So this is why the Apple Store went offline last Tuesday.
The lowest configuration uses the latest Core 2 Duo processor (3GHz L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) at 2.1GHz, while the BlackBook and the mid-range white MacBook uses the 2.4GHz model. Memory was also bumped up to 1Gb on the lowest configuration and 2GHz on the mid-range and BlackBook models. Hard disk size ranges from 120Gb, 160Gb, and 250Gb respectively.
This is one thing that I realized once I switched to a Mac. Apple has this set number of models, which they update on a regular basis — other computer companies tend to create one new model after the other even though only one component is changed.
I think I’d like Apple’s style better. It tends to reduce the confusion created when customers are faced with a lot of choices.