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==Timeline==

*June 6, 2005: Apple announced its plans to switch to Intel processors at the [[WWDC|Worldwide Developer Conference]] and released a Developer Transition System, a PC running an Intel build of Mac OS X 10.4.1 in a modified [[Power Mac G5]] case, to all Select and Premier members of the Apple Developer Connection at a price of $999.<ref name="apple-pr-2005"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vintagemacmuseum.com/the-apple-developer-transition-system-a-trojan-horse-powermac/|title=The Apple Developer Transition System – a Trojan Horse PowerMac|website=The Vintage Mac Museum|access-date=November 7, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107111936/http://vintagemacmuseum.com/the-apple-developer-transition-system-a-trojan-horse-powermac/|url-status=live}}</ref>

* January 10, 2006: Jobs announced the first two computers in this series, the 15" [[MacBook Pro]], the first laptop to support [[SATA]], and [[iMac|iMac Core Duo]] line, both using an [[Intel Core|Intel Core Duo]] chip and offered to trade in the Developer Transition Kits for iMacs.

* February 28, 2006: Jobs announced that the [[Mac mini]] now also comes with [[SATA]] connection and an [[Intel Core]] chip, in either the Solo or Duo varieties.

* April 5, 2006: Apple announced the release of '''[[Boot Camp (software)|Boot Camp]]''', which allowed users of Intel-based Macs to run [[Windows XP]]<ref>{{cite web|website=[[BBC News]]|date=April 5, 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4880022.stm|title=Apple makes Macs run Windows XP|access-date=April 5, 2006|archive-date=April 9, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060409112301/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4880022.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> (later versions of Boot Camp allow later versions of Windows).

* April 24, 2006: Apple announced the 17" MacBook Pro, replacing the 17" [[PowerBook]].

* April 27, 2006: Intel announced that processors with the [[Core (microarchitecture)|Core microarchitecture]] would be released months sooner than previously thought.

* May 16, 2006: Apple announced the 13" [[MacBook]] with [[SATA]] support, replacing both the [[iBook]] line and the 12" PowerBook.

* June 26, 2006: Intel announced the [[Xeon#Dual-Core Xeon|Xeon 5100 series]] server/workstation CPU.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[MacWorld]]|date=June 26, 2006|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1051533/woodcrest.html|title=Intel rolls out 'Woodcrest' chip|first=Shelley|last=Solheim|access-date=November 20, 2019|archive-date=June 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628202944/https://www.macworld.com/article/1051533/woodcrest.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

* July 5, 2006: Apple announced a special educational configuration of the [[iMac]], replacing the old [[PowerPC G4|G4]] [[eMac]].