Apple has just refreshed it’s low-end line of notebook computers by dropping the iBook line, upgrading the specs and re-branding it as the MacBook.

Apple’s lead-off selling point for the new MacBooks is the new Intel Core Duo processor which it claims provides five times the speed of the previous iBook. Other features of notebook include the new 13.3-inch 1280 x 800 rez screen and a built-in video camera. The lower-end 1.83 GHz MacBook in white goes for a mere $1099. If you want it painted black, it’ll cost you $400 more, but then you also get a 2.0 GHz processor for free.

MacBook specs are here. A nice side-by-side comparison of iBook & MacBook features can be found at iBook vs. MacBook.

Introducing the all-new MacBook - Apple news release.

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