2009 started off with Steve Jobs taking a six-month leave of absence for health reasons. While Steve originally believed his health problems could be easily treated, he ended up needing a liver transplant, which was performed under the media radar in April.
Steve returned to Apple on a part-time basis in June, but did not make a public appearance as the face of Apple until September, when he introduced new iPods.
Apple's Decade: 2009
New Macintosh products introduced by Apple in 2009.
The specs below were the base specification; many Macs shipped with upgrades to these specs.
MacBook (Core 2 Duo): 2.0/2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB hard drive
MacBook (Polycarbonate Unibody): 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive
MacBook Pro (13-inch Unibody): 2.26/2.53 Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive
MacBook Pro (Unibody): 2.26/2.53/2.66/2.8 Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB hard drive
MacBook Air: 1.86.2.13/ Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB hard drive
iMac (Early 2009): 2.0/2.66/2.93/3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive
iMac (Late 2009): 3.06/3.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB hard drive
iMac (Quad-Core i5): 2.66 GHz Intel Quad-Core i5 processor, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive
iMac (Quad-Core i7): 2.8 GHz Intel Quad-Core i7 processor, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive
Mac mini (Early 2009): 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 1 GB RAM, 120 GB hard drive
Mac mini (Late 2009): 2.26/2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 2 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive
Mac mini (Late 2009 Server): 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 4 GB RAM, 2x500 GB hard drive
Mac Pro (Quad-Core): 2.66/2.93/3.33 GHz Intel Xeon W3520 processors, 3 GB RAM, 640 GB hard drive
Mac Pro (Eight-Core): 2x2.26/2x2.66/2x2.93 GHz Intel Xeon E5520 processors, 6 GB RAM, 640 GB hard drive
Xserve Xeon (Quad-Core): 2.26 GHz Intel Xeon E5520 processors, 3 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive
Xserve Xeon (Eight-Core): 2x2.26/2x2.66/2x2.93 GHz Intel Xeon E5520 processors, 3 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive
Apple News: 2009
Apple makes its last appearance at a Macworld expo.
Steve Jobs takes six-month leave of absence.
Steve Jobs undergoes liver transplant.
In Other News: 2009
Barack Obama inaugurated as 44th President.
H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak reaches official pandemic levels in June.
Chrysler and GM file for bankruptcy protection.
President Obama announces 30,000 additional troops to be deployed to Afghanistan.
