boom…

So the iNtel Macs are here. Apple announced that the first Macs to go Intel would be the iMac, with new 17- and 20-inch models that are nearly identical to their predecessors but sport Intel’s new Core Duo processors. Benchmarks show the new iMacs to be 2-3 times the speed of the current iMac G5.

The iMacs will begin shipping today with a native version of Mac OS X 10.4.4, which Jobs said would include all native applications. Additionally, iLife and iWork ’06 are both universal binaries.

And Powerbooks are dead.
MacBook Pro drops in its place-
•15.4-inch widescreen 1440 x 900 LCD display with 300 cd/m2 brightness;
•1.67 GHz Intel Core Duo processor;
•512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;
•80GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion Sensor;
•a slot-load SuperDrive™ (DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
•PCI Express-based ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
•DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included, Composite/S-Video out •adapter sold separately);
•built-in Dual Link support for driving Apple 30-inch Cinema HD Display;
•built-in iSight video camera;
•Gigabit Ethernet port;
•built-in AirPort® Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
•ExpressCard/34 expansion card slot;
•two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire® 400 port;
•one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital
and analog;
•scrolling TrackPad and illuminated keyboard;
•the infrared Apple Remote;
•60 Watt hour lithium polymer battery; and
•85W AC power adapter with MagSafe magnetic power connector.

OS 10.4.4
iTune 6.2
Quictime 7.04