Macworld Benchmarks MacBook
Macworld has published the first batch of benchmarks for the new consumer MacBooks. The numbers are pretty much what you'd expect based on the specs.For the most part, the MacBook keeps nearly even pace with the MacBook Pro. The stark exception is the Unreal Tournament 2007 test, in which the MacBook Pro absolutely clobbers its little brother.
Macworld calls out the fact that this might not be the machine for you if you want to play graphically-intensive games, but it's probably also indicative of general graphics performance. It looks like the main decision between a consumer and pro laptop is going to come down to this and display size.
This article also highlights how much the Mac world (and perhaps the world in general), needs a well-designed, viable alternative to Adobe's suite of applications, particularly Photoshop. Apple could do it, the question is simply if they have the will.

Macworld Benchmarks MacBook
Posted May 18, 2006 — 3 comments below
Posted May 18, 2006 — 3 comments below
Matt — May 18, 06 1275
MJ — May 18, 06 1276
And the CoreImage support just seems for adding filters so we now have heaps of apps that will do some useless filters...
Tsk...
Scott Stevenson — May 18, 06 1277
Yes, what we need is a graphic design tool for web pages, layouts, and interactive UI, not a filter factory.