The MacBook is Apple's consumer line laptop. It has a 13-inch screen and comes in white Polycarbonate unibody enclosure. http://www.apple.com/macbook/design.html At this time it is the only model of the MacBook. The two MacBooks that where aluminum cast models have been upgraded to MacBook Pros.

The MacBook was the first portable Apple computer to use a glosssy screen display. This design is to help increase color saturation on the screen but may reflect the glare from lights. The casing is made of polycarbonate, a kind of thermoplastic that molds easily when heated.

Apple Education Pricing http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/education_pricing?mco=MTczMDE0NTg
A school or a student can receive a nice discount from Apple. Go to Apple's Education site for more details.

Apple offers free ground shipping on all orders over $50 at the Apple Online Store. http://store.apple.com/us/help/shipping_delivery?mco=MTQyMDA2NzQ
Get up to a $100 rebate when you buy a printer with a MacBook http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/popup/printer_promo?mco=MTM3NDkyNTM

MacBook Pro | MacBook Air | iPhone | iPod touch | iPad

• The Seattle Times: Apple's $999 entry laptop (October 14, 2008)

• ZDNet: Details on Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro updates (October 14, 2008)

• Scientific American: Apple presents new MacBook linuep (October 14, 2008)

• CNet: Checking under the hood of Apple's new MacBooks (October 14, 2008)

• Forbes: Can Apple's New MacBook Save the World? (October 10, 2008)

• Fortune: What the MacBook Means to Apple (October 13, 2008)

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• PC Magazine: Apple Says Some Notebooks May Have Battery Issues

• The Washington Post: Apple's MacBook Leaves Its Predecessors in the Dust (2006)

• C|Net News.com: MacBook hacked in contest at security event

• TIME Magazine: Apple 13-inch MacBook

• Mac Rumors: Apple Updates MacBooks to Santa Rosa, GMA X3100; 2.6GHz MacBook Pro