Apple notebook guessing games hit fever pitch

“As with any Apple event, there’s plenty of rumor and speculation to go around. The lead-up to Tuesday’s event in which “the spotlight turns to notebooks,” according to the event invitation, has been no different,” Erica Ogg reports for CNET.

“The Mac maker has invited journalists down to its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters to get a look at its new round of notebooks Tuesday morning. But what exactly Apple CEO Steve Jobs will unveil is anyone’s guess,” Ogg reports.

“We have a few clues in the form of purported ‘spy shots,’ or leaked photos, of the redesigned notebooks that have made the rounds on blogs, but of course those should be regarded with skepticism,” Ogg reports. “Still, the consensus is that we’ll see a major redesign to the MacBook lineup which is more than 2 years old.”

Ogg reports, “There could be some interesting interior changes too. On Sunday, a new round of rumors cropped up that Apple may be switching to Nvidia’s graphics chipset, while maintaining Intel CPUs”

“It’s been rumored for months that the lower-end MacBook will take on aluminum casing, which would make sense since it’s already used for the MacBook Pro, but we could also see a move to LED (light-emitting diode) backlighting as Apple has already has done with the MacBook Air,” Ogg reports. “Both new chipsets and new casing could increase the cost of building the MacBook and MacBook Pro. But on the other end of the spectrum, Apple might be showing off a lower-priced option, too.”

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