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{{Infobox Computer
| name = MacBook
| developer = [[Apple Inc.]]
| family = [[MacBook]]
| type = [[Subnotebook]]
| release date = {{Start date and age|2006|05|16}}
| os = [[macOS]]
| cpu = {{flat list|
*[[Intel Core]] Duo
*[[Intel Core 2]] Duo
}}
| display = 13.3-inch widescreen LCD, 1280 × 800 pixel resolution
| successor = [[12-inch MacBook]] <br />
[[MacBook Air]]
| predecessor = [[iBook]]
| related = {{flat list|
*[[12-inch MacBook]]
*[[MacBook Pro]]
}}
| logo = MacBook (2006-2012) product title.png
| image = MacBook LMSD Issue 2009.jpeg
|caption = A 2009 model MacBook
}}{{MacBook models}}

The '''MacBook''' is a line of [[Mac (computer)|Mac]] laptops sold by [[Apple Inc.]] between May 2006 and February 2012. It replaced the [[iBook]] series of notebooks as a part of Apple's transition from PowerPC to Intel processors. Positioned as the low end of the [[MacBook]] family, below the premium ultra-portable [[MacBook Air]] and the performance-oriented [[MacBook Pro]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/30/5044874/13-inch-macbook-pro-with-retina-display-review-2013 |title=13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display review (2013) |last=Pierce |first=David |website=[[The Verge]] |date=October 30, 2013 |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204055717/https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/30/5044874/13-inch-macbook-pro-with-retina-display-review-2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> the MacBook was aimed at the consumer and education markets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/10/20macbook.html |title=Apple Updates MacBook With LED-Backlit Display, Multi-Touch Trackpad & Built-in Seven-Hour Battery |date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=February 1, 2013 |archive-date=March 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329021450/https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/10/20macbook.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It became the best-selling [[Macintosh|Mac]] in Apple's history. For five months in 2008, it was the best-selling laptop of any brand in US retail stores.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://allthingsd.com/20081022/apple-polishes-popular-macbook-for-a-higher-price/ |title=Apple Polishes Popular MacBook for a Higher Price |last=Mossberg |first=Walter |author-link=Walter Mossberg |date=October 28, 2008 |website=All Things Digital |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=November 18, 2008 |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813005519/http://allthingsd.com/20081022/apple-polishes-popular-macbook-for-a-higher-price/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

There have been three separate designs of the original MacBook. The original design used a combination of [[polycarbonate]] and [[fiberglass]] casing which was modeled after the [[iBook G4]]. The second design, introduced in October 2008 alongside the 15-inch MacBook Pro, shared the latter's unibody [[aluminium]] casing, but lacked a [[FireWire]] port. A third design, introduced in late 2009, retained a similar unibody construction but lacked a [[FireWire]] port and changed back to white polycarbonate.

On July 20, 2011, the MacBook was discontinued for consumer purchase, as it had been effectively superseded by the MacBook Air, which had a lower entry price.<ref name="slivka2011">{{Cite web |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/20/apple-discontinues-white-macbook/ |title=Apple discontinues white MacBook |last=Slivka, Eric |author-link=Eric Slivka |date=July 20, 2011 |website=MacRumors |access-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722001827/http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/20/apple-discontinues-white-macbook/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Apple continued to sell the MacBook to educational institutions until February 2012.<ref name="Slivka">{{Cite web |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/20/white-macbook-not-dead-yet-still-available-for-educational-institutions/ |title=White MacBook Not Dead Yet: Still Available for Educational Institutions |last=Slivka |first=Eric |author-link=Eric Slivka |date=July 20, 2011 |website=MacRumors |access-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722001955/http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/20/white-macbook-not-dead-yet-still-available-for-educational-institutions/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="macrumors.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/08/apple-kills-off-white-macbook-as-educational-institution-distribution-halted/ |title=Apple Kills Off White MacBook as Educational Institution Distribution Halted |last=Slivka |first=Eric |author-link=Eric Slivka |date=February 8, 2012 |website=MacRumors |access-date=February 9, 2012 |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210084920/http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/08/apple-kills-off-white-macbook-as-educational-institution-distribution-halted/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A new line of computers by the [[12-inch MacBook|same name]] was released in 2015, serving the same purpose as an entry-level laptop.

== Polycarbonate (2006–2009) ==
{{anchor|Polycarbonate MacBook|Polycarbonate discrete model|1st generation: Polycarbonate}}
[[File:MacBook.jpg|thumb|Black polycarbonate MacBook (early 2006)]]
[[File:Macbook white redjar 20060603.jpg|thumb|White polycarbonate MacBook (early 2006)]]

The original MacBook, available in black or white colors, was released on May 16, 2006, and used the 32-bit [[Intel]] [[Yonah (microprocessor)|Core Duo]] processor and [[List of Intel chipsets#Core/Core 2 mobile chipsets|945GM]] [[chipset]], with Intel's [[GMA 950]] integrated graphics on a 667&nbsp;MHz [[front side bus]]. Later revisions of the MacBook moved to the 64-bit [[Intel Core 2|Core 2 Duo]] processor and the [[List of Intel chipsets#Core/Core 2 mobile chipsets|GM965]] chipset, with Intel's [[GMA X3100]] integrated graphics on an 800&nbsp;MHz system bus.<ref name="Santa Rosa">{{Cite web |url=https://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/faq/macbook-gma-x3100-graphics-performance-compared-to-gma-950-gaming.html |title=White & Black MacBook Q&A – Revised March 1, 2008 |publisher=EveryMac.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=September 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927003922/http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/faq/macbook-gma-x3100-graphics-performance-compared-to-gma-950-gaming.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Sales of the black polycarbonate MacBook ceased in October 2008, after the introduction of the aluminum MacBook, however the white model continued to be sold until the introduction of the redesigned unibody polycarbonate MacBook.

The MacBook is thinner than its predecessor, the iBook G4, but it is wider than the 12-inch model, and has a widescreen display. The MacBook was one of Apple's first laptops to adopt the [[MagSafe (Mac)|MagSafe]] power connector (the first being the MacBook Pro), and it replaced the iBook's [[mini-VGA]] display port with a [[mini-DVI]] display port. The iBook's discrete graphics chip was initially replaced by an integrated [[Intel GMA]] solution, though the latest revisions of the MacBook were upgraded with the more powerful [[GeForce|Nvidia GeForce]] 9400M and later the 320M.<ref name="Current Tech Specs">{{Cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html |title=Apple – MacBook – Technical Specifications |date=May 27, 2009 |publisher=Apple |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622231843/https://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html |archive-date=June 22, 2009 |access-date=June 9, 2009}}</ref>

The MacBook was Apple's first notebook to use features now standard in its notebooks – the glossy display, the sunken keyboard design and the non-mechanical magnetic latch. With the late 2007 revision, the keyboard received several changes to closely mirror the one which shipped with the [[iMac]], by adding the same keyboard shortcuts to control multimedia, and removing the embedded [[numeric keypad]] and the Apple logo from the [[command key]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/the-vanishing-numeric-keypad |title=The Vanishing Numeric Keypad |last=Booker |first=Zac |date=January 9, 2008 |website=The New Mexico Times |access-date=November 19, 2008 |archive-date=December 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208095203/http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/the-vanishing-numeric-keypad/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A more expensive black model, with a larger capacity hard drive, was offered until the introduction of the unibody aluminum MacBook. The polycarbonate MacBook was the only Macintosh notebook (until the new 2015 model) to be offered in more than one color since the [[iBook G3]] (Clamshell). The black MacBook was Apple's second black notebook, after the [[PowerBook G3]].

=== Ports ===
The ports are all on the left edge; on early models, from left to right, they are the MagSafe power connector, Gigabit Ethernet, mini-DVI, FireWire 400, 2 USB 2.0 ports, audio in, audio out and Kensington Security Slot.

