“Apple is gearing up to launch a 15.4in MacBook next May, a year after the Intel-equipped consumer notebook first came to market. So claims a Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia analyst, who also names Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn – aka Hon Hai Precision Industry – as the manufacturer,” Tony Smith reports for The Register.
Smith reports, “Analyst Vincent Chen’s claim was relayed via Chinese-language newspaper the Commercial Times and subsequently through local websites who note the deal, if true, means Asus will see its MacBook orders cut by a third. It’s currently believed to be the exclusive supplier.”
Smith is dubious, as are we, in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “raddoc” for the heads up.]
DigiTimes has a report here.
I’m sick of Apple crippling their products to differentiate them.
They could’ve provided a widescreen at launch… easily.
Who cares? By next year all Mac computers will be running new processors, have larger HDs, mor RAM, faster graphics cards, a new chassis, blah, blah, blah.
I’m convinced tech jounalists/analysts make reports like these because they like to see their name in print. MDN and all the other Mac rags print the crap because the “faithful” will read anything Mac, and the crap drives hits.
I’d love to see a site that ignored rumors and fluff pieces, and only reported substantative news regarding Apple.
sounds like hogwash
“I’d love to see a site that ignored rumors and fluff pieces, and only reported substantative news regarding Apple.”
That would be sooooo boring, though…
Mindless speculation makes the heart grow fonder, after all…
Hot Carl………….LOL…
Hey MDN-
Your pop up ads are talking now? I open an article and have some woman telling me I’ve won and iPod? You’re intentionally subverting Safari’s pop up blocker?? Here’s a suggestion–enough with the obtrusive, limitless, unrelenting advertisements already!! You are driving your readers away. At least this reader. And without people coming to the site you won’t have anyone to sell to, then bye bye business! How about toning it down a little! Please!
I would LOVE it if Apple brought back 12″ screens! I really like the compactness of my 12″ Powerbook.
Apple needs to produce a smaller laptop, not yet another 15-inch one. either a new macbook pro ultralight one or a small macbooktablet. what’s the point of cannibalizing the 15.4 MBP?
I would like to see a subcompact that could be used in conjuntion with a faster desktop. Maybe like a 10 inch screen with no CD drive. You could either get an external CD share one from another computer via Firewire.
I just want to see a MacBook with an upgraded GPU. Something suitable for gaming.
Remember people….he in the USA…we shop buy price point!
$ 899 – 13″MB combo
$1199 – 13″MB superdrive
$1399 – 15″MB combo
$1599 – 15″MB superdrive
$1999 – 15″MBP
I’m not dubious, I’m doubtful.
There already is so much similar between the MacBooks and MacBook Pro machines. Barriers that used to exist – like dual-screen support sans open-firmware hacks, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth – no longer. There was a 12″ PowerBook which doesn’t exist today, because, well, why? Well why should there be an overlap at 15.4″?
“I’m sick of Apple crippling their products to differentiate them.
They could’ve provided a widescreen at launch… easily”
Uh, the 13.3″ MacBook IS A WIDESCREEN, dumby. Check your glasses.
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STFU. You knew what he meant.
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Then he should have said what he meant.
I want a 12″ MacBook, or even 10″. I love carrying my 12″ PowerBook around because it is so light.
‘MacBook nano’ anyone?
I would like to see faster updates, I really dont care for the 15 inch model, the 13.3 is great for the wide screen and small footprint.
We do nto faster hardware updates instead of bigger screens, at least do more options under built to order than just hard drive size.
No way. The laptop lines are positioned just right at this point. They know better than to overlap products as they did with the PowerBook 12″ and the iBook 12″.
What Apple needs is a MacBook mini.
10″ or 11″ screen, 3.5 lbs….
Ditto, what Mr. Reese said.
“I’m sick of Apple crippling their products to differentiate them.”
This attitude, expressed by many, is way off the mark. According to this point of view, no company should ever be allowed to make good, better and best products at different pricepoints—which is ridiculous!
Yeah, Apple should stop differentiating their products! Sell only one thing and make it Aweeesooomme, right? *bonk*
This is a bunch of bunk. There is a 15″ MacBook already and it’s called the MacBook Pro.
A consumer level larger-screen notebook Mac is needed, badly. I myself love my 13″ MacBook, the size is the best for me. But, for instance, my parents would need a bigger screen were they ever going to get a Mac (trust me, I’m lobbying). The 13″ screen with its resolution is simply too small for the eyes of ‘grown-ups’. And a MacBook Pro would be overkill for people like my mommy and poppy who use their computer mainly for email, Word and digital camera.
So, I hope this rumor is true, and I also hope for a 13″ MBP. Now that would be yummy.
Glad cow,
Who wants to drop 2 grand on a 15 inch laptop I want a 15 macbook for $1100 to 1200. The pro line gains me nothing but lighter checkbook or credit card 13 inch macbook is too small. Some of us use laptops instead of desktop with the option to move it easily.