MacBook Air

As expected, Apple unveiled an all new MacBook Air at Apple's "Back to the Mac" event held today. The new MacBook Air is faster, lighter and smaller than its predecessor, weighing in at as little as 2.3 pounds. Available now in 11-inch and 13-inch models, the MacBook Air uses solid state storage technology (the same as iPad) and touts a battery life of up to seven hours.

In addition to solid state storage, MacBook Air features Intel Core 2 Duo processors, NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics, a full-sized keyboard, glass Multi-Touch trackpad, built-in FaceTime camera, mic and stereo speakers.

Available with an 11.6-inch or 13.3-inch high-resolution LED-backlit display, the new MacBook Air also includes a Mini DisplayPort, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and two USB ports. The 13-inch model also includes an SD card slot.

And talk about thin! The new models measure just 0.11-inches at its thinnest point and 0.68-inches at its thickest and weighs only 2.3 pounds for the 11-inch model and 2.9 pounds for the 13-inch.Read more

High school graduates, pay attention! Apple just announced a special deal for incoming freshman or current college students. If you buy a MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or iMac from May 25 through September 7, 2010, you can get a free 8GB iPod touch.

How to get your Mac and free 8GB iPod touch:

• Shop for a Mac at an Apple retail store, online at http://store.apple.com/us-hed/browse/standard/home/findyourschool, or call 1-800-MY-APPLE.
• Buy an iPod touch.
• Purchase your Mac and iPod touch at the same time to qualify for your online rebate.
• Submit your rebate. After you receive your Mac and iPod, submit your claim online within 90 days from when your order ships. Once your claim has been submitted, check your rebate status at any time at www.apple.com/promo.

This offer is for a limited time and is available only at the Apple Online Store, Apple Retail Stores, and Apple Authorized Campus Stores. Learn more at http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/back_to_school

All aluminum unibody MacBook Pros and MacBooks (13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch models) will feature a lithium polymer, non replaceable, battery to gain up to 40% more life. They will also feature an LED-backlit display, glass Multi-Touch trackpad, an illuminated keyboard, an SD card or ExpressCard slot, a FireWire 800 port, Mini DisplayPort and an NVIDIA graphics. Every Mac notebook achieves EPEAT Gold status and meets Energy Star 5.0 requirements.

Other features of the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro include:

• You can get up to 3.06 GHz Dual Core processor with 6MB Level 2 Cache
• Up to 8GB of memory
• 500GB hard drive or 256GB SSD
• $1,699 for the introductory 15-inch MacBook Pro and $1,199 for the introductory 13-inch MacBook Pro
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Also, the introductory MacBook Air has dropped to $1,499 and the 256GB SSD version will only cost $1,799.

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