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A
MacBook
is a type of
laptop computer
made by
Apple Inc.
It runs
macOS
and comes with a built in
webcam
and
microphone
and a power adapter that is attached by
magnets
or USB-C. MacBooks are currently available housed in Silver, Space Gray, Gold and Rose Gold aluminium.
Many
college
students purchase MacBooks to help with their studies and to stay connected with their family and friends.
The first models were released in 2006. It now has the same "unibody" construction as the
MacBook Pro
's.
The Macbook was introduced by Apple in May 2006. It replaced the
iBook
and 12 inch
PowerBook
series of notebooks because
Apple was switching
all of their
CPUs
to
Intel
from
Power PC
's.
Apple
upgrades
, or makes the MacBook better, about every six months to two years. This makes them faster and more reliable.
In October 2008, Apple decided to make a MacBook housed in
aluminum
. It was pretty much the same as the one housed in
plastic
except that it was a little better and that it was housed in
metal
. In June 2009, during
WWDC
(Apple's big yearly gathering), this laptop was renamed the
MacBook Pro 13 inch
.
In 2011, Apple stopped the production of MacBooks. However, in 2015 Apple released 12-inch MacBook, with a smaller 12 inches (30 cm) Retina display.