For the unibody polycarbonate MacBook (2009), the ports from left to right are the MagSafe power connector, Gigabit Ethernet, Mini DisplayPort, 2 USB 2.0 ports, audio out and Kensington Security Slot.

On the front, there is a power light and an infrared receiver, while on the right edge, there is only the optical drive.

=== User serviceability ===
The polycarbonate Intel MacBook is easier for users to [[Serviceability (computer)|fix or upgrade]] than its predecessor. Where the iBook required substantial disassembly to access internal components such as the internal [[hard drive]], the Macbook requires that users only remove the battery and the RAM door to access or replace the hard drive. Apple has provided do-it-yourself manuals for these tasks on the Apple website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/manuals/#macbook |title=MacBook Manuals |date=October 14, 2008 |publisher=Apple |access-date=October 14, 2008 |archive-date=September 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915043231/http://support.apple.com/manuals/#macbook |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Quality problems ===
In February 2007, the MacBook was recalled because the graphics card and hard drive caused the computer to overheat, which would force the unit to shut down.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

Some early polycarbonate MacBook models suffered from random shutdowns; Apple released a firmware update to resolve them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203196 |title=MacBook (13-inch): Shuts down intermittently |date=September 8, 2008 |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203124639/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203196 |url-status=live }}</ref>

There were cases reported of discolored or chipping palmrests. In such cases, Apple asked affected owners to contact [[AppleCare]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304058 |title=About white MacBook palmrest area |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209225725/https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304058 |archive-date=February 9, 2008}}</ref>

There were problems with batteries on some 2007 models not being read by the MacBook. This is caused by a logic board fault and not a fault with the battery.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

In February 2010, Apple announced a recall for MacBooks bought between 2006 and 2007 for hard drive issues. This is caused by heat and other problems.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

=== Technical specifications ===
Apple used the A1181 code, printed on the case, for the 1st generation polycarbonate family of models, though 17 variations may be counted if color is included.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.everymac.com/systems/by_capability/mac-specs-by-model-number-family-number.html |title=Apple model numbers |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325171804/https://everymac.com/systems/by_capability/mac-specs-by-model-number-family-number.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:small; text-align:center"

|-
! colspan=2 | Model
! colspan=3 style="background:#F99" | Original<ref name="Early 2006">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP31 |title=MacBook – Technical Specifications |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=Support.apple.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615101216/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP31 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan=3 style="background:#F99" | Late&nbsp;2006<ref name="Late 2006">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP23 |title=MacBook (Late 2006) – Technical Specifications |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=Support.apple.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=January 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125222716/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP23 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan=2 style="background:#F99" | Mid&nbsp;2007<ref name="Mid 2007">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP18 |title=MacBook (Mid 2007) – Technical Specifications |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=Support.apple.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=January 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105071241/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP18 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan=2 style="background:#F99" | Late&nbsp;2007<ref name="Late 2007">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP12 |title=MacBook (Late 2007) – Technical Specifications |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=Support.apple.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=June 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614090607/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP12 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan=2 style="background:#F99" | Early&nbsp;2008<ref name="Early 2008">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP5 |title=MacBook (Early 2008) – Technical Specifications |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=Support.apple.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=July 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701003105/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! style="background:#F99" | Late&nbsp;2008<ref name="Late 2008 White">{{Cite web |url=https://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-2.1-white-13-early-2008-penryn-specs.html |title=Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.1 13" (White-08) Specs (MB402LL/A*) |publisher=EveryMac.com |access-date=October 27, 2008 |archive-date=November 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109050042/http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-2.1-white-13-early-2008-penryn-specs.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
! style="background:#F99" | Early&nbsp;2009<ref name="Early 2009">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP504 |title=MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009) – Technical Specifications |date=January 22, 2009 |publisher=Apple.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=June 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614021050/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP504 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! style="background:#F99" | Mid&nbsp;2009<ref name="Mid 2009">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP512 |title=MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009) – Technical Specifications |date=May 27, 2009 |publisher=Apple.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=June 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614090618/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP512 |url-status=live }}</ref>

|-
! rowspan=4 | Timeline
! Released
| colspan=3 | May 16, 2006<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/05/16Apple-Unveils-New-MacBook-Featuring-Intel-Core-Duo-Processors.html |title=Press Info – Apple Unveils New MacBook Featuring Intel Core Duo Processors |date=2006-05-16 |publisher=Apple |access-date=2017-05-05 |archive-date=February 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208125920/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/05/16Apple-Unveils-New-MacBook-Featuring-Intel-Core-Duo-Processors.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| colspan=3 | November 8, 2006<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/11/08Apple-Unveils-New-MacBook-With-Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processors.html |title=Press Info – Apple Unveils New MacBook With Intel Core 2 Duo Processors |date=2006-11-08 |publisher=Apple |access-date=2017-05-05 |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061534/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/11/08Apple-Unveils-New-MacBook-With-Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processors.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| colspan=2 | May 15, 2007<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/05/15Apple-Updates-Popular-MacBook.html |title=Press Info – Apple Updates Popular MacBook |date=2007-05-15 |publisher=Apple |access-date=2017-05-05 |archive-date=March 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311141201/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/05/15Apple-Updates-Popular-MacBook.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| colspan=2 | November 1, 2007
| colspan=2 | February 26, 2008<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/02/26Apple-Introduces-New-MacBook-and-MacBook-Pro-Models.html |title=Press Info – Apple Introduces New MacBook and MacBook Pro Models |date=2008-02-26 |publisher=Apple |access-date=2017-05-05 |archive-date=September 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917064404/https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/02/26Apple-Introduces-New-MacBook-and-MacBook-Pro-Models.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| October 14, 2008<ref name="apple1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/10/14New-MacBook-Family-Redefines-Notebook-Design.html |title=Press Info – New MacBook Family Redefines Notebook Design |date=2008-10-14 |publisher=Apple |access-date=2017-05-05 |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312063113/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/10/14New-MacBook-Family-Redefines-Notebook-Design.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| January 21, 2009
| May 27, 2009
|-
! Discontinued
| colspan=3 | November 8, 2006
| colspan=3 | May 15, 2007
| colspan=2 | November 1, 2007
| colspan=2 | February 26, 2008
| October 14, 2008
| January 20, 2009
| June 8, 2009
| May 27, 2009
| October 20, 2009
|-
! Vintage
| colspan=15 | {{Data missing|date=April 2022}}
|-
! Obsolete
| colspan=15 | {{Data missing|date=April 2022}}

|-
! colspan=2 | Apple Order numbers (and color)
| MA254 (White)
| MA255 (White)
| MA472 (Black)
| MA699 (White)
| MA700 (White)
| MA701 (Black)
| MB061 (White)
| MB062 (White), MB063 (Black)
| MB061 (White)
| MB062 (White), MB063 (Black)
| MB403 (White), MB404 (Black)
| MB402/A (White)
| MB402/B (White)
| MB881 (White)
| MC240 (White)

|-
! colspan=2 | Model identifier
| colspan=3 | MacBook1,1
| colspan=5 | MacBook2,1
| colspan=2 | MacBook3,1
| colspan=3 | MacBook4,1
| colspan=2 | MacBook5,2

|-
! colspan=2 | [[Display device|Display]]
| colspan=15 | 13.3-inch glossy widescreen LCD, 1280 × 800 pixel resolution ([[WXGA (graphics)|WXGA]], 16:10 = 8:5 aspect ratio), [[Twisted nematic field effect|TN]] 6-bit color panel

|-
! rowspan=5 | Performance
! [[Central processing unit|Processor]]
! [[Yonah (microprocessor)|Yonah]] [[Intel Core]] Duo (T2400)
! colspan=2 | [[Yonah (microprocessor)|Yonah]] [[Intel Core]] Duo (T2500)
! [[Merom (microprocessor)|Merom]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (T5600)
! colspan=3 |  [[Merom (microprocessor)|Merom]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (T7200)
! [[Merom (microprocessor)|Merom]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (T7400)
! [[Merom (microprocessor)|Merom]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (T7300)
! [[Merom (microprocessor)|Merom]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (T7500)
! [[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn-3M]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (T8300)
! colspan=2 | [[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn-3M]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (T8100)
! [[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn-3M]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (P7350)
! [[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn-3M]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (P7450)

