@Phenostar: Historically, stock jumps when they announce anything and then in a day or 2 it drops. So get in now, while it's slowly recovering and then cash in on the announcement bump.

FlashSandbox

So now MacBooks will be in aluminum? and also more expensive maybe?

MacBook tablet with no keyboard (ie a huge iPhone with full OSX) or they are not getting one penny of my money. release the tablet and I'll pay up to $3000 for it.

that is all

Lavallee017

@Phenostar: 4:3 is the new 16:9, apparently?

lpranal

The aspect ratio on that thing is way off from current 15 inch mbp. Ooh boy.

Phenostar

It's funny how people act ("I can't wait for the new MacBook") like this every 6 months.

Earthslide

@FlashSandbox: Stock will plummet after the announcement.
Best to buy then, sell when (and if) these things do well for holidays.*

*these recommendations are for entertainment purposes only, and are not meant to be blah blah blah...

Phenostar

Wow, they send invites like 6 days before a big event?? I do that to people when I don't want them to show up to my party.

taher82

@DrewGradesPoo: I'm sort of curious what the need for a tablet mac other than just the "neat" factor.

I would be happy if they just come out with an extremely affordable (sub $1000) laptop for average consumers. It's what Apple needs to continue to pickup ground on the laptop market.

You're right though. It's probably going to be something lame, like announcing that it is the "fastest and greenest" computer in the world.

donlphi

Here's hoping the $800 entry level price point rumor is true. My 12" PB g4 is falling apart, but it still does pretty much everything I need.

SEJerome

this is what i've been waiting for, albeit probably one of the worst kept secrets of all time. this may determine whether or not i'll be jumping ship to mac.

what am i saying, i'm jumping ship no matter what!

ccwii

Time to buy a bunch AAPL to sell next friday....

FlashSandbox

Let the Apple avalanche begin. And yes, I'd love to get a new macbook.

RE-L

if that is the macbook in the picture, it looks like there aren't any tapered edges. Also looks like it matches up with the pictures posted earlier

for all of you looking for a massive look refresh, I don't think you'll find one. macbooks will become all aluminum and get the MBA keybaord, and macbook pros will get the MBA keyboard. that is all.

MrBlahBlah

Do any of the Jewish people on Giz think they could sneak in another holiday next tuesday? Last Tuesday and today is great and all, but do you think one more day off is possible?

mferrari

REVOLUTIONARY! IN 2002.

MBP redux? I was really hoping for more. Unless this thing is a tablet on the other side, I'm already horribly disappointed.

DrewGradesPoo

@faunaman: I used to work for apple, and check that regularly. I even used to point it out to customers occasionally (against company policy).
Unfortunately I put a fist through the keyboard and topcase of my 12" powerbook the day before, so it wasn't exactly something I had time to ponder over.

Phenostar

Que the hype machine!!!

EVEs_Mako

Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve!!!!

faunaman

*counting cash*

kingshrimp

@Phenostar: Dude, before you buy any apple product, check this one out:
[buyersguide.macrumors.com]
It usually is pretty accurate

faunaman

@Phenostar: oops...

whatachiouche

woot.

tsvb

Sweet. I just bought a macbook less than 3 months ago.

Phenostar

YAY ...

ratheen

For some reason I didnt get my invite, would you guys mind if I tagged along?

pdditty

Just purchased today for 3k

Taking offers. in NYC.

MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy
2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB
200GB 7200 rpm
SuperDrive 8x

PDSM

Apple is so funny, they know our every move. They knew that we would expect invite yesterday, but they did it today just to make us more excited for it. They're insanely smart.

vgart

Looks like a brick to me.

phoomp

@RainyDayInterns: Who's we?

pdditty

Perfect timing for these, as my PowerBook G4 is starting to disintegrate

Roast Beef

@Phenostar:
Sucks for you

vgart

my cock just got hard

gizdude

Announcing high-priced laptops in a recession with a credit crisis the day before the final Presidential Debate FTW!

