Analyst: MacBook Pro Refresh in March or April

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When or if Apple will unveil a refreshed MacBook Pro line is the latest parlor game among Apple owners. Along with watching for unreleased Intel procesors and checking Best Buy’s inventory, fans may have to wait until March or April for a new MacBook Pro, one analyst is suggesting.

A new MacBook Pro could be unveiled in late March, the end of the current quarter, or in April, when the next quarter begins, says Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu. Wu bases his claim on low inventories of the MacBook.


Although the exact timing of a refresh is not certain, Apple does need to “refresh” the product. “We believe further differentiation beyond the aluminum casing, SD slot and FireWire can helpp the MacBook Pro preserve its premium price,” Wu told clients Thursday morning. Apple last updated the MacBook Pro in June 2009.

Reports suggest the refresh could include Intel’s Core i7 M processor.

[Via MacObserver and Washington Post]

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