Like the Late 2009 MacBook, there is no IR receiver for Apple’s remote.Ĭlosed Lid Mode: All Intel ‘Books support “lid closed” (or clamshell) mode, which leaves the built-in display off and dedicates all video RAM to an external display. Unlike early MacBooks, where every USB port could provide 500 mA of power, only one USB port provides full power – the port closer to the front. However, OWC has determined that it will work with up to 16 GB, more than any other version of the consumer MacBook. The Mid 2010 MacBook is officially rated as supporting up to 4 GB of RAM. A single audio port is used for both input and output, so you can’t plug in analog speakers or headphones and a microphone at the same time.

There’s still no FireWire port or built-in SD Card reader you’ll need to go to the 13″ MacBook Pro model for those features at $200 more.

The CPU speed gets a bump from 2.26 GHz to 2.4 GHz, it now has the same Nvidia GeForce 320M GPU as the current 13″ MacBook Pro, and its rated battery life jumps from a very good 7 hours to an impressive 10 hours – all with no change in price. This is the first and only update to the white unibody MacBook.