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MacBook
A 2009 model MacBook
DeveloperApple Inc.
Product familyMacBook
TypeSubnotebook
Release dateMay 16, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-05-16)
Operating systemmacOS
CPU
Display13.3-inch widescreen LCD, 1280 × 800 pixel resolution
PredecessoriBook
Successor12-inch MacBook
MacBook Air
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The MacBook is a line of Mac laptops sold by Apple Inc. between May 2006 and February 2012. It replaced the iBook series of notebooks as a part of Apple's transition from PowerPC to Intel processors. Positioned as the low end of the MacBook family, below the premium ultra-portable MacBook Air and the performance-oriented MacBook Pro, the MacBook was aimed at the consumer and education markets. It became the best-selling Mac in Apple's history. For five months in 2008, it was the best-selling laptop of any brand in US retail stores.

There have been three separate designs of the original MacBook. The original design used a combination of polycarbonate and fiberglass casing which was modeled after the iBook G4. The second design, introduced in October 2008 alongside the 15-inch MacBook Pro, shared the latter's unibody aluminium casing, but lacked a FireWire port. A third design, introduced in late 2009, retained a similar unibody construction but lacked a FireWire port and changed back to white polycarbonate.

On July 20, 2011, the MacBook was discontinued for consumer purchase, as it had been effectively superseded by the MacBook Air, which had a lower entry price. Apple continued to sell the MacBook to educational institutions until February 2012. A new line of computers by the same name was released in 2015, serving the same purpose as an entry-level laptop.

Polycarbonate (2006–2009)

Black polycarbonate MacBook (early 2006)
White polycarbonate MacBook (early 2006)

The original MacBook, available in black or white colors, was released on May 16, 2006, and used the 32-bit Intel Core Duo processor and 945GM chipset, with Intel's GMA 950 integrated graphics on a 667 MHz front side bus. Later revisions of the MacBook moved to the 64-bit Core 2 Duo processor and the GM965 chipset, with Intel's GMA X3100 integrated graphics on an 800 MHz system bus. Sales of the black polycarbonate MacBook ceased in October 2008, after the introduction of the aluminum MacBook, however the white model continued to be sold until the introduction of the redesigned unibody polycarbonate MacBook.

The MacBook is thinner than its predecessor, the iBook G4, but it is wider than the 12-inch model, and has a widescreen display. The MacBook was one of Apple's first laptops to adopt the MagSafe power connector (the first being the MacBook Pro), and it replaced the iBook's mini-VGA display port with a mini-DVI display port. The iBook's discrete graphics chip was initially replaced by an integrated Intel GMA solution, though the latest revisions of the MacBook were upgraded with the more powerful Nvidia GeForce 9400M and later the 320M.

The MacBook was Apple's first notebook to use features now standard in its notebooks – the glossy display, the sunken keyboard design and the non-mechanical magnetic latch. With the late 2007 revision, the keyboard received several changes to closely mirror the one which shipped with the iMac, by adding the same keyboard shortcuts to control multimedia, and removing the embedded numeric keypad and the Apple logo from the command keys.

A more expensive black model, with a larger capacity hard drive, was offered until the introduction of the unibody aluminum MacBook. The polycarbonate MacBook was the only Macintosh notebook (until the new 2015 model) to be offered in more than one color since the iBook G3 (Clamshell). The black MacBook was Apple's second black notebook, after the PowerBook G3.

Ports

The ports are all on the left edge; on early models, from left to right, they are the MagSafe power connector, Gigabit Ethernet, mini-DVI, FireWire 400, 2 USB 2.0 ports, audio in, audio out and Kensington Security Slot.

For the unibody polycarbonate MacBook (2009), the ports from left to right are the MagSafe power connector, Gigabit Ethernet, Mini DisplayPort, 2 USB 2.0 ports, audio out and Kensington Security Slot.

On the front, there is a power light and an infrared receiver, while on the right edge, there is only the optical drive.

User serviceability

The polycarbonate Intel MacBook is easier for users to fix or upgrade than its predecessor. Where the iBook required substantial disassembly to access internal components such as the internal hard drive, the Macbook requires that users only remove the battery and the RAM door to access or replace the hard drive. Apple has provided do-it-yourself manuals for these tasks on the Apple website.

Quality problems

In February 2007, the MacBook was recalled because the graphics card and hard drive caused the computer to overheat, which would force the unit to shut down.

Some early polycarbonate MacBook models suffered from random shutdowns; Apple released a firmware update to resolve them.