|-
! [[Clock speed]]
| 1.83&nbsp;GHz
| colspan=2 | 2&nbsp;GHz
| 1.83&nbsp;GHz
| colspan=3 | 2&nbsp;GHz
| 2.16&nbsp;GHz
| 2&nbsp;GHz
| 2.2&nbsp;GHz
| 2.4&nbsp;GHz
| colspan=2 | 2.1 GHz
| 2&nbsp;GHz
| 2.13&nbsp;GHz

|-
! [[Front side bus]]
| colspan=8 | 667&nbsp;MHz
| colspan=5 | 800&nbsp;MHz
| colspan=2 | 1066&nbsp;MHz

|-
! [[Random-access memory|Memory]]<br/>''Two slots for<br/>[[DDR2 SDRAM]]''
| colspan=3 | 512&nbsp;MB (two 256&nbsp;MB) 667&nbsp;MHz PC2-5300 {{Gray|''Expandable to 2&nbsp;GB''}}
| 512&nbsp;MB (two 256&nbsp;MB) 667&nbsp;MHz PC2-5300 {{Gray|''Expandable to 4&nbsp;GB (3&nbsp;GB usable){{Efn|name=note5|Expandable to 4&nbsp;GB, with [[3&nbsp;GB barrier|3.3&nbsp;GB usable]]<ref name="3GB">{{Cite web |url=https://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framework.cfm?page=%2FTips%2Fmacbookcore23gb%2Fmacbookcore23gb.html |title=3GB MacBook |date=October 24, 2008 |publisher=OtherWorldComputing |access-date=October 24, 2008 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927215441/http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framework.cfm?page=%2FTips%2Fmacbookcore23gb%2Fmacbookcore23gb.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}''}}
| colspan=4 | 1&nbsp;GB (two 512&nbsp;MB) 667&nbsp;MHz PC2-5300 {{Gray|''Expandable to 4&nbsp;GB (3&nbsp;GB usable){{Efn|name=note5}}''}}
| colspan=2 | 1&nbsp;GB (two 512&nbsp;MB) 667&nbsp;MHz PC2-5300  {{Gray|''Expandable to 6&nbsp;GB (4&nbsp;GB supported by Apple)''}}
| colspan=2 | 1&nbsp;GB (two 512&nbsp;MB) or 2&nbsp;GB (two 1&nbsp;GB) 667&nbsp;MHz PC2-5300 {{Gray|''Expandable to 6&nbsp;GB (4&nbsp;GB supported by Apple)''}}
| 1&nbsp;GB (two 512&nbsp;MB) 667&nbsp;MHz PC2-5300 {{Gray|''Expandable to 6&nbsp;GB (4&nbsp;GB supported by Apple)''}}
| 2&nbsp;GB (two 1&nbsp;GB) 667&nbsp;MHz PC2-5300 {{Gray|''Expandable to 8&nbsp;GB 800&nbsp;MHz PC2-6400 (4&nbsp;GB supported by Apple){{Efn|name=note6|Expandable to 8&nbsp;GB, but with only 6&nbsp;GB working stably with a Mac OS X older than 10.6.6 due to a software bug.<ref name="6GB">{{Cite web |url=https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1094153 |title=8GB RAM is not a hardware limit. It is software! |date=February 10, 2011 |publisher=forums.macrumors.com |access-date=June 13, 2013 |archive-date=September 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915135800/https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/8gb-ram-is-not-a-hardware-limit-it-is-software.1094153/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}''}}
| 2&nbsp;GB (two 1&nbsp;GB) 800&nbsp;MHz PC2-6400 {{Gray|''Expandable to 8&nbsp;GB (4&nbsp;GB supported by Apple){{Efn|name=note6}}''}}

|-
! [[Computer graphics|Graphics]]<br />''Shared with system memory''
| colspan=8 | [[Intel GMA]] [[GMA950|950]] using 64&nbsp;MB RAM (up to 224&nbsp;MB in Windows through [[Boot Camp (software)|Boot Camp]]).<ref name="Data">{{Cite web |url=https://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/datasheet/309219.pdf |title=Mobile Intel 945 Express Chipset Family Datasheet |date=April 12, 2007 |publisher=[[Intel]] |access-date=February 1, 2013 |archive-date=November 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130113624/https://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/datasheet/309219.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| colspan=5 | [[GMA X3100|Intel GMA X3100]] using 144&nbsp;MB RAM (up to 384&nbsp;MB available in Windows through Boot Camp)
| colspan=2 | [[Nvidia]] [[GeForce]] 9400M using 256&nbsp;MB RAM

|-
! rowspan=3 | Storage
! rowspan=2 | [[Hard disk drive|Hard drive]]{{Efn|Hard drives noted are options available from Apple. As the hard drive is a user-replaceable part, there are custom configurations available, including use of 7200-rpm drives or SSDs.}}
| colspan=2 | 60&nbsp;GB {{Gray|''Optional 100 or 120&nbsp;GB''}}
| 80&nbsp;GB {{Gray|''Optional 100 or 120&nbsp;GB''}}
| 60&nbsp;GB {{Gray|''Optional 160 or 200&nbsp;GB, 4200-rpm''}}
| 80&nbsp;GB {{Gray|''Optional 160&nbsp;GB, 4200-rpm''}}
| 120&nbsp;GB {{Gray|''Optional 200&nbsp;GB, 4200-rpm''}}
| 80&nbsp;GB {{Gray|''Optional 200&nbsp;GB, 4200-rpm''}}
| 120&nbsp;GB (MB062), 160&nbsp;GB (MB063) {{Gray|''Optional 200&nbsp;GB, 4200-rpm''}}
| 80&nbsp;GB {{Gray|''Optional 250&nbsp;GB''}}
| 120&nbsp;GB (MB062), 160&nbsp;GB (MB063) {{Gray|''Optional 250&nbsp;GB''}}
| 160&nbsp;GB (MB404), 250&nbsp;GB (MB402)
| 120&nbsp;GB
| 120&nbsp;GB {{Gray|''Optional 160 or 250&nbsp;GB''}}
| 120&nbsp;GB {{Gray|''Optional 160, 250, 320&nbsp;GB''}}
| 160&nbsp;GB {{Gray|''Optional 250, 320, 500&nbsp;GB''}}
|-
| colspan=15 | [[Serial ATA]] 5400-rpm unless specified

|-
! Optical drive (Slot-loading)
| [[Combo drive]] (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
| colspan=2 | [[SuperDrive]] (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
| [[Combo drive]] (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
| colspan=2 | [[SuperDrive]] (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
| [[Combo drive]] (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
| [[SuperDrive]] (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
| [[Combo drive]] (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
| colspan=2 | [[SuperDrive]] (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
| [[Combo drive]] (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
| colspan=3 | [[SuperDrive]] (DVD±RW/CD-RW)

|-
! colspan=2 | Connectivity
| colspan=3 | Integrated [[AirPort#AirPort Extreme 802.11g cards|AirPort Extreme]] [[IEEE 802.11|802.11a/b/g]]<br />Gigabit Ethernet<br />[[Bluetooth]] 2.0 + EDR
| colspan=2 | Integrated Airport Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n {{Gray|(draft-n disabled by default){{Efn|name=note1|Requires the purchase of a wireless-N enabler software from Apple in order to enable the functionality.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://store.apple.com/us/product/D4141ZM/A?mco=6C04E07A |title=AirPort Extreme 802.11n Enabler for Mac |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=April 15, 2007 |archive-date=December 27, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227044414/http://store.apple.com/us/product/D4141ZM/A?mco=6C04E07A |url-status=live }}</ref> Also enabled in Mac OS X 10.6 and later.}}}}<br />Gigabit Ethernet<br />Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
| colspan=8 | Integrated Airport Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n {{Gray|(draft-n enabled)}}<br />Gigabit Ethernet<br />Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
| colspan=2 | Integrated Airport Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n {{Gray|(draft-n enabled)}}<br />Gigabit Ethernet<br />Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

