New MacBooks could arrive in October
A mid-October MacBook launch misses the back-to-school rush, but has Apple in the right place for the holidays.
(Credit: Apple)
With new iPods out of the way, the next priority for Apple is the Mac.
John Gruber at Daring Fireball is reporting that Apple will roll out new MacBooks on October 14, which fits the usual Apple profile of launching new products on a Tuesday. We've expected that new Apple notebooks are coming for some time, with reports of a redesigned exterior for the MacBook to go along with Intel's latest mobile chips.
If that date comes to pass, Apple will have officially missed the back-to-school shopping season, which is generally one of the best-selling quarters for the Mac. Even if it launched the new notebooks tomorrow it would have missed most of the college students who were looking to upgrade before heading back to campus, but delays with the launch of Intel's Centrino 2 mobile chips probably didn't help.
By all appearances the Mac is still selling pretty well, but new notebooks never hurt, especially heading into the holiday season. I've also heard a few rumblings about new iMacs--perhaps just a speed bump--around the same time, but Gruber's report didn't elaborate on the iMac.
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I am a helpless techsite reader. I can't get enough of this stuff. I like apple as a company, and am using one of their computers to write this post. What I don't like is the CONSTANT guesswork, and reporting of guesswork and passing it off as journalism. It does a disservice to the readers. Apple could be doing a lot of things. I want to hear substantiated stories of what they could be doing and not BS that could be made up by some dingbat at a techsite hoping to get credited in a more well known techsites links. I mean, he 'could' be right and actually make a name for himself.
I am a helpless techsite reader. I can't get enough of this stuff. I like apple as a company, and am using one of their computers to write this post. What I don't like is the CONSTANT guesswork, and reporting of guesswork and passing it off as journalism. It does a disservice to the readers. Apple could be doing a lot of things. I want to hear substantiated stories of what they could be doing and not BS that could be made up by some dingbat at a techsite hoping to get credited in a more well known techsites links. I mean, he 'could' be right and actually make a name for himself.
Every year, the fins have to get longer and more chrome! Remember the 1957 Chevy?
Bryan
Also, will the new Macbooks be able to fun Final Cut Pro better than the current ones or?
Hope you are well and reading views from Apple fans from all forums.
What we would like to see in new apple mac laptops
NEW APPLE MACBOOK PRO- comming out in OCT 2008.
It will have the new Intel centrino 2 CPU.
I hope they make it affordable for students. With excelent spec.
Good battery power like the new Hp (24 hr battery) or the new Dell 19hr battery. Apple need to beat these records to compete.
11 inch and 12 inch laptops we need from APPLE. Nice and small portable with a cd/dvd re-writeable drive.
Something similar to the SONY Z SERIES AND SONY TZ SERIES.
Thanks
A laptop with out a keyboard. Two displays, both for multi-touch. Ok, I will settle for one multi-touch screen to replace the keyboard. They can worry about future enhancements later, but it's about time these devices caught up to every sci-fi nuts' dreams.
Who am I kidding, the ergonomics would be a real pain. But it would be cool!
SHALL I WAIT??
- by psionicer November 5, 2009 8:24 AM PST
- Lol I hope so too dverlaque!
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