MacBook

The was the successor to the iBook range, just as the became the replacement for the . And the first editions came in black:

The range was completely redesigned on 2008-10-14, upgrading the consumer line to most of the specs of the former range:

…but on 2009-06-08, the entry-level unibody model was recast as part of the range, leaving only the white polycarbonate model under the name. There are teardowns here and here.

That was then re-designed on 2009-10-20 to get a new, curvier look:

Finally, the range became effectively extinct on 2012-06-11, with the unveiling of a new Retina-enabled and seriously revamped

Previously, the older plastic range had been refreshed on 2007-11-01, replacing the dated GMA 950 with a GMA X1300 video chipset as part of its Santa Rosa revamp.

Here’s the baseline architecture for the original revision:

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