| Component | Intel Core 2 Duo |
|---|
| Model | Early 2008 | Late 2008 |
| Display | 13.3-inch glossy LED backlight TFT LCD widescreen display, 1280 by 800 pixel resolution |
| Graphics | Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144 MB[10] of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory | nVidia GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256 MB[10] of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory |
| Storage | 80 GB[8] ATA 1.8" 4200 rpm HDD or 64 GB SSD | 120 GB[8] Serial ATA 1.8" 4200 rpm HDD or 128 GB SSD |
| Front side bus | 800MHz | 1066MHz |
| Processor | 1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Merom,[35][36] | 1.6 GHz or 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn[13] (SL9300/9400) |
| Memory | 2 GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM soldered to the logicboard | 2 GB[10] 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM soldered to the logicboard |
| Wireless networking | Integrated AirPort Extreme supports 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Wired Ethernet | none, Optional USB Ethernet Adapter |
| Optical storage | none, Optional External USB SuperDrive 4x DVD+/-R DL writes, 8x DVD+/-R read/write, 8x DVD+RW writes, 6x DVD-RW writes, 24x CD-R writes, and 16x CD-RW recording, 8x DVD read, 24x CD read |
| Camera | Built-in iSight, 640×480 pixel resolution |
| Battery | 37 W-Hr Lithium-ion polymer battery
|
| Physical dimensions | 22.7 cm D × 32.5 cm W × 0.4–1.94 cm H
8.94 in D × 12.8 in W × 0.16–0.76 in H
3.0 lb (1.36 kg) |
| Bluetooth | Built-in (2.1+Enhanced Data Rate) |
| Port connections | 1× USB 2.0
1× Micro-DVI video port (adapters are included for VGA or DVI monitors up to 1920 by 1200 pixels)
1× Headphone jack (3.5 mm) | 1× USB 2.0
1× Mini DisplayPort video port with HDCP[37](adapters are optional for VGA or DVI monitors up to 2560 by 1600 pixels)
1× Headphone jack (3.5 mm) |
| Audio | Built-in microphone and mono speaker
mono output jack
|
| Keyboard | Backlit full-size keyboard with ambient light sensor |
| Trackpad | Multi-Touch gestures like the iPhone, iPod touch, MacBook, and MacBook Pro |
| K-slot | None |
