The Apple rumour mill has been grinding for some time again about this announcement, with UK online retailer Play.com leaking the possibility of new Core 2 MacBooks earlier this week, but now it has officially been confirmed.

Apple’s consumer notebook, the MacBook, has been upgraded with, among other things, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. The upgrades also include a RAM boost to 1 GB on the higher end models and a slightly bumped up (but still quite mediocre considering the price) hard drive for the higher end models.