Apple today launched the all new MacBook Pro Aluminum Unibody family which include a 13-inch, a 15-inch and a 17 inch models. The new models provide 40% longer battery life with its built-in battery that provides 7 hours of work on a single charge. Other cool features include a LED-backlit displays, the Multi-Touch trackpad, an illuminated keyboard, a new SD card (13 and 15-inch) or ExpressCard slot (17-inch), a FireWire 800 port and new NVIDIA graphics. You can also upgrade these new MacBooks with up to 8GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive or a 256GB solid state drive. The 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pros can also be upgraded up with a 3.06-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. The price ranges from $1200 to $2500, depending on the specs. More
Rumors from Australia’s Smarthouse scopes that Apple could be the first company which will use a newly-developed 15-inch OLED screen from LG Display. They will use these state of the art screens on their “brand new” Apple notebook line that is tipped for a June release. Which notebook line would use it and the specifications aren’t mentioned. In addition, this rumor arrives three months after Apple signed a 5-year deal with LG Display. The deal involved a large $500 million advance uncharacteristic for Apple, which was already using LG for 70 percent of its computer screens. [Smarthouse via Electronista]
Check out this futuristic e-folder concept by Tryi Yeh. This ultra slim e-folder ‘MAC Folder’ is equipped with a touch screen display, a large-button keyboard, two built-in speakers, MAC operating system, Bluetooth and wireless LAN. Unfortunately, it’s just a concept at this stage, but who knows it might come into production someday, we’ll see! More
Commercial Times has reported that an Apple netbook might be released in the third quarter of this year. This information comes from Wintek, the company slated to provide the touch panels for the device. It is said that the netbook will be made by Quanta Computer. Is it true? We will keep you posted. [Gizmodo]
The higher-end 15-inch MacBook Pro model now comes standard with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz processor, which is an upgrade from 2.53GHz, Apple Insider reports. The 2.66GHz MacBook Pro MC026LL/A, priced at $2,499, can be additionally upgraded to 2.93GHz for $300. The 2.93GHz option replaces the previous 2.8GHz upgrade. The standard lower-end 2.4GHz MacBook Pro MB470LL/A remained unchanged. It’s priced at $1,999.
In addition, the 15 MacBook Pro and 13-inch aluminum unibody MacBook can now be configured with a 256GB solid state drive. Previously, the 256GB SSD had been optionally available only in 17-inch MacBook Pro. [Apple Insider]
Let’s check out the new Incase Hardshell Cases for the new 13 inch – 15 inch aluminum Unibody MacBooks. Priced at $49.95 each, these cases are available in variety of soft-touch coated colors. [Product Page]
