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If you’re one of those people who simply want it all, look no further than the new 15-inch PowerBook G4. Just over an inch thin, weighing only 5.6 pounds, and sporting a 15.2-inch (diagonal) widescreen display, this system incorporates all the best performance features of the PowerBook line tucked neatly into a sleek aluminum design.

Built-in antennas make wireless networking a snap. With an AirPort Extreme Card, you can connect to an 802.11g wireless network at speeds up to five times faster than conventional Wi-Fi networks. Integrated Bluetooth technology extends your wireless capabilities with cable-free connections to the ever-growing roster of Bluetooth-enabled devices, including Apple’s new wireless mouse and keyboard. The wired world is easily accommodated by a suite of high-speed digital connections, including Gigabit Ethernet, DVI, FireWire 800, and USB 2.0.

With its intelligent combination of features, the 15-inch PowerBook gives you the freedom to edit video, deliver presentations, or analyze data on the go - in short, to get your work done, anywhere.

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iBook has all the speed, storage, software, and graphics you’re looking for. It’s small and light enough to slip in a backpack; it’s tough enough to travel the world; and its long-lasting battery goes for hours. With powerful and innovative applications for managing your photos and music, creating movies, writing reports, or chatting online, iBook is built for your digital life on the road.

With its extra long battery life, compact size and ultralight weight, iBook is made for life on the go. A PowerPC G3 processor with a whopping 512K L2 cache gives you the power to zip through your email and surf your favorite websites. An ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 graphics accelerator brings graphics vividly to life. With AirPort, you can connect your iBook to the Internet from almost anywhere - home, office, airports, or cafes - and network all of your home or small-office Mac OS and Windows computers - wirelessly. Optional Bluetooth lets you wirelessly connect your iBook to Bluetooth-enabled PDAs and mobile phones. A built-in Combo drive lets you burn CDs, watch DVDs, listen to music, and play video games. FireWire and USB automatically recognize printers, cameras, digital music players such as iPod, and other peripherals. With built-in Ethernet and modem, connecting to the Internet is a snap.

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You’ve seen improvements in notebook performance before - but never on this scale. The Intel Core Duo powering MacBook Pro is actually two processors built into a single chip. This, combined with myriad other engineering leaps, boosts performance up to four times higher than the PowerBook G4. With this awesome power, it’s a breeze to render complex 3D models, enjoy smooth playback of HD video, or host a four-way video conference.

Intel Core Duo is the first chip built using Intel’s groundbreaking 65-nanometer process - resulting in transistors so small, you could fit a hundred inside a single human cell. With smaller distances for electrons to travel, and two processors designed to share resources and conserve power, Intel Core Duo achieves higher levels of performance as it uses fewer watts. Which is what makes it possible to design a super-powerful MacBook Pro that’s only one inch thin.

When Mac technology makes something easy, it’s hardly news. So here’s more non-news for MacBook Pro owners: software just works. If you see the Universal logo on a new application, that means it will run on Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac computers. For most existing applications, you simply do what you’ve always done: double-click them. Thanks to the Rosetta technology in Mac OS X, they look and feel just like they did before.

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Powered by the latest generation of Intel processors, every new MacBook is even faster than the previous generation.

Right out of the box, you can have a video chat with friends or family, record a video at your desk, or take fun pictures.

MacBook makes it easy to hit the road thanks to its tough polycarbonate case, built-in wireless technologies, and innovative MagSafe Power Adapter that releases harmlessly if someone accidentally trips on it.

Treat yourself or your friends to a show - hear music, view photos, or watch videos on your MacBook’s ultra bright widescreen display from across the room.

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