There were cases reported of discolored or chipping palmrests. In such cases, Apple asked affected owners to contact AppleCare.

There were problems with batteries on some 2007 models not being read by the MacBook. This is caused by a logic board fault and not a fault with the battery.

In February 2010, Apple announced a recall for MacBooks bought between 2006 and 2007 for hard drive issues. This is caused by heat and other problems.

Technical specifications

Apple used the A1181 code, printed on the case, for the 1st generation polycarbonate family of models, though 17 variations may be counted if color is included.

According to Apple, all of these models are obsolete.

Model Original Late 2006 Mid 2007 Late 2007 Early 2008 Late 2008 Early 2009 Mid 2009
Timeline Released May 16, 2006 November 8, 2006 May 15, 2007 November 1, 2007 February 26, 2008 October 14, 2008 January 21, 2009 May 27, 2009
Discontinued November 8, 2006 May 15, 2007 November 1, 2007 February 26, 2008 October 14, 2008 January 20, 2009 June 8, 2009 May 27, 2009 October 20, 2009
Vintage [data missing]
Obsolete [data missing]
Apple Order numbers (and color) MA254 (White) MA255 (White) MA472 (Black) MA699 (White) MA700 (White) MA701 (Black) MB061 (White) MB062 (White), MB063 (Black) MB061 (White) MB062 (White), MB063 (Black) MB403 (White), MB404 (Black) MB402/A (White) MB402/B (White) MB881 (White) MC240 (White)
Model identifier MacBook1,1 MacBook2,1 MacBook3,1 MacBook4,1 MacBook5,2
Display 13.3-inch glossy widescreen LCD, 1280 × 800 pixel resolution (WXGA, 16:10 = 8:5 aspect ratio), TN 6-bit color panel
Performance Processor Yonah Intel Core Duo (T2400) Yonah Intel Core Duo (T2500) Merom Intel Core 2 Duo (T5600) Merom Intel Core 2 Duo (T7200) Merom Intel Core 2 Duo (T7400) Merom Intel Core 2 Duo (T7300) Merom Intel Core 2 Duo (T7500) Penryn-3M Intel Core 2 Duo (T8300) Penryn-3M Intel Core 2 Duo (T8100) Penryn-3M Intel Core 2 Duo (P7350) Penryn-3M Intel Core 2 Duo (P7450)
Clock speed 1.83 GHz 2 GHz 1.83 GHz 2 GHz 2.16 GHz 2 GHz 2.2 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.1 GHz 2 GHz 2.13 GHz
Front side bus 667 MHz 800 MHz 1066 MHz
Memory
Two slots for
DDR2 SDRAM 		512 MB (two 256 MB) 667 MHz PC2-5300 Expandable to 2 GB 512 MB (two 256 MB) 667 MHz PC2-5300 Expandable to 4 GB (3 GB usable) 1 GB (two 512 MB) 667 MHz PC2-5300 Expandable to 4 GB (3 GB usable) 1 GB (two 512 MB) 667 MHz PC2-5300 Expandable to 6 GB (4 GB supported by Apple) 1 GB (two 512 MB) or 2 GB (two 1 GB) 667 MHz PC2-5300 Expandable to 6 GB (4 GB supported by Apple) 1 GB (two 512 MB) 667 MHz PC2-5300 Expandable to 6 GB (4 GB supported by Apple) 2 GB (two 1 GB) 667 MHz PC2-5300 Expandable to 8 GB 800 MHz PC2-6400 (4 GB supported by Apple) 2 GB (two 1 GB) 800 MHz PC2-6400 Expandable to 8 GB (4 GB supported by Apple)
Graphics
Shared with system memory 		Intel GMA 950 using 64 MB RAM (up to 224 MB in Windows through Boot Camp). Intel GMA X3100 using 144 MB RAM (up to 384 MB available in Windows through Boot Camp) Nvidia GeForce 9400M using 256 MB RAM
Storage Hard drive 60 GB Optional 100 or 120 GB 80 GB Optional 100 or 120 GB 60 GB Optional 160 or 200 GB, 4200-rpm 80 GB Optional 160 GB, 4200-rpm 120 GB Optional 200 GB, 4200-rpm 80 GB Optional 200 GB, 4200-rpm 120 GB (MB062), 160 GB (MB063) Optional 200 GB, 4200-rpm 80 GB Optional 250 GB 120 GB (MB062), 160 GB (MB063) Optional 250 GB 160 GB (MB404), 250 GB (MB402) 120 GB 120 GB Optional 160 or 250 GB 120 GB Optional 160, 250, 320 GB 160 GB Optional 250, 320, 500 GB
Serial ATA 5400-rpm unless specified
Optical drive (Slot-loading) Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Connectivity Integrated AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g
Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR 		Integrated Airport Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n (draft-n disabled by default)
Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR 		Integrated Airport Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n (draft-n enabled)
Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR 		Integrated Airport Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n (draft-n enabled)
Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Peripherals 2 × USB 2.0
1 × Firewire 400
1 × Optical digital / analog audio line-in
1 × Optical digital / analog audio line-out
Camera iSight Camera (640 × 480 0.3 MP)
Video out Mini DVI-I (integrated digital + analog) Mini DVI-I (integrated digital + analog; composite and S-video output no longer supported)
Operating system Original Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Latest release Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard (If only 512 MB RAM are installed, then only 10.5.8) Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion (If only 512 MB or 1 GB RAM are or is installed, then only 10.5.8 or 10.6.8 respectively) Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion (If only 1 GB RAM is installed, then only 10.6.8) OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Battery 55-watt-hour removable lithium-polymer
Dimensions Weight 5.2 lb (2.4 kg) 5.1 lb (2.3 kg) 5.0 lb (2.3 kg)
Volume 1.08 in × 12.78 in × 8.92 in (27.5 mm × 325 mm × 227 mm)