OMG! Ponies!

@jtan: no need for alt clicking if you have a leopard capable machine (and a two finger capable trackpad). If not, you need to upgrade.

Phenostar

@lpranal: Man the 12" powerbook was sex stamped into aluminum. The square shape was what did it.

Phenostar

Glad to still be holding on to a near-3-year-old Macbook. Of course, I'll be waiting for revision three of this new line, when my computer starts approaching the 5-6 year mark, which is about as long as people really should hold onto their computers, unless they need to be on the bleeding edge for work, which is not the position I'm in.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

I'll wait for the refurbished units of the Rev. B models.

The fun starts 10:00 AM, PST.

Hyman Decent

@Earthslide: And also because a massive refresh is due - this is not supposed to be a minor bump in speed or a new chipset. The MBPs are due for a big overhaul. That's why people are excited - I've been holding on to my Powerbook G4 since 2004 and I've been waiting specifically for something like this.

youbastid

my 17" MacBook Pro is for sale on eBay right now. I was going to get a desktop but maybe ill get a new laptop if they look nice

macpro2007

I'm pretty excited about the "all aluminum" MB/MBP case, should make a pretty stiff laptop (which is a good thing). Curious if it will effect price. Personally, I never thought MB's/MBP's suffered from being too flimsy. But hay, if it doesn't raise prices, who cares. Though, I'm curious if this sort of manufacturing will effect Apple's environmental rating. It may be that this sort of manufacturing process requires more resources, and if there's no actually benefit, I may be turned-off a little.

... I wonder how this case will react to exploding batteries. Will it maintain structural integrity, pop out the bottom, or send molten "magma" ...I mean aluminum spraying all over the place.

newgalactic

BOOM!

Wess

tablets are cool, but i'd much rather see a 14 or 15" mbp with a current gfx processor and maybe shave off 0.5lbs and add another button to the touchpad (I hate alt-clicking)

i'm talking 9600m gt or above

jtan

@Earthslide: I think those are the ones who are looking to my a new laptop. Given we live in a country with a lot of people, your bound hear people saying that every 6 months.

pdditty

We have $2500 set aside for a MacTablet...

RainyDayInterns

@Earthslide: @taher82: Major media outlets have West-coast ops and can plan 6 days in advance to send a dude with a pad and a dude with a camera. It's not like it's a live international press conference.

FlashSandbox

Speaking with an Apple Rep : "Also the term 'MacBook event' is used on rumor websites. We have not called it that. "

What do they call it then? lol

[x7productions]

I'm glad they're making new ones.. but that sucks since -so- many people just bought them for going back to school =(

Blinklink11

can't wait... it's gonna be sweet :)

G-stylez

@EVEs_Mako: Its going to be a mac book with an intigrated iPhone and flux capacitor capable of 1.21 gigawatts and will have a single piece of Steves hair used as the power supply. FAN BOYS REJOYCE!

venomous_duck41

@Phenostar: There's no need for Alt+click if you own any of the Intel laptops with either Tiger or Leopard.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

yes yes yes!! i just danced around the room...

mariathephan

@donlphi:
A tablet is good for a few reasons...
Less bulk. Any space that would be used for a mechanical keyboard can be either used for other things, or eliminated.
A solid design with no moving parts is inherently more durable.
Fullscreen multitouch would provide near limitless variation for input. The iPhone has demonstrated this, and with the size advantage, a tablet would be even easier to use.

I full well admit that if you do a great deal of typing, a standard keyboard is the preferred tool, but how many people are typing like novel-crunching monkeys on those netbooks? Few. Most people are only doing serious typing while at work or home, when portability isn't an issue. In fact, as many keyboards are moving to wireless format, it would seem to me a good idea to use the same wireless keyboard for your home machine and tablet whilst at home. Then simply use a virtual keyboard on the tablet for typing on the go.

