With the announcement of new products from Apple on July 20, it was easy to get swept up in the excitement of bigger displays, advanced operating systems and a more affordable MacBook Air. But with each addition to the Mac lineup, there is the inevitable demise of a well-loved classic.The latest casualty? The white, polycarbonate-shelled MacBook, the last holdover of Apple's white, plasticky, toy-like laptop, the iBook.
For those following the evolution of the MacBook lineup, this should come as no surprise. Apple had done away with the iBook lineup in 2006, but preserved its overall plastic-like form in the 2006 MacBook. While it started out with three different versions, Apple reduced the lineup to only one option for MacBook buyers by late 2008. And now, even the last of the white MacBooks has been replaced.
Legacy of the iBook ends with new MacBook Air
