New MacBook Rumors
Last week, during the Q2 financial call for Apple, Peter Oppenheimer does what Apple does best: he stirred the pot. It may seem to the untrained eye that Apple’s less-than-stellar four-product launch was detrimental to the company, but how quickly we forget. Just a few short words left all the bad feelings behind and kept the rumormill going at full tilt once again, “…and we’re busy finishing several more wonderful new products to launch in the coming months.” In the call, Oppenheimer stressed that he could not talk about these products, and that they would be released at about the end of September. What better way to divert the attention from poor performance than to announce bleeding edge products that will leave the competitors straggling in the dust?
Since the brief unannouncement, the speculation has been plentiful, with some talk of new Apple Cinema Displays (and from January of this year), but most of the rumors have focused on the long overdue MacBook line.
Here are some highlights:
- Thinner and lighter MacBook and MacBook Pros with glass trackpads, to utilize Multi Touch, and will be called MacBook Touch(ComputerWorld)
- No Intel chipsets (the CPU will still be Intel–not going back to PowerPC), looking at AMD, VIA, or nVidia (CNET)
- One long piece of aluminum for the body of all three notebooks (AppleInsider)
I have heard of some others that sound pretty farsical, and of course, a Mac tablet is always bantered about when it is time for a new rumor. What other features have you heard? What would force your hand to upgrade when they are released?
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FYI: It’s “farcical” not “farsical.” The word is the adjectival form of “Farce.” Sorry, I’m anal.
here’s the recent MacBook release history:
2/2008
11/2007
5/2007
11/2006
5/2006
How is a new MacBook release in any way “over due?”
If it is just one peice of aluminum, isn’t the term book completely inaccurate? It’s only a book, or notebook computer, if it opens and closes.
“Poor performance?” Do you know of a concept called “research,” or do you guys just spout whatever flimflam slowly leaks from your feeble minds?
Apple’s THIRD quarter results (the Q2 call was back in May, doofus) reported the best June quarter for revenue and earnings in Apple history (revenue of $7.46 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share). What was TAB’s revenue for that period, hunh?
The only thing “poor” here is this blog’s collective intelligence. You guys didn’t used to suck so hard.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/07/21results.html
I don’t think it is any surprise Apple will rely heavily on aluminum and glass in all their computers due to recycling concerns. Recycling pressure from States and gov agencies, US and foreign, is high and that pressure will only ramp up into the future. Apple is always out front on trends like this. I would expect that Apple engineering to be focused both on the ease and time to factory assemble a computer, but now the disassembly and recycling of the components is becoming as critical a cost concern, especially considering the manufacturers of these items will ultimately be responsible for end-of-life consequences. Didn’t Apple sign some sort of consent decree with the State of California?
Force my hand to upgrade? Free iPhone?
MacRat, I was referring to the design being overdue, not the innards.
The White Shadow, poor performance on July 11th surrounding the launch of the iPhone 3g and MobileMe.
Yacko, I heard that Microsoft signed a consent decree regarding their antitrust lawsuit in 2002, but I don’t know if Apple ever signed one.
@The White Shadow: Chill my friend. As Jethro said, “poor performance” is in regards to all of the product launch issues lately. I know it’s nice to say other people have “feeble minds” and that we “suck”…but those words really just make you look silly in this case.
I would definitely buy one if it’s going to come out….keeping my hopes high.
http://blabtech.blogspot.com
I’d like to see Apple take its iPod product line and turn it into “Pocket Macs.” Each unit would be like a portable Mac Mini. Loaded with OS 10.5. You could use a wireless keyboard and mouse in conjunction with a full-size screen which could be linked by a DVI docking station.
So, basically, you could take your computer with you. When you’re at home or in the office you would use it like a standard computer and when mobile you would use the touchscreen to enter data.