The MacBook is just about the only Mac to not received a major upgrade in the last four months. According to MacRumors, that could change tomorrow, as they predict Apple will launch new MacBooks featuring an improved graphics chipset from Intel. Speaking as someone in the market for a new machine, a hotter MacBook would certainly spur me to action, and tomorrow is about as late as Apple can go and still generate significant sales in the holiday season. This rumor is also quite credible, as a driver for the graphics chipset in question is present in Leopard, which would ship natively on any new Mac:
Apple’s Leopard update, however, has revealed drivers for the newer Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics chip. This is the successor to the Intel GMA 950 which currently resides in the existing MacBooks. This would suggest that the next MacBook will see an upgrade to the Santa Rosa chipset.
While we’re at it, Apple, do you think it would be possible to soften the edge of the MacBook wrist-rest? That think really chafes…
Mac Rumors: New Apple MacBook on Tuesday? GMA X3100?
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8 responses to “Surprisingly Credible Rumor: New MacBooks Tomorrow”
“The MacBook is just about the only Mac to not received a major upgrade in the last four months.
Everybody seems to have forgotten the existence of the Mac Pro, even Apple :(
Yes! The iBook was entirely comfortable, but the Macbook edge is hateful!
are you sure you want to use the word “hotter” when describing the MB/P line? :-)
Arnaud,
Check this out:
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/…