One of these days, some fraudulent soothsayer’s bound to be right, but until then, it’s just as much our obligation to report the rumors of an imminent MacBook refresh as it is yours to digest them with a nice, healthy lick of salt.
According to Taiwanese newspaper Apple Daily, a refresh of Apple’s MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models incorporating Intel’s new Core i3, i5 and i7 mobile processors is due later this month.
Other spec bumps include maximum hard drive configurations of 640GB and 8-hour battery life expectations across the board.
At this point, it doesn’t seem likely Apple will put off a refresh much longer, and Apply Daily is confirming previous reports that Cupertino has only waited this long because of a Core iX CPU drought.
If you’re looking to buy a new MacBook, just hold out a little longer. Apple’s bound to scratch your consumer itch sooner rather than later.
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
