The first portable computers with Intel Corp. chips was shipped this week, after announcing last year it would switch from IBM chips, Apple Computer said.

"Their announcement this morning that they have begun shipment of the MacBook Pro (has) alleviated concerns about speculated delays in shipment," said Steve Lidberg, analyst at Pacific Crest Securities. "This is a transitional quarter for them and the market is reacting to that."

Apple announced the switch in processors in June, saying it would move all of its flagship Macintosh computers to Intel processors by the end of 2007.

Apple said it will ship its MacBook Pro notebook with a model at about $2,500, sporting a 2.0 gigahertz Intel Core Duo processor, and a $2,000 model featuring a 1.83 gigahertz processor.

Both models are fitted with faster Intel Core Duo processors than previously announced, but the computers will sell at the same price as previously stated

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