Sizemodo: New MacBook and MacBook Pro vs. Their Forebearers

PublishedOctober 14, 2008

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The new MacBook and MacBook Pro may be molded by hand from a single piece of adamantium or whatever, but how do they size up to their previous versions? The new MacBook Pro actually has a larger footprint (X Y) than the old MacBook Pro, but it's also slightly thinner (tough to tell in person). But the new MacBook, on the other hand, has a nearly identical footprint (X Y), but seems much thinner than the old MacBook. And the numbers agree.

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In other words, to the naked eye, big improvement on the MacBook dimensions. ~~Minor improvement~~ Maybe a wash or even a step back on the MacBook Pro dimensions. 0.13 inches doesn't sound like much, but combined with beveling, it makes the new MacBook look and feel much more like premium device.