Miranda Kali (Desperate But Not Serious)

@newgalactic:

more like molten "smegma" all over the place...

gizdude

@Earthslide: The Ghz speed isnt really all its cracked up to be. What you should be asking is, will it be a quad core?

As for the Blu-ray addition, we could only hope right? I do however think that if they are going to release Blu-ray into their computers, it would be first released into the Mac Pro lineup.

imTheKing

@FlashSandbox: Usually people are disappointed that they didn't announce the PowerBook G5, or something. Since the iPhone (and intel switch), the rumors have typically overshadowed/over-hyped the actual products that come out. Thus stock goes down (tumbles, takes a hit, drops) after (most) announcements (Google it).

trendspotter

@PDSM: Well, if you just bought it today, why not return it for a refund?

Also, stop buying "the next model". Does the computer you just bought do the job? If it does, stop worrying about what may or may not come out next week.

Contrary to what the hipsters in the teal tee-shirts tell you, you don't need to pay the Idiot Tax.

OMG! Ponies!

I'll pay up to $3500 for a MacTablet.

imTheKing

@Phenostar: That usually precludes you from putting it up on eBay, my friend.

trendspotter

I'm so surprised! :O

/sarcasm

Poor Apple never gets to keep any of its secrets secrets.

Seinosuke

@jtan

Two fingers + click is so much better than an awkward right-click button. Try it! I hope Apple never moves away from a one-button trackpad.

shaneschofield

Anyone thinks it'll be at least 3GHZ, have Blu-Ray or just a new casing?

Earthslide

@PDSM:

+ Watch video

Couldn't resist.

Phenostar

So on my 18th birthday, they announce new computers? Awesome.

metalgear08

C'moooon price drop! Please let there be a significant price drop!!!!

TonyTriple

@mcjake: Exactly. I got a 2.5GHz 2008 Macbook Pro, and it's powerful enough that it'll still be comparable to the newer stuff for a while, plus it will hold me over for the next couple of years, until I absolutely NEED to get a new one.

metalgear08

@donlphi: Well, for me, as a designer and illustrator, it would be a one-stop Mac sketchbook, presentation pad and laptop. If it had multitouch, I could use the on-screen keyboard when I was away from my desk, and then connect it to something more substantial for heavy typing.

I've considered a Windows tablet, but the prices are so steep for something with an operating system I don't like and don't use on my other systems.

DrewGradesPoo

YESSSS!!!
I hpe its a netbook, I will sell my macbook to get it if they come out with one, in the photo, the macbook(?) looks a little more squarish than a current macbook

takemetoyourtoaster

Was thinking about switching to a new MBP, but couldn't wait so I just got a t400 instead.

OGHowie

So, should I sell my macbook pro now? Knowing apple, they'll release a machine that's much more powerful, costs less than I could sell my current machine for, AND have some sexy new features. GAH. This is worse than trying to day trade.

lpranal

@Phenostar: My philosophy is, if you are the guy that just waits and waits and waits for the next upgrade, you will never actually buy anything. No need living in the past you still have an awesome computer. It just wont be as shiny as it was yesterday.

mcjake

Dangit. I just bought a macbook a year and a half ago.

CincyShannon

lemme guess...something basic and non-inventive repackaged with a dull case and apple logo?

sounds exciting

not to mention the price to power ratio.

axed

@Blinklink11: That's the whole idea behind the back to school events - dump the old stuff before the new stuff comes out. Usually it just applies to iPods, but sometimes the notebooks get thrown in there.

Phenostar

@andrelix:
are you sure about the multi-touch trackpad on the MB? Because that's why I've been holding out so long. . can't. wait. much. longer!

Brawndo

do you smart and wise Giz people think they will release them or just announce the new mb and/or mbp next week?