|-
! colspan=2 | Peripherals
| colspan=15 | 2 × USB 2.0<br />1 × Firewire 400<br />1 × Optical digital / analog audio line-in<br />1 × Optical digital / analog audio line-out

|-
! colspan=2 | Camera
| colspan=15 | [[iSight Camera]] (640 × 480 0.3 MP)

|-
! colspan=2 | Video out
| colspan=13 | Mini DVI-I (integrated digital + analog)
| colspan=2 | Mini DVI-I (integrated digital + analog; composite and S-video output no longer supported)<ref>{{Cite web|title=MacBook: Mini-DVI to video adapter compatibility|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201881|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Apple Support|language=en|archive-date=November 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111000437/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201881|url-status=live}}</ref>

|-
! rowspan=2 | Operating system
! Original
| colspan=8 | [[Mac OS X Tiger|Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger]]
| colspan=7 | [[Mac OS X Leopard|Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard]]

|-
! Latest release
| colspan=3 | [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard]] {{Gray|(If only 512 MB RAM are installed, then only 10.5.8)}}
| [[Mac OS X Lion|Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion]] {{Gray|(If only 512 MB or 1 GB RAM are or is installed, then only 10.5.8 or 10.6.8 respectively)}}
| colspan=9 | [[Mac OS X Lion|Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion]] {{Gray|(If only 1 GB RAM is installed, then only 10.6.8)}}
| colspan=2 |[[OS X El Capitan|OS X 10.11 El Capitan]]

|-
! colspan=2 | Battery
| colspan=15 | 55-watt-hour removable lithium-polymer

|-
! rowspan=2 | Dimensions
! Weight
| colspan=6 | {{convert|5.2|lb|kg|abbr=on}} || {{convert|5.1|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| colspan=9 | {{convert|5.0|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|-
! Volume
| colspan=15 | 1.08&nbsp;in × 12.78&nbsp;in × 8.92&nbsp;in (27.5&nbsp;mm × 325&nbsp;mm × 227&nbsp;mm)

|}

== Aluminum unibody (2008) ==
{{anchor|Aluminum MacBook|3=Aluminum Unibody model|4=Aluminum Unibody}}
{{For|the Pro laptop resembling it|MacBook Pro#Second generation (Unibody)}}
[[File:Aluminium MacBook.png|thumb|left|The aluminum unibody MacBook]]
On October 14, 2008, Apple announced a MacBook featuring a new [[Nvidia]] chipset at a [[Cupertino, California]] press conference with the tagline: "The spotlight turns to notebooks".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/09/apple_to_hold_special_macbook_event_october_14th_after_all.html |title=Apple makes October 14th MacBook event official |last= |date=October 9, 2008 |access-date=February 14, 2012 |archive-date=December 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219003243/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/09/apple_to_hold_special_macbook_event_october_14th_after_all.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was replaced by the 13-inch [[MacBook Pro]] the following year.

The chipset brought a 1066&nbsp;MHz system bus, use of [[DDR3 SDRAM|DDR3]] system memory, and integrated [[Nvidia]] [[GeForce]] 9400M graphics. Other changes include a display which uses [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] backlights (replacing the fluorescent tube backlights used in the previous model) and arsenic-free glass, a new [[Mini DisplayPort]] (replacing the polycarbonate MacBook's mini-DVI port), a [[multi-touch]] glass [[Touchpad|trackpad]] which also acts as the [[Mouse (computing)#Buttons|mouse button]], and the removal of the [[IEEE 1394 interface|FireWire 400]] port (thus this model doesn't support [[Target Disk Mode]], used for data transfers or operating system repairs without [[booting]] the system).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/14/apple-announces-new-aluminum-macbooks/ |title=Apple Announces New Aluminum MacBooks |date=October 14, 2008 |publisher=Macrumors.com |access-date=October 27, 2008 |archive-date=October 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024010601/http://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/14/apple-announces-new-aluminum-macbooks/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

There was only one product cycle of the aluminum MacBook, as Apple rebranded the next revision in June 2009 as a 13-inch [[MacBook Pro]] using the same chassis with an added [[FireWire]] port and [[SD card]] slot.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple Updates 13" Aluminum MacBook, Rebranded as "MacBook Pro"|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2009/06/08/apple-updates-13-aluminum-macbook-rebranded-as-macbook-pro/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=MacRumors|date=June 8, 2009 |language=en|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724202014/https://www.macrumors.com/2009/06/08/apple-updates-13-aluminum-macbook-rebranded-as-macbook-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Design ===
The design of the unibody MacBook has stylistic traits of the MacBook Air that were also implemented into the design of the unibody MacBook Pro. This model is thinner than the original polycarbonate MacBooks, and it made use of a unibody aluminum case with tapered edges. The keyboard of the higher-end model included a backlight.

=== Reception ===
Although [[Gizmodo]] concluded it to be "our favorite MacBook to date," they did claim, at this time, its display was inferior to that found on the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, alleging a smaller viewing angle, washed-out colors, and dimmer backlighting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gizmodo.com/5063492/macbook-and-macbook-pro-dual-review |title=Review: MacBook and MacBook Pro Dual Review |date=October 16, 2008 |publisher=Gizmodo |access-date=October 22, 2008 |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630185735/https://gizmodo.com/5063492/macbook-and-macbook-pro-dual-review |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, [[AppleInsider]] and [[Engadget]] concluded it "may well be Apple's best MacBook to date" and "these are terrific choices—not only from an industrial design standpoint, but in specs as well" respectively, while also drawing attention to a lower quality display as compared with the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/02/apples_unibody_macbook_the_review.html |title=Apple's unibody MacBook Review |date=November 2, 2008 |publisher=AppleInsider |access-date=November 3, 2008 |archive-date=November 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106064521/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/02/apples_unibody_macbook_the_review.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2008/10/21/macbook-and-macbook-pro-review/2 |title=MacBook and MacBook Pro Review |date=October 21, 2008 |publisher=Engadget |access-date=October 22, 2008 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102210628/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/21/macbook-and-macbook-pro-review/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> Charlie Sorrel of [[Wired News]] reached a similar conclusion about the MacBook display, citing its poor contrast and lack of vertical angle in comparison with the MacBook Pro and even the older white MacBook.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/02/hands-on-old-ma/ |title=Hands On: Old MacBook Pro vs New MacBook |last=Sorrel |first=Charlie |date=February 19, 2009 |publisher=[[Wired News]] |access-date=April 6, 2009 |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221001520/http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/02/hands-on-old-ma/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Peter Cohen wrote an article discussing the loss of the FireWire port for [[Macworld]], saying "The absence of FireWire ports is certainly an inconvenience for some users. But it shouldn’t be considered a deal-breaker for most of us, anyway."<ref name="macworld.firewire">{{Cite web |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/136200/2008/10/macbook_firewire.html |title=FireWire's MacBook absence—inconvenience or fatal flaw? |last=Cohen |first=Peter |date=October 7, 2008 |publisher=Macworld.com |access-date=March 16, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303040005/http://www.macworld.com/article/136200/2008/10/macbook_firewire.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Technical specifications ===

