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MacBook (Aluminum, Late 2008)
A1278 · Aluminum MacBook
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Identifiers
| Order number | A1278 |
| Machine ID | MacBook5,1 |
Reference
| Original price | $1,299 – $2,349 |
| Announced | 2008-10-14 |
| Discontinued | 2009-06-08 |
| Max supported OS | macOS 10.11.6 El Capitan |
| Design era | Aluminum MacBook |
Configurations
| Colors | Anodized aluminum |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 @ 2.0 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.4 GHz |
| Memory | 2 GB, 4 GB (max) |
| Storage | 160 GB SATA HDD, 250 GB SATA HDD |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (256 MB shared) |
| Display | 13.3″ LED (1280×800) |
| Operating system | Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.1, Mac OS X 10.5.2, Mac OS X 10.5.3, Mac OS X 10.5.4, Mac OS X 10.5.5, Mac OS X 10.5.6, Mac OS X 10.5.7, Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.1, Mac OS X 10.6.2, Mac OS X 10.6.3, Mac OS X 10.6.4, Mac OS X 10.6.5, Mac OS X 10.6.6, Mac OS X 10.6.7, Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.1, Mac OS X 10.7.2, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Mac OS X 10.7.4, Mac OS X 10.7.5, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.8.1, OS X 10.8.2, OS X 10.8.3, OS X 10.8.4, OS X 10.8.5, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, OS X 10.9.1, OS X 10.9.2, OS X 10.9.3, OS X 10.9.4, OS X 10.9.5, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, OS X 10.10.1, OS X 10.10.2, OS X 10.10.3, OS X 10.10.4, OS X 10.10.5, OS X 10.11 El Capitan, OS X 10.11.1, OS X 10.11.2, OS X 10.11.3, OS X 10.11.4, OS X 10.11.5, OS X 10.11.6, macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.12.1, macOS 10.12.2, macOS 10.12.3, macOS 10.12.4, macOS 10.12.5, macOS 10.12.6, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.13.1, macOS 10.13.2, macOS 10.13.3, macOS 10.13.4, macOS 10.13.5, macOS 10.13.6 |
| Removable media | SuperDrive (DVD±R DL, slot-loading) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 2× USB 2.0 · Gigabit Ethernet · Mini DisplayPort · 3.5 mm audio out · 3.5 mm audio in · MagSafe 1 · AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n · Bluetooth 2.1+EDR |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 325 × 24 × 227 mm |
| Weight | 2 kg |
Known quirks
- Called the MacBook 'Brick' — first CNC-milled aluminum unibody MacBook
- Removed FireWire, triggering pro-user backlash (reversed on MBP 13" the next year)
- No SD card slot on this generation
- Glass trackpad with multi-touch — a first
- Short-lived line; became MacBook Pro 13" by mid-2009