No power cord, no Ethernet cable, no headphone jack, no wires. No problem. With a long battery life and built-in AirPort and Bluetooth, you can get online virtually anywhere. It’s not magic. It’s MacBook.
Café culture.
Take your study session to the local hot spot. MacBook comes with built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi, offering up to five times the performance and up to twice the range of previous generations.1 A glance in the menu bar will tell you how strong your wireless signal is, what networks you have the opportunity to join, or how much battery power you have left.
Speaking of power, you can work unplugged for up to 6 hours — 2.75 hours if you’re watching DVDs or 3.75 hours if you have wireless turned on — before you need to recharge your MacBook battery. And you can extend battery life by disconnecting peripherals you’re not using; turning Bluetooth off until you need it; quitting applications; ejecting CDs and DVDs; and opting for “Better Battery Life” in the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences.
Budget-conscious travel.
Say you and your friends go on spring break. Not only can you share a hotel room, but you can share its Internet connection. How? Just plug in your MacBook and set up your connection. Then open up System Preferences and turn on Internet sharing. Now your friends can connect over AirPort to your Mac and out to the old www. In a matter of minutes, everyone can post a photo blog entry to .Mac.3
Text easy.
With MacBook, you won’t strain your thumb sending text messages to your friends. Use all your fingers to type. If you have a Bluetooth cell phone, you can use MacBook to send and receive SMS messages.2 Even better, you don’t have to enter in everyone’s phone number, you can just copy them from your Address Book. (Or fill up your MacBook Address Book from your phone. iSync, included with Mac OS X, makes it easy.)
Accessorize.
With built-in Bluetooth, you’ve got a built-in holiday or birthday wish list. Prefer a mouse to the scrolling trackpad? Use any Bluetooth mouse. Listen to your tunes with wireless headphones. Or record a podcast with a wireless headset, the same one you use for your cell phone.
Learn to share.
With Bonjour networking technology built into every MacBook, the possibilities for wirelessly sharing files, printers, and data are nearly limitless. With Bonjour, your computer discovers other computers and peripherals on the same network. From there, you can print and share with secure simplicity.
On the go.
Networking with Bonjour
With MacBook and Bonjour technology, you can find printers, share files, and connect to other computers on a network.
Built-in Bluetooth
Connect wirelessly to Bluetooth-enabled peripherals or connect to the Internet via your mobile phone.
AirPort Extreme
MacBook offers wireless capability, and you can create your own wireless network with an AirPort Extreme Base Station.
- Based on a comparison with Apple’s 802.11g products. Comparison assumes AirPort Extreme network with 802.11n-enabled computer. Speed and range will be less if an 802.11a/b/g product joins the network. Accessing the wireless network requires an AirPort- or AirPort Extreme-enabled computer or other Wi-Fi Certified 802.11a/b/g-enabled computer. Actual performance will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of network, and other factors. Range will vary with site conditions. AirPort Extreme is based on an 802.11n draft specification.
- Additional fees may apply. Contact your mobile phone carrier for details.
- The .Mac service is available to persons age 13 and older. Annual membership fee and Internet access required. Terms and conditions apply.
Source apple.com
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