MacBook (13” Late 2006)

Introduced: November 2006
Terminated: May 2007

Description

The MacBook (13” Late 2006) was a speed bump on the original MacBooks released earlier in the year.  New, faster Intel Core2 Duo processors were brought to the line.  The first configuration ran at 1.83Ghz, had 60Gb of hard drive space, 512Mb of RAM and had a Combo drive.  The midrange model ran at 2.0Ghz, had 80 Gb of hard drive space, 1Gb of RAM and a SuperDrive.  The high-end model, once again, was in black, ran at 2.0Ghz, had 120Gb of hard drive space, 1Gb of RAM and a SuperDrive.

History

Following the release of the MacBook, the MacBook (13” Late 2006) upgraded the Intel processor chips and increased speeds throughout the line.

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MacBook (13” Late 2006)

Specifications

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (T5600, T7200) (“Merom”)
Number of Cores: 2
Processor Speed: 1.83 or 2.0 GHz
Benchmarks: 1.83 GHz: 2383, 2.0 GHz: 2601
Cache: 2 MB (1.83 GHz) or 4 MB (2.0 GHz) on chip shared L2 cache
System Bus: 667 MHz
Hard Drive: 60, 80, 120, or 160 GB 5400-rpm or 200 GB 4200-rpm
Media: Slot-loading 24x Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) or 6x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Trackpad: Solid-state trackpad supports tap, double-tap, drag and scrolling
Keyboard: Full size (78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys incl. 12 function, 4 arrow, embedded keypad)
Case: White (1.83 or 2.0 GHz) or Black (2.0 GHz), durable polycarbonate
Weight and Dimensions (US): 5.2 lbs., 1.08” H x 12.78” W x 8.92” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 2.36 kg, 2.75 cm H x 32.5 cm W x 22.7 cm D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4.8 (8N1108, 8N1150,8N1430)
Later Mac OS:—
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Hardware Test: AHT 3A114
Firmware: Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
Firmware Update: None
Logicboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 3.0 GB (Actual) 2.0 GB (Apple)
Type of RAM Slots: 2 - 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed:—
Interleaving Support: Yes
Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
Graphics Memory: 64 MB DDR2 (shared with main memory, minimum memory usage is 80 MB)
Built-in Display: 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen (114 dpi)
Resolutions: 1280 by 800 (native), 1152 by 720, 1024 by 768, 1024 by 640, 800 by 600, 800 by 500, 720 by 480, and 640 by 480 at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 at 3:2 aspect ratio
Display Modes: Dual display extended and video mirroring
Display Connection: 1 - Mini-DVI (VGA, Composite and S-video with adapter)
Video Camera: Built-in iSight
Expansion Slots: None
Expansion Bays: None
Hard Drive Bus: 1.5 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA)
Optical Drive Bus: Ultra ATA/100 (running at UATA/66)
Motion Sensor: Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS)
Power Adapter: 60W MagSafe Power Adapter
System Battery: 55-watt-hour lithium-polymer
Battery Life: Up to 6 hours
Max Watts:—
Line Voltage: 100-240V AC
AirPort: Built-in AirPort Extreme card (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth: Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Ethernet: 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45) (support for jumbo frames)
Infrared: 1 - For Apple Remote only
Modem: Optional Apple USB Modem (MA034Z/A)
USB: 2 - 480 MBit/s
FireWire: 1 - 400 MBit/s (8 W)
Security Slot: 1 - Kensington cable lock
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog/optical combo jack, 1 - Built-in microphone
Audio Out: 1 - 3.5-mm analog/optical combo jack, 2 - Built-in speakers
History: No history information is currently available.
History Source: apple-history.com
History Source Address: http://www.apple-history.com
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Timeline

Introduced in November 2006, the MacBook (13” Late 2006) was replaced in May 2007 by new models.

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