New Products Introed at Apple Notebook Event

Confirming rumors that had floated around the web leading up to their October 14th notebook event, Apple has released new MacBooks and MacBook Pros that sport a "Unibody" design. At the heart of the new design is a seamless enclosure that is machined from a single piece of aluminum. This new construction method is said to increase strength and rigidity while reducing the total number of discrete parts within the notebooks. The new case design also allows the battery and hard drive to be accessed through a panel on the rear bottom of the machine.

With the exception of the base model, the formerly plastic clad MacBooks now sport the same aluminum case as their Pro counterpart.

Apple also introduced a new Cinema Display that is meant as a companion to the updated notebooks. The new displays include a built in iSight camera, microphone, speakers and a breakout cable that contains MagSafe, USB 2.0 and Mini DisplayPort connectors.