Slim Aluminum MacBooks Coming Soon from Apple

Fri, 09/21/2007 - 1:02am — Cleve Nettles

We have received some information about the upcoming Apple laptops - we think they are MacBooks but aren't 100 percent sure they aren't the fabled Pro slim line.
What we know:

Black aluminum and silver aluminum (like MacBook Pros) have been seen
They are considerably slimmer than current MacBook and even a bit more than MacBook Pros
The screen reaches much closer to the edges than current MacBooks but is the same size as current MacBooks - indicating a somewhat smaller footprint
The keyboards resemble Apple's new Bluetooth Keyboard
There is something strange about the touchpad (more on this to come)
While they are dense, overall they are lighter than the current MacBooks

What we are wondering:

Will there be colors like the Nanos? (Red) would be hott.
Will the SSD and memory be easily upgraded?
Will they be in the Pro or Consumer or totally new lineup?
Will they be released with the Leopard announcement? Before Christmas? Macworld?
Is Apple over White?
Touch interface?

Expect to hear more on this in the coming weeks and maybe even see a few spyshots around the web (Apple Lawyers: not here!). Oh, and that keyboard picture? We lifted that from Apple.com, it's not from a MacBook.

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Comments

Tbh, I don't see them

Sat, 11/24/2007 - 6:44pm — Anonymous Geek (not verified)

Tbh, I don't see them releasing anything betw Thanksgiving and Xmas. Wait until MWSF.

Look at the IBM X61, Vaio TZ and Toshiba R500. Arguably, that is a niche apple should soon invest in. I'll go for a Vaio unless Apple comes up with a true ultraportable:

Screen
- LED backlit widescreen w/ embeded iSight
- 13 inch wide (or less)

Keyboard and Trackpad
- New gen Trackpad MultiTouch with "pinch" mode enabled among others
- Bluetooth-style keyboard

Processor, Memory
- Low Voltage Core2Duo
- 64 GIG SSD optional

Size, shape and look
- Black and grey alu finish case
- Less than an inch thick
- Weighs under 3 pounds

This MacBook Nano could be real at last... Remember how long the iPhone rumour had been going before they finaly released it.

The next Mac Book Pro will

Sun, 11/25/2007 - 10:20pm — Anonymous And Proud Of It (not verified)

The next Mac Book Pro will definitely be released by January 2008, so patience everyone we're almost there!

Im fixing to buy a macbook.

Sun, 12/02/2007 - 4:14pm — Anonymous Z (not verified)

Im fixing to buy a macbook. Should i go ahead and by one or hold of for the new ones. I dont want to wait forever? What should i do?

i think people at apple a

Tue, 12/04/2007 - 1:23pm — Anonymous Coward (not verified)

i think people at apple a laughing right now when they think of people using traditional keyboards and mice. i think they have developed a new user interface for what we call desktop computer. the only problem is how to get us to use the new technology, if they would have shipped already what they have in mind to sell in a couple of years, ppl would have probably said: bahhh thats nice but i'm better off with my keyboard, i'm faster, i'm more secure bla bla and nobody whould give a **** about it (like the newton). they have learned from mistakes, therefore they have to get us used to the new way of handling a computer, they have startet with the iphone and ipod touch, and step by step we'll see new devices that leads us to the new user interface between computers and us. i guess MWSC08 will show one of these new devices. but thats only my 2 cent ;)

I'll make a guess out there

Mon, 12/10/2007 - 9:40am — Guesser (not verified)

I'll make a guess out there - the touchpad is going to become more than just a mouse pad. It's going to allow new actions (i.e. grow, shrink, zoom in/out, etc.). At the end of the day making the macbook a full touch interface wouldn't work unless they revamped OSX.

Maybe, the multi touch

Sun, 12/23/2007 - 4:27pm — Anonymous Retard (not verified)

Maybe, the multi touch thing will be in Mac OS 10.6, or even Mac OS 11. Apple might even make an operating system completely different from Mac OS so they can keep the type of computers they make now.

