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Hooray!!!

Steve Jobs has just announced the new Intel-based MacBook Pro and iMac.

According to MacNN, Steve Jobs has just uttered those words about the new MacBook Pro:

“Tried to do everything to get a G5 processor in PowerBook. [Here is the] MacBook Pro. Use the Intel Core Duo. It is 4-5 times processor than the PowerBook G4. Integer […] 4.5x faster. Fastest Mac notebook ever. Also the thinnest available. 15.4-widescreen LCD display that is as bright as Cinema Display. Also built-in iSight.”

This is my dream computer!!! Here are the official specs for the 1.67GHz model:

• Main
  • Mac OS X v10.4.4 Tiger
  • Intel Core Duo processor @ 1.67GHz
  • 2MB on chip shared L2 cache
  • 667MHz frontside bus
  • 512MB of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory
  • 80GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard
  • SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
  • Backlit keyboard with ambient light sensors
  • iLife ’06 & Photo Booth & Front Row
• Video
  • 15.4-inch TFT display @ 1440 by 900
  • ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics processor with 128MB of GDDR3
  • Built-in iSight camera
• Audio
  • Analog/Digital audio in and out
  • Stereo speakers and internal microphone
• Connectivity
  • Apple Remote
  • AirPort Extreme wireless networking (Wifi 802.11g standard)
  • Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
  • 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
  • One FireWire 400 port
  • Two USB 2.0 ports
  • One ExpressCard/34 slot

And, of course, Apple Store is now open again:

Available as from February at $1999. I need to start saving NOW!

The Apple Store is being updated at this moment. This means that our friend Steve Jobs will be announcing new products very shortly in his keynote address at the Macworld Conference taking place at this very moment. Latest rumours indicate that Steve will launch the new Intel-based Powerbook laptops together with Intel-based iMacs. You can follow what’s happening live thanks to our friends at MacNN.

This is history in the making!