TheHistory of Apple Notebook Computers
Although you couldn't say that Apple makes one of the cheap laptop computers, Apple notebook computers enjoy a very good reputation among portable computer users. The technical specifics of these products meet the requirements and satisfy the tastes of large categories of customers. Light weight, good screen size, processor performance level are just a few of the elements that make people buy Apple notebooks and which give them such high laptop ratings..
The history of Apple notebook computers begins back in 1989, that is twenty years ago, when the initial models were on the verge of complete failure. First of all, the original design of Apple notebooks – the Macintosh Portable – was incredibly heavy. It weighed around about sixteen pounds, had a 9.8” matrix screen and it was pretty huge in size. It came with a pre-installed operating system and was one of the first models ever to offer that.
Despite the normal imperfection, the father of all Apple notebooks still brought something that today’s portable computers lack: battery length of up to ten hours before recharge was needed. Yet, it worked on as much power when in use as it did when in sleep mode, which again was presented as a disadvantage. This model cost 6,500 dollars at that time, it included a processing unit of 16 MHz, 1 MB RAM, 256 KB ROM, and so on. Presently, the features are completely outdated, but it is interesting to realize how far computer manufacturing has come.
On the other hand, there is the latest model of Apple notebooks, the MacBook Pro released in October this year (2008). It utterly surprises with its lightweight and high portability level. The very thin aspect comes from the use of a single piece of carved metal that replaced the several pieces previously used for assembling. These Apple notebooks also offer a 15-inch display which is back-lit by a LED impressing with the brightness that it renders to the user’s eye.
As far as graphics is concerned, the Apple team are proud to say that this new notebook is the best they can offer to game players and not only; users can rely on the integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M processor for daily use or change to the other one, the NVIDIA 9600M GT, with a high speed mode and more precise in terms of graphics coping with the demands of modern game playing. All in all, the new Apple notebooks make quite a breakthrough in terms of technical characteristics and this new model is one of the best choices available for mobile professionals and more.
