New Apple MacBook gets 10-hour battery life but stays at $1000

There's a new item to add to your Dads-and-Grads gift ideas list, a brand new unibody MacBook laptop, the MC516LL/A, with an increased 10-hour estimated battery life and a rounded-out starting-price of $1000. Engadget has the initial global rollout story, with more action in the blogosphere via Techmeme. It has the trademark 13.3" display, Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz processor, 2GB memory, and 250GB, and things like that.

The new Macbook is already shipping from Apple herself or if you want to save, you can get it for $950 after a $45 mail-in rebate, with free shipping, from authorized Apple reseller MacMall.com. The $45 mail-in rebate promotion ends at 3am EST on Wedn May 19.