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New MacBook Pro, iMac using Intel's Core Pro processor unveiled at Macworld.
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, today introduced a new notebook and an iMac computer that use Intel's latest Core Duo processor. The iMac announcement was six months ahead of the schedule outlined by Apple last year.
The long-awaited update to Apple's notebook line was unveiled before a cheering crowd of Apple fans at the Macworld Conference and Expo here this week. Intel's Core Duo processor will be used inside a 15.4-inch MacBook Pro notebook, as well as in a 17-inch and a 20-inch iMac computer. An iMac computer uses an all-in-one design where the computer's motherboard sits behind the display.
Notebook Available in February
Intel's President and CEO Paul Otellini joined Jobs on stage to announce the new systems, which are up to five times more powerful than comparable notebooks using the G4 processor, Jobs said.
The MacBook Pro will not be available until February but Apple is taking orders for the systems as of Tuesday, Jobs said. Two versions will be available for $1999 and $2499.
Jobs ran the ubiquitous demonstrations that are part and parcel of Macworld keynotes on an iMac with the Core Duo processor. The new iMacs will be the same price as previous systems, and they are shipping immediately.
Intel's Core Duo processor, formerly known as Yonah, was built from two Pentium M processor cores. It was formally introduced last week at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