DannyLuka

Well so far we have seen posts from

"Ugh I just bought a MacBook 1/4th of a year ago!" guy

and

"I'm already disappointed because it isn't X!" guy

the only one missing is

"Fucking gizmodo posts every little thing out of Apple! Why don't we get posts for every Dell upgrade?!" guy

to complete the trifecta.

robo

Two things, first I have to decide how to parse up the cash as I have a HUGE dilemma. The Canon 5D Mark II is due out next month and I also want a new macbook pro. So, do I buy the camera and wait or ???. Also, speaking to a friend of mine, he has all but assured me that the new mackbook will have a large trackpad with multi-touch as one of its biggest features. So, if they come out with a more aggresively priced macbook will this surfice for my macbook pro desires? Hmmmm....

andrelix

@mferrari: well, it's halfway between yom kippur and sukkot, so... i think we can work something out. a halvsies day or something... yomkot. done. it's official.

the_amazing_doug

@CincyShannon:
Year and a half? WTF? That's not JUST. That's like last century.

vgart

Jobs better eat some iCheeseburgers so that stock doesn't tank again after the keynote.

dtemp

@Phenostar: Maybe he doesn't have two figures!

Johnny Chimpo

@CincyShannon: That's inexcusable. You're slacking horribly on the Mac purchase cycle. Please say three Hail Steves, proceed to your nearest Apple store and beg their forgiveness. And bring a couple thousand bucks with you.

Ron-Mexico

Consumer credit crisis? Who gives a damn? New Macbooks next week. America, F*ck Yeah!!!

Samifumi

@robo: Somebody should really make a Gizmodo Apple Post Bingo Card.

Ubik2501

@Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E: Bah! Damn you! Next time, Kaiser, next time.

/begins watching Kaiser's posts for more minute omitted/incorrect details.

Phenostar

The aspect ratio isn't really unusual. It's roughly 14:10 which nicely accommodates a 16:10 display with some extra bezel for the iSight above it. Nothing new here folks.

What I'm really waiting for is a tablet Mac that's much bigger than the iPhone, but still narrow enough to fit in one hand. A unit 4 inches wide by 7.5 inches tall (roughly the size of the Newton 2100, but much thinner and lighter) could (with a small increase in pixel density) accommodate a 540x960 display that would be great for all the tall narrow content in our lives (documents, web) and, when turned on its side, be a perfect 16:9 display for movie viewing.

bregalad

@mcjake: I do agree with that fully. But I've really really really been wanting another small form factor aluminum laptop.

Phenostar

@DrewGradesPoo:

For a sketchbook you'll need an active digitizer, and multi-touch screens are passive-only so far.

A Fujitsu T2010 with an outdoor screen is about as good as it gets right now. At $1500 it's only a few hundred more than a Wacom Cintiq of the same size.

Jason

@trendspotter: Oh but after all the hang ups, crashes, two logic boards, three hard drives, it was therapy in it's purest form - which is priceless.

Phenostar

@mferrari: What does this have to do at all with the apple event?

Last week's holiday is the Jewish New Year, which isn't any different from you celebrating the roman calendar's new year. Or, say, the Chinese New Year where factories in china shut down for a few weeks.

Today's holiday is Yom Kippur which is the Day of Atonement. You know, where you apologize for your transgressions towards people. Such a terrible holiday to have! In fact most Christian religions ignore this holiday even though their faith is built upon the religion of Judaism. Even Jesus celebrated this holiday.

Quite a few Jewish owned businesses are in fact open on Christmas day. So, I'm pretty sure much of it evens out.

Hell, even Ash Wednesday is really Passover. "The last supper" is a passover dinner.

Lite

@jtan: isn't it 'ctrl-click'?

psh, I just use two fingers and click :)

I'm not sure if I would want an extra button or not. For what I do (graphic design), one button and two-fingers works for me.

But when it comes to gaming, and when I don't have a mouse to rely on, its..a..paaaain to two-finger-click. When I'm playing F.E.A.R, and when I want to right-click, it detects my two fingers and scrolls through my weapons >.< bleeeeeh

Jon B.

