“As next month’s Macworld Expo rapidly approaches, sources are reporting additional sightings of an unfamiliar MacBook model floating around Apple’s Cupertino-based campus,” AppleInsider reports.
“Most recently, a source described a ‘dark grey’ or ‘gunmetal’ colored notebook of slender proportions making the rounds in an area where Apple traditionally conducts stress tests,” AppleInsider reports.
“Though noticeably thinner but otherwise similar in size to the company’s 13-inch MacBooks, the notebook appeared to have a metallic sheen to it,” AppleInsider reports.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Too Hot!” for the heads up.]
In other news, there have been sightings of the new Zune model, code named “The Big Vienna” floating around Redmond, more specifically, under Steve Ballmers depravation chair…..
What Realist said.
Your potential. Our passion.™
I love MDN — I mean, they preach and preach – Mac’s rule, Mac’s are the best — yet, somehow this is the place I come if I want to buy a PC – Vista ad banners are standing by!
I bet it’s snappy.
MW: Man, as in “Man, I bet it’s snappy.”
New noteBooks… the back-panel IS the motherboard. The first implementation of monolithic circuits and structure. Soon no spinning hard drive…will not need a drive bay. Apple is way out on the edge of the neo-design curve. Silicon foundry and final product coalesce into one unit of pure function. Other Manufactures are still in the stone age.
Our Vision. Your potential.
I wonder whether it’s a macbook or macbook pro… the applecare on those ones make a huge difference
I bet the macbook is getting the metal look to it.
@Realist
That’s it, Steve Jobs ripped off all the really good features of Vista, at least the ones that actually work.
Vista is indeed a slick piece of – something!
Folks, “Realist” is merely trying to be the new Zune Tang™, of which we certainly don’t need or want.
Don’t fall for the obvious bait – he’s a cheap imposter, and not in the slightest bit funny.
At least ZTG had his moments…
It’ll be cooled by microwave digital heat transfer through the keyboard. Great for winter. If your skin don’t peel off.
> Anyone installed the newest version of Quicktime, yet?
We’re waiting for you.
@ Realist,
You are tiring. You are neither cute, clever, funny or original. You just take up space.
@ Realist
“It was painfully obvious that Shepherd jobs ripped of most of Vista.”
Tiger’s Widget, Vista Gadgets?
“Look who has the BSD, now.”
Micro$oft Windoze XP. Been using Leopard for awhile, no complaint whatsoever.
I like the way these things are always “sightings,” like Bigfoot or a flying saucer. One has to laugh and admit that those who cry “Mac cultist!” may have something there… every other company dreams of such consumer enthusiasm.
Oh noooo… not gunmetal!
This household already has three laptops in use, but gunmetal??
Resistance is useless.
Boring. When I saw the prototype of the Cube years ago the cover was made of a very rough black metal. We saw only the interiors as they were, but we did not have any idea how the final product would look like. I think this is the case here too. There are always prototypes that Apple uses to teach people how to maintain and use them. Move on.
I’m calling bullshit on this one. Machines that haven’t been introduced yet are kept under very tight wraps. NFW anyone’s just randomly spotting them around the campus.
-jcr
I saw it hovering off the floor yesterday here at Apple.
When I looked out my cubical – man – it just flew down the hall way as if it knew I had seen it.
UFM – What will Apple think of next.
Am i crazy or is Realist sounding more and more like Zune Tang?
Nah…Zune Tang’s funny.
//Start Feeding Troll
@Realist, must be nice to be the only guy with a computer in the slums, you keep calling Mac users rich, so I guess you are on welfare then, I feel for you having to be stuck in the food line using a Windows machine.
As for “Typical Apple; fob off the old stock on people over Christmas, holding back the new products until after most people have bought, forcing them to plunk down another huge wad of cash for an upgrade sooner than they otherwise would have.” anyone who is in the know and would run out and buy a new Mac, would also have the good sense to wait. All those buying for Christmas are not likely to through out there investment just cause Jobs gives us some new shiny goodness.
//End Feeding Troll, hope you enjoyed
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The new mac laptops can float!?! Maybe it’s to avoid flying chairs
Floating to the top of Apple-stardom… and increasing stock value.
I think they mean that kind of float.
Nah – hovering – yeah – why am I so lame.
Sounds like Apple is evaluating the slim lightweight Dells. Put an Apple sticker on it, run Mac OS X, you have an instant macbook upgrade.
“currently the fastest Vista laptop right now, and a refresh will tick off folks who just got one for xmas.”
The Macbook never was the fasted Vista notebook, only the fastest PC world tested and it’s sure not the fastest now. Welcome to the WinTel world where performance leaps forward every 2-3 months not very 1-2 years.