Aluminum unibody (2008)

For the Pro laptop resembling it, see MacBook Pro § Second generation (Unibody).
The aluminum unibody MacBook

On October 14, 2008, Apple announced a MacBook featuring a new Nvidia chipset at a Cupertino, California press conference with the tagline: "The spotlight turns to notebooks". It was replaced by the 13-inch MacBook Pro the following year.

The chipset brought a 1066 MHz system bus, use of DDR3 system memory, and integrated Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics. Other changes include a display which uses LED backlights (replacing the fluorescent tube backlights used in the previous model) and arsenic-free glass, a new Mini DisplayPort (replacing the polycarbonate MacBook's mini-DVI port), a multi-touch glass trackpad which also acts as the mouse button, and the removal of the FireWire 400 port (thus this model doesn't support Target Disk Mode, used for data transfers or operating system repairs without booting the system).

There was only one product cycle of the aluminum MacBook, as Apple rebranded the next revision in June 2009 as a 13-inch MacBook Pro using the same chassis with an added FireWire port and SD card slot.

Design

The design of the unibody MacBook has stylistic traits of the MacBook Air that were also implemented into the design of the unibody MacBook Pro. This model is thinner than the original polycarbonate MacBooks, and it made use of a unibody aluminum case with tapered edges. The keyboard of the higher-end model included a backlight.

Reception

Although Gizmodo concluded it to be "our favorite MacBook to date," they did claim, at this time, its display was inferior to that found on the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, alleging a smaller viewing angle, washed-out colors, and dimmer backlighting. Similarly, AppleInsider and Engadget concluded it "may well be Apple's best MacBook to date" and "these are terrific choices—not only from an industrial design standpoint, but in specs as well" respectively, while also drawing attention to a lower quality display as compared with the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. Charlie Sorrel of Wired News reached a similar conclusion about the MacBook display, citing its poor contrast and lack of vertical angle in comparison with the MacBook Pro and even the older white MacBook. Peter Cohen wrote an article discussing the loss of the FireWire port for Macworld, saying "The absence of FireWire ports is certainly an inconvenience for some users. But it shouldn’t be considered a deal-breaker for most of us, anyway."

Technical specifications

According to Apple, all of these models are obsolete.