@Lite: You mean to tell me that Jesus was Jewish. NFW!

Johnny Chimpo

Question: I'm big onto photography and was thinking of buying a mac. Should I get an iMac or should I wait and get a new pro? Whatsayyou?

johnsofats

@Johnny Chimpo: LMAO!!!

Joseph

@ccwii: Jumping ship is accurate--you admit that the ship you're on is sinking :).

Joseph

@Lite: He wants another day off.

Joseph

@ZetaCrossfire: Yes.

metalgear08

am i the only person who hates mac books?

ZetaCrossfire

pretty damn excited...
im trying to figure out how to buy one of those...
just have to find someone willing to bring one form the us for me =P

vinchbr

I smell gunmetal finish....

hired_geek

@johnsofats: If you are big onto photography, you would know...

sos10

@Brawndo: well, the Air and the Pro have it already...

sos10

@Phenostar: Ouch...

tharden33

@FlashSandbox: time to buy today and keep it for some years. that is always the wisest.

sos10

@Phenostar:

I wouldn't read too much into it - it's clearly Photoshopped.

xThadd

@DrewGradesPoo: use pencil and paper (and scanner) works perfectly and the results are a 100% more original.

sos10

@SEJerome: dont hold your breath. maybe $1000

j4sk868

@venomous_duck41: dont forget that it goes 88 mph.

j4sk868

@xThadd:
Im pretty sure this is shopped, i can tell by the pixels and seeing quite a few shops in my time.

roflwaffles

@johnsofats:

20" 2.4GHz refurb C2D iMac ($999) with 4GB RAM from OWC ($75). Best bang for your buck

discounteggroll

Is it me or is Apple really getting tacky with ever growing-in-size Apple logos?

Aturayd

@lpranal: While you're at it, I here apple will barter for your soul. But new MBP is so shiny....

bnsqueak

@Blinklink11: Then there's the Giz-educated, such as myself, who have subsisted off of a glacially-slow iBook for the past two months, waiting for the ever-rumored update.

It pays to read the giz.

bnsqueak

canadas gotta vote that day...

urbanturban666

@imTheKing: "Oh my god if it were quad core I would poop my pants."

- What I just inadvertently yelled to a room full of people. Love me.

bnsqueak

@gizdude: Impressively disgusting. Excuse me while I go wash my eyes out with soap.

bnsqueak

Expect Macbooks to be priced BELOW $1,000!!! You heard it here first!

Noobs-R-Us

So for the non-Apple inclined folks out there, we can start reading the site again on . . . . October 19?

Ron-Mexico

@Phenostar: i got my Macbook 3 months ago also. :(

anyways if they cut the price for the new one, i will try to sell mine as soon as possible, before the new model reachs Dubai :)

medopal

@taher82: I think if Apple sent the invite 6 hours in advance people would still go.

cynu414

@Noobs-R-Us: I hope so, because that would push down the price of refurbished and used models.

FuturePastNow

@Miranda Kali (Desperate But Not Serious): How about all those people leaving lengthy comments on blogs? have you thought about them?

eblingmis

@cynu414: exactly, i live in beirut and if i had the money i would do the impossible to see an actual apple event,
at least before his steveness leave the throne.

apple products are a real commodity here, $3700 for my first gen 17" mbp, but got lucky with my iphone, a friend visited the 5th avenue store, i actually still have that lovely bag :)
black market 3g cost $1200, 2g $700

bishara

so the new macbook is...

shiny sweet black

requires a 2 yr cingu...at&t contract

and requires no vista running pc's in a wifi 30 yrd radius

...ta freaking DAH!!!! says steve

and i for one cannot wait for the new commercial of the macbook dripping swagger to a rilo kiley tune!

that would be pure booya

scout121

@SEJerome: I don't care about the price! My iBook G4 is creeping up to it's 4 year mark! It works fine - most the time, but I really want a new MBP!

