$999 ($1149 CDN) gets you a starter config with improved CPU and chip set. It’s this last bit that is most exciting. The centre piece of Nvidia’s 9400m chipset is an integrated graphics solution that perfroms on par with basic discrete video chips such as the 9300m or AMD Mobility 3450. Also, this chipset elimintaes its predeccessor’s heat problems.
Apple has finally nixed Intel’s silly 35 watt furnace – the X3100 IGP.