Model Late 2008
Timeline Released October 14, 2008
Discontinued June 8, 2009
Vintage September 8, 2014
Obsolete September 13, 2016
Production Models A1278 (EMC 2254)
Model numbers MB466 MB467
Model identifier MacBook5,1
Performance Front side bus 1066 MHz
Processor Penryn-3M Intel Core 2 Duo (P7350) Penryn-3M Intel Core 2 Duo (P8600)
Clock speed 2.0 GHz 2.4 GHz
Memory
 2 GB (two 1 GB)
Expandable to 8 GB (4 GB supported by Apple)
Two slots for PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM (1066 MHz)
Graphics Integrated Nvidia GeForce 9400M with 256 MB shared with main memory
(up to 512 MB available in Windows through Boot Camp)
Display Screen 13.3-inch LED backlit glossy widescreen LCD, 1280 × 800 pixel resolution
Video out Mini DisplayPort
Storage Hard drive 160 GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA
Optional 320 GB HDD; 128 GB or 256 GB Solid-state drive 		250 GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA
Optional 320 GB HDD; 128 GB or 256 GB Solid-state drive
Optical drive Internal slot-loading SuperDrive Maximum write: 8× DVD±R, 4× DVD±R DL, 4× DVD±RW, 24× CD-R, 10× CD-RW
Maximum read: 8× DVD±R, DVD-ROM, 6× DVD-ROM (double layer DVD-9), DVD±R DL, DVD±RW, 24× CD
Connectivity Networking Integrated AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/draft-n (BCM4322 chipset)
Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Peripherals 2 × USB 2.0
1 × Combined optical digital input/analog line in
1 × Combined optical digital output/analog line out
Battery 45-watt-hour removable lithium polymer
Dimensions Weight 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
Volume 12.78 in (325 mm) wide × 8.94 in (227 mm) deep × 0.95 inches (24 mm) high
OS Original Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Latest OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Unofficially, able to go to MacOS Sonoma by using a third party OS patcher)

Polycarbonate unibody (2009–2010)

Redesigned polycarbonate unibody MacBook

On October 20, 2009, Apple released a MacBook that had a new and more rounded polycarbonate (plastic) unibody design, faster DDR3 memory, a multi-touch trackpad, an LED-backlit display, and a built-in seven-hour battery. The polycarbonate unibody MacBook, like its aluminum predecessor, lacks FireWire and, like the 13-inch MacBook Pro, has a combined audio in/out port. There is no infrared port and the Apple Remote was not included.

On May 18, 2010, the MacBook was refreshed with a faster processor, a faster graphics card, improved battery life, and the ability to pass audio through the Mini DisplayPort connector. On July 20, 2011, the MacBook was discontinued for consumer purchases, but was still available to educational institutions until February 2012. It was the last Mac to use a plastic shell, as every Mac since has used aluminum.

Design

The polycarbonate unibody MacBook is rounder on the edges than previous laptops in the MacBook line. This model has an all-white fingerprint-resistant glossy palm rest, unlike the grayish surface of its predecessor, and uses a multi-touch glass trackpad like the one found on the MacBook Pro. The video-out port is Mini DisplayPort. The bottom of the MacBook features a rubberized non-slip finish. This was prone to peeling off and Apple offered free replacements fitted by authorised agents until at least 2015 internationally. The built-in battery of the late 2009 revision, a feature introduced earlier in the year with the MacBook Pro, is claimed by Apple to last seven hours compared with five hours in the older models. However, in tests conducted by Macworld, the battery was found to last only about four hours while playing video at full brightness with AirPort turned off. However, Apple's battery life was calculated with the brightness at the middle setting and while browsing websites and editing word documents, not with video and at full brightness. Gizmodo also reached about the same conclusion in their tests, but with AirPort turned on. The battery included in the mid-2010 model holds an additional five watt-hours over the previous model's and is claimed to last up to ten hours.

Reception

Slashgear praised the polycarbonate unibody MacBook as "one of the best entry-level notebooks Apple have produced", but criticized it for its lack of a FireWire port and SD card slot. Nilay Patel of Engadget added that the USB ports were easily dented and the bottom of the laptop became worn and discolored after a few days. He also drew particular attention to the fact that the price was not lowered, stating the small price difference between the MacBook and the MacBook Pro makes it a "wasted pricing opportunity." However, most critics agree that the unibody MacBook's display is significantly better than its predecessor's. AppleInsider states the new display "delivers significantly better color and viewing angle performance" than the previous MacBook, but still "not as vivid and wide-angle viewable as the MacBook Pro screens."

Technical specifications

Models of the Macbook A1342 family

According to Apple, all of these models are obsolete.

