Apple are tipped to be preparing a new, cheaper MacBook Air range, complete with integrated 3G. The rumor, currently uncorroborated, suggests that the new ultraportables would be priced between $1,300 and $1,500, considerably less than the $1,799 the MacBook Air presently starts at.
Apple’s 24-inch LED Cinema Display – announced at the MacBook event back in October – began shipping on November 14th, and Apple Insider have shared their unboxing. As expected, the new screen is a perfect match for the late-2008 unibody MacBook and MacBook Pro models; it’s also packed full of neat usability touches.
Everyone can use a little bit more battery life. That’s why QuickerTek has just announced their external battery/charger for the Apple MacBook. This comes on the heels of last month’s announcement of an external battery/charger for the MacBook Pro.
Apple’s MacBook event this morning was all about, you guessed it, the MacBook. And even though things started out slow, the event built up momentum and soon we were having trouble keeping up with all the news. The MacBook Pro was the real highlight, though a new Apple Cinema Display and MacBook refresh are notable as well. In case you missed our live blog, or merely wanted the highlights, we’ve got the whole thing distilled down to the essentials for you.
You can find more details, photos, plus the full Live Blog transcript, after the cut.
Rumors ran right up until a few hours before the Apple notebook event today and it seems most are being proven true. We got our first look at the new MacBook Pro today and as Steve Jobs said, “It’s just gorgeous.”
After a rather lengthy discussion of where the Mac has been, Steve Jobs got back on stage and revealed a rumor to be true. All of those “brick” rumors we’d been hearing about were confirmed. The new Apple notebooks are to be carved from a solid brick of aluminum for a lighter and stronger product.
Anticipation is in the air! The Apple notebook event is set to start in under an hour and the rumor mill has continued to churn over night, it seems. Even though you can find out all the real details very soon during our Live Blog of the event, here are a few last minute rumors to further heighten the excitement.
The rumors have been rampaging and now we’re only hours away from Apple’s “The spotlight turns of notebooks” event that is said to focus on their laptop line. But you won’t have to wait for the news. SlashGear will be there live blogging the whole thing.
Laptops big and small have monopolized the headlines this week, with the most anticipation being Apple’s upcoming MacBook event on Tuesday October 14th. SlashGear will be live-blogging the whole thing, so join us at http://Live.SlashGear.com at 10am PST. Meanwhile the ‘Brick’ rumors of what Steve Jobs might be announcing keep on coming: we’ve seen water-jet cutting systems, $800 price-points and several purported photo leaks. Of course, Apple are saying nothing until Tuesday; they’re too busy blaming NVIDIA for a spate of MacBook graphics failures.
The Apple MacBook ‘Brick’ event is just around the corner, but knowing that we’ll soon find out what Steve Jobs & Co have up their sleeves doesn’t stop the rumors from circulating. bbGadgets have done some basic deduction from the shadowy notebook image in the Apple October 14th advert, and based on the typical size of the illuminated logo they’ve decided it’s a 13.3-inch model.
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