I really hope it will be out

Tue, 12/11/2007 - 5:11pm — christmas hopeful (not verified)

I really hope it will be out by x-mas and that it will be cheaper but its most likely too late for them to announce it so it can be ready by christmas.

I am pretty set on getting a

Sun, 12/16/2007 - 10:21pm — Waiting Patiently (not verified)

I am pretty set on getting a new Macbook for Christmas this year but after I read this thread I am worried about buying one and then a new model coming out only a short time later. Any new information on whats going on with these new models? Also are they going to be way more expensive than the current Macbooks? I was looking at the black model for $1499 so if these new ones are way more expensive I might as well just go ahead and get the current MB.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The new slim books are gonna

Mon, 12/17/2007 - 1:44pm — That'sCrazy (not verified)

The new slim books are gonna be revealed at the MacWorld Expo in mid January so the new slim macbooks should b out late Jan/early FGeb. They are supposedy gonan be priced aggressively..meaning not much higher than the original macbook. Im assuming rthe the current macbooks will be cheaper by then and they'll make the new ones the current price. I myself was gonna get the macbook as a birthday present to myself (Dec 29) but once I heard about this I figured, I'd wait

I want a multi-touch mac.

Sun, 12/23/2007 - 4:22pm — Anonymous Retard (not verified)

I want a multi-touch mac. Right Nowww!!!! I need it! gimme!!!
(gimme more - haha) Britney Spears is an anonymous Retard too.

when does it starts to sell,

Thu, 12/27/2007 - 8:04am — Anonymous Coward (not verified)

when does it starts to sell, or when can I buy it?

Any new information about

Sat, 12/29/2007 - 12:11pm — Anonymous Coward (not verified)

Any new information about the release of the new macbooks at the macworld convention in January? Anything would be nice to hear because I am starting to grow impatient with my current computer and cant wait to switch to a mac.

i can't wait to see when the

Mon, 12/31/2007 - 9:28pm — Anonymous (not verified)

i can't wait to see when the new macbooks come out and what the new features will be... i need to upgrade my laptop (currently have an iBook G4)... can't wait, i'm going away to college in the fall and need a new one... i'll be soo angry if i get a new one and THEN they release the new version

my son needs one too as his

Wed, 01/09/2008 - 6:03pm — Anonymous Coward (not verified)

my son needs one too as his was just stolen, any word when they will be released??

I THINK THAT THE TRACKPAD

Wed, 01/09/2008 - 11:56pm — ROSS CADE Jr. (not verified)

I THINK THAT THE TRACKPAD WILL BE MULTI-TOUCH CAUSE I THINK I REMEMBER THAT APPLE PLACED AN ORDER FOR NEW MULTI TOUCH SCREENS!! OF A DIFFERENT SIZE THAN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH....

Are there anynew Macbook pro

Fri, 01/11/2008 - 2:19pm — Anonymous Coward (not verified)

Are there anynew Macbook pro models coming in the next 6 months?

This rumor is true. I have

Mon, 01/14/2008 - 4:14pm — Anonymous Coward (not verified)

This rumor is true. I have a MacBook Air proto sitting on my desk right now. It will be announced tomorrow.

thats the macbook air. just

Sun, 02/17/2008 - 8:31pm — Anonymous cool guy (not verified)

thats the macbook air. just came out. only silver. multitouch trackpad. 1800$ for cheapest one. totally new thing

The original MacBook was

Mon, 02/25/2008 - 1:44pm — grand canyon tours (not verified)

The original MacBook was released on May 16, 2006 and utilised the Intel Core Duo processor and 945GM chipset, with Intel's GMA950 integrated graphics on a 667 MHz front-side bus. Later revisions of the MacBook moved to the Core 2 Duo processor.

iNstein Al macs

Tue, 04/22/2008 - 4:55pm — iSquared (not verified)

The point of the new aluminum casing on all products is to eliminate the usage of PVC. The new macbook 13/15/17 will sport aluminum as part of this "green" effort. You don't need to be a genius to know this is to be achieved before the end of 2008.

What you're not saying is that the new macbooks will have glass screens as well.