{{All are obsolete}}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:small; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=2 | Model
! colspan=2 style="background:#F99" | Late&nbsp;2008<ref name="Late 2008">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP500 |title=MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) – Technical Specifications |date=October 14, 2008 |publisher=Apple.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=November 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112235136/http://support.apple.com/kb/sp500 |url-status=live }}</ref>

|-
! rowspan=4 | Timeline
! Released
| colspan=2 | October 14, 2008<ref name="apple1" />
|-
! Discontinued
| colspan=2 | June 8, 2009
|-
! Vintage
| colspan=2 | September 8, 2014
|-
! Obsolete
| colspan=2 | September 13, 2016

|-
! rowspan=3 | Production
! Models
| colspan=2 | A1278 (EMC 2254)
|-
! Model numbers
| MB466
| MB467
|-
! Model identifier
| colspan=2 | MacBook5,1

|-
! rowspan=5 | Performance
! [[Front side bus]]
| colspan=2 | 1066&nbsp;MHz
|-
! [[Central processing unit|Processor]]
! [[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn-3M]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (P7350)
! [[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn-3M]] [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (P8600)
|-
! [[Clock speed]]
| 2.0&nbsp;GHz
| 2.4&nbsp;GHz

|-
! [[Random access memory|Memory]]<br />
| colspan=2 | 2&nbsp;GB (two 1&nbsp;GB) <br />''{{Gray|Expandable to 8&nbsp;GB (4&nbsp;GB supported by Apple)}}''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.computerworld.com/nvidia_says_new_macbook_pro_can_do_8gb_of_ram |title=NVidia says new Macbook/Pro can do 8&nbsp;GB of RAM |last=Weintraub |first=Seth |date=October 20, 2008 |website=ComputerWorld |publisher=Computerworld, Inc (IDG) |access-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205434/http://blogs.computerworld.com/nvidia_says_new_macbook_pro_can_do_8gb_of_ram |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.macsales.com/9102-secret-firmware-lets-late-08-macbooks-use-8gb |title="Secret" Firmware lets Late '08 MacBooks use 8&nbsp;GB. |date=March 3, 2011 |website=Other World Computing Blog |publisher=Other World Computing |access-date=March 4, 2011 |archive-date=March 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306011046/http://blog.macsales.com/9102-secret-firmware-lets-late-08-macbooks-use-8gb |url-status=live }}</ref><br />Two slots for [[DDR3 RAM comparison table|PC3-8500]] [[DDR3]] [[SDRAM]] (1066&nbsp;MHz)
|-
! [[Computer graphics|Graphics]]
| colspan=2 | Integrated [[Nvidia]] [[GeForce]] 9400M with 256&nbsp;MB shared with main memory <br />(up to 512&nbsp;MB available in Windows through Boot Camp)

|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Display device|Display]]
! Screen
| colspan=2 | 13.3-inch LED backlit glossy widescreen LCD, 1280 × 800 pixel resolution
|-
! Video out
| colspan=2 | [[Mini DisplayPort]]

|-
! rowspan=2 | Storage
! [[Hard drive]]{{Efn|Hard drives noted are options available from Apple. As the hard drive is a user-replaceable part, there are custom configurations available, including use of 7,200-rpm drives and [[Solid-state drive|SSDs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP30 |title=Mac Pro – Technical Specifications |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217030941/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP30 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| 160&nbsp;GB 5400-rpm [[Serial ATA]]<br />''{{Gray|Optional 320&nbsp;GB HDD; 128&nbsp;GB or 256&nbsp;GB [[Solid-state drive]]}}''
| 250&nbsp;GB 5400-rpm [[Serial ATA]]<br />''{{Gray|Optional 320&nbsp;GB HDD; 128&nbsp;GB or 256&nbsp;GB [[Solid-state drive]]}}''
|-
! Optical drive
| colspan=2 | Internal slot-loading [[SuperDrive]] Maximum write:{{Efn|Given optical drive speed is its maximum.}} 8× DVD±R, 4× DVD±R DL, 4× DVD±RW, 24× CD-R, 10× CD-RW<br />Maximum read: 8× DVD±R, DVD-ROM, 6× DVD-ROM (double layer DVD-9), DVD±R DL, DVD±RW, 24× CD

|-
! rowspan=2 | Connectivity
! Networking
| colspan=2 | Integrated [[AirPort#AirPort Extreme 802.11g cards|AirPort Extreme]] 802.11a/b/g/draft-n (BCM4322 chipset)<br />[[Gigabit]] [[Ethernet]]<br />[[Bluetooth]] 2.1 + EDR
|-
! Peripherals
| colspan=2 | 2 × USB 2.0<br />1 × Combined optical digital input/analog line in<br />1 × Combined optical digital output/analog line out

|-
! colspan=2 | Battery
| colspan=2 | 45-watt-hour removable lithium polymer

|-
! rowspan=2 | Dimensions
! Weight
| colspan=2 | {{convert|4.5|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|-
! Volume
| colspan=2 | {{Convert|12.78|in|abbr=on}} wide × {{Convert|8.94|in|abbr=on}} deep × {{Convert|0.95|in}} high

|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Operating system|OS]]
! Original
| colspan=2 | [[Mac OS X Leopard|Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard]]
|-
! Latest
| colspan=2 | [[OS X El Capitan|OS X 10.11 El Capitan]] (Unofficially, able to go to [[macOS Sequoia]] by using a third party OS patcher)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.html |title=Supported Models {{!}} OpenCore Legacy Patcher}}</ref>

|}

== Polycarbonate unibody (2009–2010) ==
{{anchor|Polycarbonate Unibody model|2nd generation: Polycarbonate Unibody}}
[[File:MacBook LMSD Issue 2009.jpeg|thumb|Redesigned polycarbonate unibody MacBook]]

On October 20, 2009, Apple released a MacBook that had a new and more rounded polycarbonate (plastic) unibody design, faster [[DDR3]] memory, a multi-touch trackpad, an LED-backlit display, and a built-in seven-hour battery.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_introduces_macbook_overhaul_with_led_display_7_hour_battery |title=Apple intros MacBook overhaul with LED display, 7-hour battery |last=AppleInsider |date=October 20, 2009 |access-date=November 9, 2015 |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910233525/http://appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_introduces_macbook_overhaul_with_led_display_7_hour_battery |url-status=live }}</ref> The polycarbonate unibody MacBook, like its aluminum predecessor, lacks FireWire and, like the 13-inch MacBook Pro, has a combined [[Line (electrical engineering)|audio in/out port]]. There is no infrared port and the Apple Remote was not included.

