New Apple MacBook Says Goodbye to Remote Control and Firewire

Photo courtesy of iFixit.com

The new “white” MacBook was announced yesterday…

Apple Updates MacBook With LED-Backlit Display, Multi-Touch Trackpad & Built-in Seven-Hour Battery

…and iFixit.com has already bought one and taken it apart for our viewing pleasure…

MacBook Polycarbonate Unibody Teardown

Here’s a couple of things iFixit noted during their teardown process…

- More battery capacity than previous model (60 vs. 55 watt-hours)
- No Infrared port for remote control
- No Firewire

If you want remote control and Firewire, you need to buy a MacBook Pro model instead.

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