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Well Santa Jobs has come and gone and left plenty of nice shiny toys behind. So what all did Apple drop on us today? Both the Macbooks and Macbook Pros got their long rumored aluminum finish from the brand new manufacturing process that makes them more sturdy since they are large pieces of aluminum rather than a lot of parts fastened together. The Macbook now comes with a slightly better graphics card the Nvidia GeForce 9400M and the MBP has switchable graphics with the 9400M and 9600M GT. The Macbook Air also received some upgrade love along with Nvidia graphics offerings. The buttons on the trackpad are gone and have been replaced with a glass trackpad that is sort of like the Blackberry Storm in that the trackpad is giving some response to clicks since it will act as the button. Another product launched today was the 24 inch Cinema Display backlit by LED for $899. All in all, it seems like a pretty exciting day for Apple fans every where. Check out the links below for all of the latest coverage.

Apple Macbook: Engadget

Macbook Hands-On: Engadget

Apple Macbook Pro: Engadget

MBP Hands-On: Engadget

24 inch Cinema Display: Engadget

Apple Event Highlights: Engadget

Well, it was bound to show its face eventually, but many thought it would be at the Apple event today; guess not. JR aka Mr Blurrycam has brought us the refreshed MBP before Apple even had a chance. It looks nice and goes along the rumors that the Macbook line would look much like the Macbook Air which this does. Notice the lack of the touchpad buttons so there should be something new in store. There is also a rumored $899 price Macbook in the inventory system. A bit higher than the $800 price rumor, but it is a good start at getting a sub $1000 notebook.

Full Article and picture source: Engadget

Could this be the new Macbook? Previous rumors had the newest Macbook line joining the big brother Macbook Pro in its aluminum look. The images aren’t very clear and they tend to resemble the Macbook Air with the ‘Air’ photoshopped out.

More Images: Gizmodo