Model Late 2009 Mid 2010
Timeline Announced [data missing] [data missing]
Released October 20, 2009 May 18, 2010
Discontinued May 18, 2010 (May 16, 2011 to the education channel) July 20, 2011 (February 8, 2012 to the education channel)
Vintage Yes Yes
Obsolete Yes Yes
Production Order Numbers MC207 MC516
Model Numbers A1342
Machine Model MacBook6,1 & EMC 2350 MacBook7,1 & EMC 2395
Display 13.3-inch LED backlit glossy widescreen LCD, 1280 × 800 pixel resolution
Performance Front side bus 1066 MHz
Processor Intel Penryn-3M Core 2 Duo (P7550) Intel Penryn-3M Core 2 Duo (P8600)
Clock speed 2.26 GHz 2.4 GHz
Memory Two slots for PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM (1066 MHz)
2 GB (two 1 GB)
Expandable to 8 GB (4 GB supported by Apple) Expandable to 16 GB (4 GB supported by Apple)
Graphics Integrated Nvidia GeForce 9400M with 256 MB shared with main memory
(up to 512 MB available in Windows through Boot Camp) 		Integrated Nvidia GeForce 320M with 256 MB shared with main memory
Storage Hard drive Serial ATA 250 GB 5400-rpm Optional 320 or 500 GB
SuperDrive Internal Slot-Loading
Maximum write: 8× DVD±R, 4× DVD±R DL, 4× DVD±RW, 24× CD-R, 10× CD-RW
Maximum read: 8× DVD±R, DVD-ROM, 6× DVD-ROM (double layer DVD-9), DVD±R DL, DVD±RW, 24× CD
Connectivity Integrated AirPort 802.11a/b/g/n (BCM43224 chipset)
Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Peripherals 2 × USB 2.0
1 × Optical digital audio out / analog audio line-out/in
Camera iSight Camera (640 × 480 0.3 MP)
Video out Mini DisplayPort
Video only		 Mini DisplayPort
with Audio-out
Operating system Original Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Latest macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Unofficially, able to go to macOS Sonoma by using a third party OS patcher)
Battery 60-watt-hour non-removable lithium-polymer 63.5-watt-hour non-removable lithium-polymer
Dimensions Weight 4.7 lb (2.1 kg)
Volume 1.09 in × 13.00 in × 9.12 in (27.4 mm × 330.3 mm × 231.7 mm)

Criticisms and defects

The rubber bottom of unibody MacBooks have been known to peel off. Apple has noticed this as a flaw and will replace the bottom for free, with or without a warranty. Some consumers have also reported defects in their LCD displays in mid-2010–2011 models.

The MagSafe power adapter of MacBooks has been known to fray, break, and stop working. Following a lawsuit, Apple replaces these adapters for US residents with affected adapters, purchased (or received as a gift) with computers or as an accessory.

Some MacBooks are affected by the iSeeYou vulnerability, potentially allowing their iSight cameras to record the user without the user's knowledge.

Supported operating systems

Supported macOS releases
macOS release Original Late 2006 Mid 2007 Late 2007 Early 2008 Late 2008 (White) Late 2008 (Aluminum) Early 2009 Mid 2009 Late 2009 Mid 2010
10.4 Tiger 10.4.6 10.4.8 10.4.9 Partial — — — — —
10.5 Leopard Yes Yes Yes Yes 10.5.2 10.5.4 10.5.5 10.5.6 10.5.7 Partial —
10.6 Snow Leopard With 1 GB RAM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10.6.1 10.6.3
10.7 Lion Patch With 2 GB RAM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10.8 Mountain Lion No Patch Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10.9 Mavericks
10.10 Yosemite
10.11 El Capitan 		No Patch Patch Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10.12 Sierra
10.13 High Sierra 		No No No No Patch Patch Yes Yes
10.14 Mojave
10.15 Catalina 		No No No No Patch Patch
11 Big Sur
12 Monterey
13 Ventura
14 Sonoma
15 Sequoia 		No No No No Patch Patch
  1. Late 2007 and 2008 MacBooks can unofficially run Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.9 minimum). However, no graphics acceleration are available for the GMA X3100.
  2. The Late 2009 MacBook can unofficially run Mac OS X Leopard. However, it has some issues, such as booting in verbose mode most of the time; screen brightness control, sound and microphone will not work. Display color profile and some trackpad settings will also be unavailable. Screenshots will not be rendered properly, causing image corruption.
  3. The original MacBook can unofficially run Mac OS X Lion by patching some system files (10.7.2 maximum).
  4. There are no graphics drivers available for the GMA 950 after OS X Mountain Lion.
  5. ^ There are no graphics drivers available for the GMA X3100 after OS X Mountain Lion.
  6. Although bootable, macOS Big Sur and later does not have any drivers for the internal keyboard, trackpad and USB ports. The GMA X3100 also has no drivers since OS X Mountain Lion, making the system unusable. No patcher supports this model.
Supported Windows versions
Windows version Original Late 2006-Mid 2009 Late 2009-Mid 2010
Windows 2000 Unofficial Unofficial Unofficial
Windows XP Yes Yes Yes
Windows Vista (32-bit) Yes Yes Yes
Windows Vista (64-bit) No Unofficial Yes
Windows 7 (32-bit) Unofficial Yes Yes
Windows 7 (64-bit) No Unofficial Yes
Windows 8 Unofficial, 32bit only Unofficial Unofficial
Windows 10 Unofficial, 32bit only Unofficial Unofficial
Windows 11 No Unofficial, Patch Unofficial, Patch
  1. ^ This version of Windows is not supported on this Macs however, these can still be unofficially installed.
  2. Windows XP can only be installed on Macs with Boot Camp 3 or earlier. This includes Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier and copies of Mac OS X 10.7 that have not been updated to Boot Camp 4.
  3. ^ Windows Vista can only be installed on Macs with Boot Camp 3 or earlier. This includes Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier and copies of Mac OS X 10.7 that have not been updated to Boot Camp 4.
  4. The 32-bit version of Windows 7 can only be installed on Macs with Boot Camp 3.1 to 6.0. This includes OS X 10.11 and earlier.
  5. The 64-bit version of Windows 7 can only be installed on Macs with Boot Camp 3.1 or later, running macOS High Sierra or earlier. Later versions of macOS no longer support Windows 7.
  6. ^ This version of Windows is not supported with Boot Camp on this Macs. Later versions of Windows can be installed via Windows in-place upgrade.

