New MacBooks to use Intel Core 2 Duo chips

updated 11:38 a.m. ET Nov. 8, 2006

NEW YORK - Apple Computer Inc. said Wednesday a new line of MacBook notebook computers will use Intel Corp.'s Core 2 Duo processors and be up to 25 percent faster than the previous generation.

Apple announced the new consumer computers ahead of the holiday season with prices starting at $1,099. Last month, the computer maker said its MacBook Pro line of laptops would use Intel's Core 2 Duo processors.

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