Hey guys, sorry that I haven’t blogged in some time now, I’ve been fairly busy in school. In addition to that I upgraded to the Macbook Pro (more on this later), so I’ve been migrating over to that.
I’m currently demoing an app called MarsEdit, which lets you make blog posts without needing to log in. So if this program works well, expect even more blog posts (I hate logging in to blog).
- William
Wow, we just got done with Apple’s “Let’s Rock” event and there’s already rumors of an event next month on the 14th (for those whom aren’t month savvy, that’s October 14th). At least according to John Gruber.
Such speculation was misguided; Apple has held an iPod/music special event in September or October every year since 2001, and, to my knowledge, has never once used such events to announce new Mac hardware. Those of you holding out for a new lineup of MacBooks will have to wait until October 14, according to sources who, as they say, are familiar with Apple’s hardware plans
This really comes at no surprise to me. It’s been roughly six months since Apple’s changed anything in their Mac line-up, and since hardware changes a lot in short periods of time, Apple needs to update at least their laptop devision.
So without further adieu, here’s my speculation on the changes we might see to the Macbook line-up (if not on the 14th then whenever Apple does decide to update them).
The Macbook- Ah the good ol’ Macbook. So far has ye’ gone. Sadly the Macbook, while looking fantastic, is still using the rather dated Apple look of white plastic. Time for change! And that change brings a nice aluminum casing which an enhanced multi-touch trackpad. Nope, I don’t believe this will be a Macbook Touch. Why? Too soon. I believe that, at the earliest Apple will announce any “Macbook Touch” at Macworld 2009. In addition to this I believe that the CPU will be upgraded to 2.4 GHz as the base speed and 2.5 GHz for the top speed (yes, I know it’s the same as the current Macbook Pro).
The Macbook Air- Honestly I think nothing will change here aside from maybe a faster CPU and a larger HD (120 GB)
The Macbook Pro - Okay, here’s the biggy. To start off, though, I believe that the Macbook Pro will also get a case redesign and a more functional multi-touch trackpad. But the two big things are the CPU and GPU. I believe that Apple will switch the Macbook Pro to a mobile Intel Quade Core chip. These are relatively new and provide the power pro customers need if they’re on the go. Secondly I believe that the GPU will be upgraded to an Nvidia 8800 (don’t care which model to be honest). All of Apple’s higher-end Mac’s are getting an 8800, why not the Macbook Pro?
There you have it, my predictions for the new Macbook’s.
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