Timeline

Timeline of portable Macintoshes
Mac transition to Apple siliconiMac ProApple WatchiPadiPhoneMac ProPower Mac G5Power Mac G4Power Macintosh G3Power MacintoshCompact MacintoshMacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Air (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)12-inch MacBookMacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Air (Intel-based)MacBook (2006–2012)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook (2006–2012)MacBook Air (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook (2006–2012)PowerBook G4PowerBook G4PowerBook G4iBook G4iBook G4PowerBook G4iBook (white)iBook (white)iBook ClamshelliBook ClamshellPowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook 3400cPowerBook 1400PowerBook 2400cPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 5300PowerBook 190PowerBook DuoPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 150PowerBook DuoPowerBook DuoPowerBook 180PowerBook 160PowerBook 140PowerBook DuoPowerBook DuoPowerBook 180PowerBook 160PowerBook 160PowerBook 140PowerBook Duo 230PowerBook Duo 210PowerBook 170PowerBook 140PowerBook 100Macintosh Portable See also: List of Mac models

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Apple products that have been discontinued for 7 years and no longer receive hardware support nor spare parts
  2. ^ Expandable to 4 GB, with 3.3 GB usable
  3. ^ Expandable to 8 GB, but with only 6 GB working stably with a Mac OS X older than 10.6.6 due to a software bug.
  4. Hard drives noted are options available from Apple. As the hard drive is a user-replaceable part, there are custom configurations available, including use of 7200-rpm drives or SSDs.
  5. Requires the purchase of a wireless-N enabler software from Apple in order to enable the functionality. Also enabled in Mac OS X 10.6 and later.
  6. Hard drives noted are options available from Apple. As the hard drive is a user-replaceable part, there are custom configurations available, including use of 7,200-rpm drives and SSDs.
  7. Given optical drive speed is its maximum.
  8. Memory noted are the options available from Apple. As memory is a user-replaceable part, there are custom configurations possible, including use of two 2 GB RAM modules, for 4 GB of RAM, two 4 GB RAM modules, for 8 GB of RAM, and two 8 GB RAM modules, for 16 GB of RAM. Modules must be PC3-8500S, CL 7, 1.5 volts. Also possible: 2 + 1 = 3 GB; 4 + 1 = 5 GB; 8 + 1 = 9 GB; 4 + 2 = 6 GB; 8 + 2 = 10 GB; 8 + 4 = 12 GB. Modules may be 1Rx8 or 2Rx8.
  9. Hard drives noted are options available from Apple. As the hard drive is a user-replaceable part, there are custom configurations possible, including capacities up to 2 TB and SSDs. For rotating drives, 5,400 rpm is recommended, for power and cooling reasons.
  10. Noted optical drive speed is its maximum. It is possible to replace the optical drive with a caddy which accommodates an SSD or a second hard drive. Look for caddies which are intended for MacBook A1342 models; there are similar (but slightly different) caddies which are intended for Mac Mini models.

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