Confirming rumors, Apple announced today that they’ve updated the white unibody MacBook. The CPU remains the same, a Core 2 Duo, but now starts out at 2.4 GHz from the previous 2.26Ghz. Also the same is a 250GB HDD, the glass multi-touch trackpad, and an 8X SuperDrive. But you don’t care about that, right? What’s new?

That would be the GeForce 320M. The new GPU is eighty percent faster than the GeForce 9400M, perfect for the recently launched Steam service. And since the new card is more power efficient as well, the battery life has been upped to ten hours.

The MacBook Unibody is available now for $999.

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So when Apple announced the new 17-inch Macbook Pro, the reaction was a bit bitter sweet in light of the ‘fixed’ battery.  Fortunately, the battery lasts for 7 to 8 hours between charges and should survive 3 times longer than your average laptop battery.  Unfortunately, the battery can’t be replaced by just popping a clip and inserting a new one.  The good news is that Apple has stated that they’ll offer same day replacement at their Genius Bars located in their Apple stores.  In all likelihood, though, most people will complete the laptop’s lifecycle before needing a new battery, perhaps one positive side to our throw away generation.

Price for the new battery: $179

[AppleInsider]