On May 18, 2010, the MacBook was refreshed with a faster processor, a faster graphics card, improved battery life, and the ability to pass audio through the Mini DisplayPort connector. On July 20, 2011, the MacBook was discontinued for consumer purchases, but was still available to educational institutions until February 2012.<ref name="Slivka" /><ref name="macrumors.com" /> It was the last Mac to use a plastic shell, as every Mac since has used aluminum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple's Last Plastic MacBook Now Considered Obsolete|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/01/2010-macbook-now-obsolete/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=MacRumors|date=May 2017 |language=en|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130081342/https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/01/2010-macbook-now-obsolete/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Design ===
The polycarbonate unibody MacBook is rounder on the edges than previous laptops in the MacBook line. This model has an all-white [[oleophobic|fingerprint-resistant]] glossy palm rest, unlike the grayish surface of its predecessor, and uses a [[multi-touch]] glass trackpad like the one found on the MacBook&nbsp;Pro. The video-out port is Mini DisplayPort. The bottom of the MacBook features a [[rubber]]ized non-slip finish. This was prone to peeling off and Apple offered free replacements fitted by authorised agents until at least 2015 internationally. The built-in battery of the late 2009 revision, a feature introduced earlier in the year with the MacBook Pro, is claimed by Apple to last seven hours compared with five hours in the older models. However, in tests conducted by [[Macworld]], the battery was found to last only about four hours while playing video at full brightness with [[AirPort]] turned off.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.macworld.com/product/393806/apple_macbook226ghz.html#review.review |title=Apple MacBook/2.26GHz Review |date=October 28, 2009 |publisher=Macworld |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525053947/http://www.macworld.com/product/393806/apple_macbook226ghz.html#review.review |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Apple's battery life was calculated with the brightness at the middle setting and while browsing websites and editing word documents, not with video and at full brightness.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html |title=Apple – Macbook – Technical Specifications |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722123516/https://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html |archive-date=July 22, 2010 |access-date=July 16, 2010}}</ref> [[Gizmodo]] also reached about the same conclusion in their tests, but with AirPort turned on.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gizmodo.com/5386688/unibody-apple-macbook-review |title=Unibody Apple MacBook Review |date=October 21, 2009 |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630185949/https://gizmodo.com/5386688/unibody-apple-macbook-review |url-status=live }}</ref> The battery included in the mid-2010 model holds an additional five watt-hours over the previous model's and is claimed to last up to ten hours.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/20/teardown_of_apples_latest_macbook_reveals_slightly_larger_battery.html |title=Teardown of Apple's latest MacBook reveals slightly larger battery |date=May 20, 2010 |publisher=AppleInsider |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=May 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523025116/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/20/teardown_of_apples_latest_macbook_reveals_slightly_larger_battery.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Reception ===
Slashgear praised the polycarbonate unibody MacBook as "one of the best entry-level notebooks Apple have produced", but criticized it for its lack of a FireWire port and [[Secure Digital|SD card]] slot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.slashgear.com/macbook-unibody-review-late-2009-2261568/ |title=MacBook Unibody review (late 2009) |date=October 22, 2009 |publisher=Slashgear |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612173500/http://www.slashgear.com/macbook-unibody-review-late-2009-2261568/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Nilay Patel of [[Engadget]] added that the USB ports were easily dented and the bottom of the laptop became worn and discolored after a few days. He also drew particular attention to the fact that the price was not lowered, stating the small price difference between the MacBook and the MacBook Pro makes it a "wasted pricing opportunity."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/unibody-macbook-late-2009-review/ |title=Unibody MacBook (late 2009) Review |date=October 22, 2009 |publisher=Engadget |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=October 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024100524/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/unibody-macbook-late-2009-review |url-status=live }}</ref> However, most critics agree that the unibody MacBook's display is significantly better than its predecessor's. [[AppleInsider]] states the new display "delivers significantly better color and viewing angle performance" than the previous MacBook, but still "not as vivid and wide-angle viewable as the MacBook Pro screens."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/30/review_apples_redesigned_late_2009_13_inch_macbook.html%26page%3D2/ |title=Review: Apple's redesigned, late 2009 13-inch MacBook |date=October 30, 2009 |publisher=AppleInsider |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=November 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091102051819/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/30/review_apples_redesigned_late_2009_13_inch_macbook.html%26page%3D2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Technical specifications ===
Models of the Macbook A1342 family

{{All are obsolete}}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible <!--mw-collapsed-->" style="font-size:small; text-align:center"

|-
! colspan=2 | Model
! style="background:#F99" | Late 2009<ref name="Late 2009">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP579 |title=MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) – Technical Specifications |date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=Apple.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029025535/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP579 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! style="background:#F99" | Mid 2010<ref name="Mid 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP584 |title=MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) – Technical Specifications |date=May 18, 2010 |publisher=Apple.com |access-date=May 22, 2010 |archive-date=May 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525105626/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP584 |url-status=live }}</ref>

|-
! rowspan=5 | Timeline
! Announced
| {{Data missing|date=May 2022}}
| {{Data missing|date=May 2022}}
|-
! Released
| October 20, 2009<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/10/20Apple-Updates-MacBook-With-LED-Backlit-Display-Multi-Touch-Trackpad-Built-in-Seven-Hour-Battery.html |title=Press Info – Apple Updates MacBook With LED-Backlit Display, Multi-Touch Trackpad & Built-in Seven-Hour Battery |date=2009-10-20 |publisher=Apple |access-date=2017-05-05 |archive-date=December 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229221056/https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/10/20Apple-Updates-MacBook-With-LED-Backlit-Display-Multi-Touch-Trackpad-Built-in-Seven-Hour-Battery.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| May 18, 2010
|-
! Discontinued
| May 18, 2010 (May 16, 2011 to the education channel)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://images.apple.com/education/pricelists/pdfs/20110516_Education_Price_List.pdf |title=Apple, Inc. Education Price List May 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626205551/http://images.apple.com/education/pricelists/pdfs/20110516_Education_Price_List.pdf |archive-date=June 26, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| July 20, 2011 (February 8, 2012 to the education channel)
|-
! Vintage
| {{Yes|date=2017}}
| {{Yes|date=2017}}
|-
! Obsolete
| {{Yes|date=2017}}
| {{Yes|date=2017}}
|-
! rowspan=3 | Production
! Order Numbers
| MC207
| MC516

|-
! Model Numbers
| colspan=2 | A1342

|-
! Machine Model
| MacBook6,1 & EMC 2350
| MacBook7,1 & EMC 2395

|-
! colspan=2 | [[Display device|Display]]
| colspan=2|13.3-inch LED backlit glossy widescreen LCD, 1280 × 800 pixel resolution

|-
! rowspan=6 | Performance
! [[Front side bus]]
| colspan=2 | 1066&nbsp;MHz

|-
! [[Central processing unit|Processor]]
! Intel [[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn-3M]] Core 2 Duo ([[P8600|P7550]])
! Intel [[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn-3M]] Core 2 Duo ([[P8600]])

|-
! [[Clock speed]]
| 2.26&nbsp;GHz
| 2.4&nbsp;GHz

|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Random access memory|Memory]]<ref group=lower-alpha>Memory noted are the options available from Apple. As memory is a user-replaceable part, there are custom configurations possible, including use of two 2&nbsp;GB RAM modules, for 4&nbsp;GB of RAM, two 4&nbsp;GB RAM modules, for 8&nbsp;GB of RAM, and two 8&nbsp;GB RAM modules, for 16&nbsp;GB of RAM. Modules must be PC3-8500S, CL 7, 1.5 volts. Also possible: 2 + 1 = 3&nbsp;GB; 4 + 1 = 5&nbsp;GB; 8 + 1 = 9&nbsp;GB; 4 + 2 = 6&nbsp;GB; 8 + 2 = 10&nbsp;GB; 8 + 4 = 12&nbsp;GB. Modules may be 1Rx8 or 2Rx8.</ref>
| colspan=2 | Two slots for [[DDR3 RAM comparison table|PC3-8500]] [[DDR3]] [[SDRAM]] (1066&nbsp;MHz)<br />2&nbsp;GB (two 1&nbsp;GB)
|-
| Expandable to 8&nbsp;GB (4&nbsp;GB supported by Apple)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-2.4-white-13-polycarbonate-unibody-mid-2010-specs.html |title=MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.4 13 (Mid-2010) Specs |website=Everymac.com |access-date=July 25, 2011 |archive-date=August 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110801013437/http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-2.4-white-13-polycarbonate-unibody-mid-2010-specs.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Expandable to 16&nbsp;GB (4&nbsp;GB supported by Apple)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.macsales.com/16353-owc-announces-maxram-memory-upgrades-to-16gb-for-2010-mac-mini-macbook-and-macbook-pro |title=OWC Announces Max RAM Memory Upgrades to 16&nbsp;GB for 2010 Mac Mini, MacBook and MacBook Pro |date=December 27, 2012 |access-date=February 1, 2013 |archive-date=January 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115104103/http://blog.macsales.com/16353-owc-announces-maxram-memory-upgrades-to-16gb-for-2010-mac-mini-macbook-and-macbook-pro |url-status=live }}</ref>

|-
! [[Computer graphics|Graphics]]
| Integrated [[Nvidia]] [[GeForce]] 9400M with 256&nbsp;MB shared with main memory<br />(up to 512&nbsp;MB available in Windows through Boot Camp)
| Integrated [[Nvidia]] [[GeForce]] 320M with 256&nbsp;MB shared with main memory

