New MacBooks could arrive shortly

September 29th, 2008 by Tom Krazit Tagged with: , , , , ,

A redesign of Apple's MacBook line is reportedly just around the corner that will see the laptops get the aluminium covers already sported by their MacBook Pro cousins.

(Credit: Apple)

AppleInsider reported last week that new MacBooks and new MacBook Pros have been spotted by people in the know, and that the new systems will get aluminum-based exteriors similar to the ones found on the MacBook Air and iMac.

This will give Apple some consistency across the Mac notebook lineup entering the Christmas shopping season; for years, the MacBook has had a distinct look separate from the MacBook Pro.

One interesting part of the report also suggests Apple plans to drop the Firewire 400 port and the DVI-I ports currently found on the MacBook Pro in favour of a Firewire 800 port and a mini-DVI port.

New MacBooks have been expected for months now as the MacBook design gets a little long in the tooth. The last time new details surfaced on the notebooks, 14 October was targeted as the introduction date.

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