compare:

• The 13″ only weighs app. 4.5 lbs.  The Sony and Dell 12″ laptops weigh 4 lbs as well.
• The 13″ comes with a 256MB video card.  Most PCs have 128MB.  There’s 1 point.
• The 13″ and 15″ notebooks have 250GB hard drives.  PCs usually top out with the initial configuration at 160GB.  The MacBook also has a 320GB solid state option.
• RAM ranges from 2-4GB.  PCs have the same range and more with 64bit Windows.
• Processor speed ranges from 2.0-2.4 Intel Core 2 Duo - Apple stole a page from PCs here, but is still ranked at the fastest PC processors here.
• 5 hour battery life - Dell’s new Latitude D series smokes Apple here with 19 hours.
• Sleek and thin look - Sony’s small laptops look nice, but MacBooks look nicer.
• New mouse pad with more functions - PCs still have the right-click option!

Starting at $1,300.00, the new MacBooks compare well with the top PCs.  The one concern we have is the placement of the hard drive which is next to the battery and on the bottom of the system.  The heat of the battery and the shock of the laptop can cause hard drive crashes leading to lots of needed data recovery.  Also, the ultra-glossy screen might cause glare problems with sensitive eyes.

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