|-
! rowspan=2 | Storage
! [[Hard drive]]{{Efn|Hard drives noted are options available from Apple. As the hard drive is a user-replaceable part, there are custom configurations possible, including capacities up to 2&nbsp;TB and [[Solid-state drive|SSDs]]. For rotating drives, 5,400 rpm is recommended, for power and cooling reasons.}}
| colspan=2 | [[Serial ATA]] 250&nbsp;GB 5400-rpm {{Gray|''Optional 320 or 500&nbsp;GB''}}

|-
! [[SuperDrive]]{{Efn|Noted optical drive speed is its maximum. It is possible to replace the optical drive with a caddy which accommodates an SSD or a second hard drive. Look for caddies which are intended for MacBook A1342 models; there are similar (but slightly different) caddies which are intended for [[Mac Mini]] models.}}
| colspan=2 | ''Internal Slot-Loading''<br />Maximum write: 8× DVD±R, 4× DVD±R DL, 4× DVD±RW, 24× CD-R, 10× CD-RW<br />Maximum read: 8× DVD±R, DVD-ROM, 6× DVD-ROM (double layer DVD-9), DVD±R DL, DVD±RW, 24× CD

|-
! colspan=2 | Connectivity
| colspan=2 | Integrated [[AirPort]] 802.11a/b/g/n (BCM43224 chipset)<br />[[Gigabit]] [[Ethernet]]<br />[[Bluetooth]] 2.1 + EDR

|-
! colspan=2 | Peripherals
| colspan=2 | 2 × USB 2.0<br />1 × Optical digital audio out / analog audio line-out/in

|-
! colspan=2 | Camera
| colspan=2 | [[iSight Camera]] (640 × 480 0.3 MP)

|-
! colspan=2 | Video out
| [[Mini DisplayPort]]<br />''Video only'' || Mini DisplayPort<br />''with Audio-out''

|-
! rowspan=2 | Operating system
! Original
| colspan=2 | [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard]]

|-
! Latest
| colspan=2 | [[macOS High Sierra|macOS 10.13 High Sierra]] (Unofficially, able to go to macOS Sequoia by using a third party OS patcher)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.html |title=Supported Models Opencore |website=dortania.github.io}}</ref>

|-
! colspan=2 | Battery
| 60-watt-hour non-removable lithium-polymer
| 63.5-watt-hour non-removable lithium-polymer

|-
! rowspan=2 | Dimensions
! Weight
| colspan=2 | {{convert|4.7|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|-
! Volume
| colspan=2 | 1.09&nbsp;in × 13.00&nbsp;in × 9.12&nbsp;in (27.4&nbsp;mm × 330.3&nbsp;mm × 231.7&nbsp;mm)

|}

== Criticisms and defects ==
The rubber bottom of unibody MacBooks have been known to peel off. Apple has noticed this as a flaw and will replace the bottom for free, with or without a warranty. Some consumers have also reported defects in their LCD displays in mid-2010–2011 models.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/support/macbook-bottomcase/ |title=Review: Apple's redesigned, late 2009 13-inch MacBook |date=May 7, 2011 |publisher=Apple |access-date=February 14, 2012 |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211213514/http://www.apple.com/support/macbook-bottomcase/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The MagSafe power adapter of MacBooks has been known to fray, break, and stop working. Following a lawsuit, Apple replaces these adapters for US residents with affected adapters, purchased (or received as a gift) with computers or as an accessory.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/ts4127 |title=About Apple's Power Adapter Replacement Program --- US Only |website=apple.com |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226123453/http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS4127 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.adaptersettlement.com/faq.aspx |title=Magsafe Power Adapter Settlement Frequently Asked Questions |website=Adaptersettlement.com |access-date=2017-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123212334/https://www.adaptersettlement.com/faq.aspx |archive-date=January 23, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Some MacBooks are affected by the [[iSeeYou]] vulnerability, potentially allowing their iSight cameras to record the user without the user's knowledge.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2013/12/18/research-shows-how-macbook-webcams-can-spy-on-their-users-without-warning/ |title=Research shows how MacBook Webcams can spy on their users without warning |last=Soltani |first=Ashkan |date=2013-12-18 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=2017-05-05 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120155939/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2013/12/18/research-shows-how-macbook-webcams-can-spy-on-their-users-without-warning/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://techland.time.com/2013/12/20/apple-please-give-us-a-fix-a-guarantee-that-our-isight-webcams-are-safe/ |title=Miss Teen USA's Webcam Hacked |last=Peckham |first=Matt |date=2013-12-20 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=2017-05-05 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411050145/https://techland.time.com/2013/12/20/apple-please-give-us-a-fix-a-guarantee-that-our-isight-webcams-are-safe/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Supported operating systems ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:small; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=12 | Supported macOS releases
|-
! [[macOS]] release
! Original
! Late 2006
! Mid 2007
! Late 2007
! Early 2008
! Late 2008 (White)
! Late 2008 (Aluminum)
! Early 2009
! Mid 2009
! Late 2009
! Mid 2010
|-
! [[Mac OS X Tiger|10.4 Tiger]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Ya|text=10.4.6}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Ya|text=10.4.8}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Ya|text=10.4.9}}
| <!--l07 -->colspan=3 {{Free|Partial{{R|group=Note|X3100Tiger}}}}
| <!--l08a-->{{n/a}}
| <!--e09 -->{{n/a}}
| <!--m09 -->{{n/a}}
| <!--l09 -->{{n/a}}
| <!--m10 -->{{n/a}}
|-
! [[Mac OS X Leopard|10.5 Leopard]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--e08 -->{{Ya|text=10.5.2}}
| <!--l08w-->{{Ya|text=10.5.4}}
| <!--l08a-->{{Ya|text=10.5.5}}
| <!--e09 -->{{Ya|text=10.5.6}}
| <!--m09 -->{{Ya|text=10.5.7}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Free|Partial{{R|group=Note|MacBook6,1}}}}
| <!--m10 -->{{Free|Partial, Patch{{R|group=Note|MacBook7,1}}}}
|-
! [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|10.6 Snow Leopard]]
| <!--e06 -->colspan=2 {{Ya|text=With 1&nbsp;GB RAM}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--e08 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l08w-->{{Ya}}
| <!--l08a-->{{Ya}}
| <!--e09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--m09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Ya|text=10.6.1}}
| <!--m10 -->{{Ya|text=10.6.3}}
|-
! [[Mac OS X Lion|10.7 Lion]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Partial|Patch,<br />With 2&nbsp;GB RAM{{R|group=Note|MacBook1,1}}}}
| <!--l06 -->colspan=5{{Ya|text=With 2&nbsp;GB RAM}}
| <!--l08a-->{{Ya}}
| <!--e09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--m09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--m10 -->{{Ya}}
|-
! [[OS X Mountain Lion|10.8 Mountain Lion]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06-->colspan=5 {{Partial|Patch,<br />With 2&nbsp;GB RAM}}
| <!--l08a-->{{Ya}}
| <!--e09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--m09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--m10 -->{{Ya}}
|-
! [[OS X Mavericks|10.9 Mavericks]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06-->colspan=2 rowspan=3 {{Partial|Patch,<br />With 2&nbsp;GB RAM{{R|group=Note|GMA950}}}}
| <!--l07-->colspan=3 rowspan=3 {{Partial|Patch,<br />With 2&nbsp;GB RAM{{R|group=Note|X3100}}}}
| <!--e09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l08a-->{{Ya}}
| <!--m09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l09 -->{{ya}}
| <!--m10 -->{{ya}}
|-
! [[OS X Yosemite|10.10 Yosemite]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--e09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l08a-->{{Ya}}
| <!--m09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l09 -->{{ya}}
| <!--m10 -->{{ya}}
|-
! [[OS X El Capitan|10.11 El Capitan]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--e09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l08a-->{{Ya}}
| <!--m09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l09 -->{{ya}}
| <!--m10 -->{{ya}}
|-
! [[macOS Sierra|10.12 Sierra]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--e08 -->colspan=2 rowspan=3 {{Partial|Patch,<br />With 2&nbsp;GB RAM{{R|group=Note|X3100}}}}
| <!--l08a-->colspan=3 {{Partial|Patch}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--m10 -->{{Ya}}
|-
! [[MacOS High Sierra|10.13 High Sierra]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l08a-->colspan=3 {{Partial|Patch}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--m10 -->{{Ya}}
|-
! [[macOS Mojave|10.14 Mojave]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l08a-->colspan=5 {{Partial|Patch}}
|-
! [[MacOS Catalina|10.15 Catalina]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--e08 -->colspan=2 {{Partial|Patch,<br />With 4&nbsp;GB RAM{{R|group=Note|X3100}}}}
| <!--l08a-->colspan=5 rowspan=6 {{Partial|Patch,<br />With 4&nbsp;GB RAM}}
|-
! [[macOS Big Sur|11 Big Sur]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--e08 -->colspan=2 rowspan=5 {{Nonfree|Patch,<br />With 4&nbsp;GB RAM{{R|group=Note|MacBook4,1}}}}
|-
! [[MacOS Monterey|12 Monterey]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Na}}
|-
! [[MacOS Ventura|13 Ventura]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Na}}
|-
! [[MacOS Sonoma|14 Sonoma]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Na}}
|-
! [[MacOS Sequoia|15 Sequoia]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Na}}
|-
! [[MacOS Tahoe|26 Tahoe]]
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l07 -->{{Na}}
| <!--e08 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l08w-->{{Na}}
| <!--l08a-->{{Na}}
| <!--e09 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m09 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Na}}
| <!--m10 -->{{Na}}
|}
{{Reflist|group=Note|refs=
<ref name="X3100Tiger">Requires at least 10.4.9 due to 64-bit EFI. No graphics acceleration are available for the GMA X3100.</ref>
<ref name="MacBook6,1">Screen brightness control and audio input/output will not work. Display color profile and some trackpad settings will also be unavailable. Screenshots will not be rendered properly, causing image corruption.</ref>
<ref name="MacBook7,1">NVDAResman.kext needs to be deleted. Graphics acceleration and audio input/output will not work. Display color profile, display brightness and some trackpad settings will also be unavailable.</ref>
<ref name="MacBook1,1">Requires system files patching. Up to 10.7.3 or 10.7.5 with no Wi-Fi.</ref>
<ref name="GMA950">There are no graphics drivers available for the GMA 950 after OS X Mountain Lion.</ref>
<ref name="X3100">There are no graphics drivers available for the GMA X3100 after OS X Mountain Lion.</ref>
<ref name="MacBook4,1">Although bootable, macOS Big Sur and later does not have any drivers for the internal keyboard, trackpad and USB ports. The GMA X3100 also has no drivers since OS X Mountain Lion, making the system unusable. No patcher supports this model. </ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:small; text-align:center"

