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Christmas came early this year - Thank you Singtel! =)
Singtel gave away the all-new late-2009 Apple MacBook with their weekend-only 10 Mbps broadband offer in conjunction with a local computer show!
Apple claims to have reduced their carbon footprint producing the latest incarnation of the MacBook, with reduced packaging size so that they ship more units than before given the same logistic equipment, and it sure looks like it:
With a no-frills packaging design, Apple now ships more of the goodies and less of the air. =P
I still remember that thick printed manuals came with the Titanium PowerBook G4 when I first got it years back - Much of these have been digitized to reduce usage of paper - Looks like Apple is determined to go green:
This cardboard sleeve basically contains all of the Apple Install CDs and manuals. Again, more of the product, and less of everything else!
The late-2009 MacBook comes with a revised MagSafe adapter that is more compact, and less obstrusive:
The MagSafe header now mates with the MacBook in a right-angled manner, reducing cable clutter. The build and construction of the header seems to be sturdier than the previous design.
Yes, Singtel gave away the latest and greatest, the late-2009 MacBook model that's beefed up with a slightly faster Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 2.16 GHz, 2 GB of faster DDR-3 memory, a 250 GB hard drive and Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics. The LCD is now of the LED-backlit kind, which reduces power consumption and increases battery life.
Geeky stuff aside, it also looks sexier with all the curves, is slimmer, lighter, and sports a built-in 7-hour battery. Plus, it is also now blessed with the glass multi-touch trackpad that the MacBook Pro has!
It still amazes me as to how Apple manages to pack a stunning 13.3-inch widescreen display, full-sized keyboard, and an optical drive into such a compact package. O_O
Of course, how the broadband performs is still of paramount importance! For the geeky ones, here are the SpeedTest results, before and after:
Bye bye Green Camp, hello Red Camp! =D
