Skip to content

TechRepublic

  • Top Products
  • AI
  • Developer
  • Payroll
  • Security
  • Project Management
  • Accounting
  • CRM
  • Academy
Resources
  • TechRepublic Premium
  • TechRepublic Academy
  • Newsletters
  • Resource Library
  • Forums
  • Sponsored
Go Premium
Popular Topics
  • Top Products
  • AI
  • Developer
  • Payroll
  • Security
  • Project Management
  • Accounting
  • CRM
  • Academy
  • Project Management
  • Innovation
  • Cheat Sheets
  • Big Data
  • Tech Jobs
View All Topics
Go Premium
Hardware

Gallery: Apple notebook event

By Andy Smith October 14, 2008, 3:20 AM PDT

Image
1
of 15

Gallery: Apple notebook event

At the Apple notebook event, Steve Jobs immediately hands the microphone to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook who gives the background of the event. rnrn

For up-to-the-minute coverage, read Adrian Kingsley-Hughes’ blog and Jason D. O’Grady’s blog.rnrn

Photos by James Martin, CNET News

Gallery: Apple notebook event

Cook shows off a sales chart showing the growth of Macs.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

Senior vice president of design, Jonathan Ive, is next up to talk about the design changes including a lightweight aluminum casing and magnesium die-cast frame.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

Steve Jobs reclaims the spotlight to give the details on the new MacBook Pro.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

Jobs tells how the frame of the new MacBook Pro is built from a 2.5-pound brick of aluminum that is cut down to about a quarter of a pound.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

The unibody enclosure of the new MacBook Pro was passed through the crowd.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

The new MacBook Pro will measure 0.95 inches thick and comes in two models. One has a 15.4-inch LED backlit display, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (3MB L2 Cache), 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 Memory, the 2x GeForce GPUs, 250GB hard drive and SuperDrive for $1,999. The other has a 2.53GHz(6MB L2 Cache) CPU, 4GB memory, 512MB video memory and and 128 SSD. It will cost $2,499.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

The next-generation MacBook will run on a new NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU which offers 54 Gigaflops of performance and is up to 5 times faster than Intel integrated graphics.rnrn

The new mulit-touch glass trackpad has a 39 percent larger surface area. It’s multitouch for gestures and the entire trackpad is the button. It will start at $1,299.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

Features of the new MacBook Air.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

The 13-inch MacBook will have a 13.3-inch LED-backlit display and sport up to 5x faster NVIDIA graphics performance.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

More details about the next-generation MacBook.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

Gallery: Apple notebook event

The best-seling Mac ever will have a metal enclosure and will now have an entry-level price of $999.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

Rumors of a recent Steve Jobs’ heart attack appear to be off base.

Gallery: Apple notebook event

Post-event question and answer session.

  • Hardware
  • Account Information

    Share with Your Friends

    Gallery: Apple notebook event

    Your email has been sent

Share: Gallery: Apple notebook event
Image of Andy Smith
By Andy Smith
  • Account Information

    Contact Andy Smith

    Your message has been sent

  • |
  • See all of Andy's content

Daily Tech Insider

If you can only read one tech story a day, this is it.

TechRepublic TechRepublic
  • TechRepublic on Facebook
  • TechRepublic on X
  • TechRepublic on LinkedIn
  • TechRepublic on YouTube
  • TechRepublic on Pinterest
  • TechRepublic RSS
Services
  • About Us
  • Newsletters
  • RSS Feeds
  • Site Map
  • Site Help & Feedback
  • FAQ
  • Advertise
  • Do Not Sell My Information
  • Careers
Explore
  • Downloads
  • TechRepublic Forums
  • Meet the Team
  • TechRepublic Academy
  • TechRepublic Premium
  • Resource Library
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Editorial Policy
  • Legal Terms
  • Privacy Policy
© 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All rights reserved.
CLOSE

Create a TechRepublic Account

Get the web's best business technology news, tutorials, reviews, trends, and analysis—in your inbox. Let's start with the basics.

Already registered? Sign In
Use Facebook
Use Linkedin

* - indicates required fields

CLOSE

Sign in to TechRepublic

Not a member? Create an account
Use Facebook
Use Linkedin

Lost your password? Request a new password

CLOSE

Reset Password

Please enter your email adress. You will receive an email message with instructions on how to reset your password.

Check your email for a password reset link. If you didn't receive an email don't forgot to check your spam folder, otherwise contact support.

Back to login
1 Finish Profile
2 Newsletter Preferences
CLOSE

Welcome. Tell us a little bit about you.

This will help us provide you with customized content.

No thanks, continue without
1 Finish Profile
2 Newsletter Preferences
CLOSE

Want to receive more TechRepublic news?

Newsletter Name
Subscribe
Daily Tech Insider
Daily Tech Insider AU
TechRepublic UK
TechRepublic News and Special Offers
TechRepublic News and Special Offers International
Executive Briefing
Innovation Insider
Project Management Insider
Microsoft Weekly
Cloud Insider
Data Insider
Developer Insider
TechRepublic Premium
Apple Weekly
Cybersecurity Insider
Google Weekly
Toggle All
No thanks, continue without

You're All Set

Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye out for a confirmation email from our team. To ensure any newsletters you subscribed to hit your inbox, make sure to add [email protected] to your contacts list.

Back to Home Page
×