|-
! colspan=21 | Supported Windows versions

|-
! Windows version
! Original
! Late 2006-Mid 2009
! Late 2009-Mid 2010

|-
! [[Windows 2000]] {{R|group=Note|Win2K11}}
| <!--e06 -->{{Free|Unofficial}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Free|Unofficial}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Free|Unofficial}}

|-
! [[Windows XP]] {{R|group=Note|XP}}<ref name="XP-8">{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204048 |title=System requirements to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp |date=March 10, 2015 |access-date=August 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312172800/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204048 |archive-date=March 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Keizer">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218794/OS_X_Lion_requires_Windows_7_for_Boot_Camp|title=OS X Lion requires Windows 7 for Boot Camp|last=Keizer|first=Gregg|magazine=[[Computerworld]]|access-date=August 2, 2011|date=August 2, 2011|archive-date=November 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103034713/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218794/OS_X_Lion_requires_Windows_7_for_Boot_Camp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| <!--e06 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Ya}}

|-
! [[Windows Vista]] (32-bit) {{R|group=Note|Vista}}<ref name="XP-8" /><ref name="Keizer" />
| <!--e06 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Ya}}

|-
! [[Windows Vista]] (64-bit) {{R|group=Note|Vista}}<ref name="XP-8" />
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Partial|Unofficial}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Ya}}

|-
! [[Windows 7]] (32-bit) {{R|group=Note|Win732-bit}}<ref name="XP-8" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nextofwindows.com/apple-released-boot-camp-with-windows-10-support|title=Apple Released Boot Camp 6.1 with Windows 10 Support|last=Hu|first=Jonathan|website=nextofwindows|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=August 21, 2020|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809114931/https://www.nextofwindows.com/apple-released-boot-camp-with-windows-10-support|url-status=live}}</ref>
| <!--e06 -->{{Partial|Unofficial}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Ya}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Ya}}

|-
! [[Windows 7]] (64-bit) {{R|group=Note|Win764-bit}}<ref name="XP-8" /><ref name="7 and later">{{Cite web|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204048|title=System requirements to install Windows using Boot Camp for macOS|website=Apple Support|date=December 6, 2018|access-date=August 21, 2020|archive-date=March 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312172800/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204048|url-status=live}}</ref>
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Partial|Unofficial}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Ya}}

|-
! [[Windows 8]] {{R|group=Note|upgrade-only}}
| <!--e06 -->{{Partial|Unofficial, 32bit only}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Partial|Unofficial}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Partial|Unofficial}}

|-
! [[Windows 10]] {{R|group=Note|upgrade-only}}
| <!--e06 -->{{Partial|Unofficial, 32bit only}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Partial|Unofficial}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Partial|Unofficial}}

|-
! [[Windows 11]] {{R|group=Note|Win2K11}}
| <!--e06 -->{{Na}}
| <!--l06 -->{{Partial|Unofficial, Patch}}
| <!--l09 -->{{Partial|Unofficial, Patch}}

|-
| colspan=99 | {{Reflist|group=Note|refs=
<ref name=XP>Windows XP can only be installed on Macs with Boot Camp 3 or earlier. This includes Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier and copies of Mac OS X 10.7 that have not been updated to Boot Camp 4.</ref>
<ref name=Vista>Windows Vista can only be installed on Macs with Boot Camp 3 or earlier. This includes Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier and copies of Mac OS X 10.7 that have not been updated to Boot Camp 4.</ref>
<ref name=Win732-bit>The 32-bit version of Windows 7 can only be installed on Macs with Boot Camp 3.1 to 6.0. This includes OS X 10.11 and earlier.</ref>
<ref name=Win764-bit>The 64-bit version of Windows 7 can only be installed on Macs with Boot Camp 3.1 or later, running macOS High Sierra or earlier. Later versions of macOS no longer support Windows 7.</ref>
<ref name=upgrade-only>This version of Windows is not supported with Boot Camp on this Macs. Later versions of Windows can be installed via Windows in-place upgrade.</ref>
<ref name=Win2K11> This version of Windows is not supported on this Macs however, these can still be unofficially installed. </ref>
}}
|}

== Timeline ==
{{Timeline of portable Macintoshes}}

== See also ==
*[[MacBook]]
*[[MacBook (2015–2019)]]
*[[MacBook Air]]
*[[MacBook Pro]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|MacBook}}
*{{Official website|www.apple.com/macbook/}}
*[https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/navigation/index.html#topic=Guides&section=Resource+Types MacBook Developer Note]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091212052535/https://guides.macrumors.com/MacBook_Buyer%27s_Guide MacBook Buyer's Guide]
{{s-start}}
{{succession box
|before = [[iBook G4]]
|title = MacBook|years = May 16, 2006
|after = [[MacBook (2015–2019)]]
}}
{{s-end}}

{{Apple hardware since 1998}}
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