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Well the rumor mills finally got it right! Apple finally upgraded its MacBook and MacBook pro line to the latest and greatest of the chips from Intel, Penryn. Unlike the minor upgrades we saw in November, the upgrades are bigger this time around with improvements across the board. The Processor speeds have been bumped, Higher amount of Stock RAM, Higher capacity disks and other stuff thrown to make every Apple Fanboy lick his fingers in anticipation. Both MacBook and MacBook Pro’s now feature the Penryn Core 2 Duo Chipset and the higher end models walk away with a spectacular 6MB of L2 Cache.

Let me walk you guys through the upgrades

MacBook

Apple has done the right thing in sticking with the current price configuration. The base model without the Superdrive retails for 1099$ while the MacBook Black comes in at 1499$. While the pricing has remained the same, the specs of the base model have received a nice bump.

• Processor speeds now start at 2.1GHz for the base model, 2.4GHz for the $1299 and $1499 models.  
• 120 GB drive is standard for the base level MacBook, 160 GB for the $1299 MacBook and a whopping 250 GB drive for the MacBook lack. All drives are 5400 RPM.
• 2 GB RAM standard for all but entry-level MacBooks (that remains at 1 GB).

MacBook Pro

Well the upgrades are more pronounced for the Pro Machines. Have a look at the specs.

• Processor speeds now start at 2.4GHz, and are available up to 2.6GHz (2.5GHz being the standard for the 17″); the new 2.5GHz chip has 6 MB of L2 cache. Whoa!!
• The MBP 17″ now has an LED backlit screen option.
• 200 GB is the starting HD size (this is up from 120 GB in the last revision), 250 GB standard for the upper 15″ and 17″ models. A 300 GB drive is available BTO, as is a 7200 rpm 200 GB drive.
• NVidia 8600GT now starts at 256 MB of VRAM — 512 for the higher end 15″ and stock 17″.
• Multi-touch trackpad as in the MacBook Air.

All in all the upgrades look nice to me. But I would have loved to see Apple come out with thinner and more stylish enclosures for the MacBook and MacBook Pro. What do you guys think about the upgrades?

Looks like Apple has been upgrading its product line every Tuesday this year since the MacWorld. So what will we get to see the next Tuesday? My bet is on the iPhone SDK!