ipodrulz

@Lite: Yeah, what @he: said.
I wasn't really commenting on religion, just that I want to drool over new MacBooks in the comfort of my own home, instead of checking Giz's liveblog every time the my teacher turns her back to the class.

mferrari

@DrewGradesPoo: I have a Gateway convertible tablet and I was sick of it after about two months. I used the tablet feature at first, for sketching and doing crossword puzzles, mostly, but once the novelty wore off I realized that, for my purposes, it was a complete waste. Of course tablets are practical for some people, but I found that they really aren't as cool as you might expect. I'm planning on ditching it for my first MacBook at Christmas.

metoometoo

@EVEs_Mako: The Hype Machine started when the first sneak shots came out.

ipodrulz

five bucks says they show that image, then they flip it around and its a touch screen tablet.

CharitableNinja

yawn sadly. To tablet no sell. No more innovation in mac books or mac book pros. iphone can only do so much, need f'n changeable touch screens taht turn into pianos dj mixer boards photoshop palates keyboards painting apps all sorts of things I can think out of my pinky. Another notebook, no thank you.

Is AANNNYone going to step up to the plate and deliver us some f'n new spacey technology this era?

tripdragon

@bishara:

I have a 1st Gen iPhone that I'll sell for the low low price of only $600!! :) Come one, come all...well, I guess just come one.

MadCow234

i think apple told the world that the macbook touch was coming when they put a slider in time machines system preferences... [URL=http://imageshack.us][IMG][img95.imageshack.us]][/URL]
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Sir Gibler

@Phenostar: Yeah, about 4-5 months for me.

In 5-6 years, if Apple doesn't "reinvent the tablet market", I'm going back to HP.

Hackintosh

@Brawndo: I was told by a person that has direct ties with Apple (the company he works for works for Apple). He has been correct on other things so I am thinking this is the case now. He suggested it would be a larger trackpad with multi touch. Also cheaper!!! Now if it is aluminum I think I will skip the MBP and go with the new MB...

andrelix

@taher82: they are apple, they can do whatever the hell they want, steve jobs could kill your grandma in front of you, then he would pull out the iphone 4G, and you would think he is a saint.

otis123

nvidia chips+ sub $1000 price= buyer

i really need to replace my ibook G4 and i refuse to buy somthing with a GPU not made by a graphics card maker, i plan on dual booting vista with my new macbook and i want it to run games other than solitaire.

otis123

Don't care about a brick or whatever. I just want nive shiny new MacBooks. Please keep the entry level at its current $1099. (Or less if you want. Please less? How about $899? Or $999?)

Jasoco

I'd love to see the current model with quad core and support for 8gb memory, that'd get me to ignore the current sales going on (though $899 isn't tempting enough for a macbook, $699 is :P)

zamafir

@MadCow234: well sir, just being a continent and an ocean away from the nearest authorized apple store doesn't make me an idiot.
i got mine for $400 and was the first around here to do a hardware unlock, go play dice with your other fellow citizens on the lebanese facebook markets place "i live in l.a., send me the money i'll send you the iphone, happy promise, no cheat" ;)

bishara

Finally and good timing too. My customers finally paid all the invoices I sent them so there is money in the bank.

My old machine is a G4 666Mhz powerbook. Not exactly a speed demon. Even simple flash menus give it a headache.

I am hoping these new models will accept larger amounts of memory than the current macbooks. Something tells me that 4GB will not cut it in about 2 years and I plan to keep the new book for longer than that.

Predictions:
Notebooks will not contain any revolutionary features, just more of the same. Think macbook air trackpad and screen technology with traditional laptop array of ports and storage. The pro will get core2 quad core processors, the regular model will get dual core. The quad core pro laptop will be the only really new thing. The technology will be scaled down from the recent 6 core xeon where all cores are on a single die instead of 2 dual core dies in the same package like current quad core desktop chips.

The case design that has been leaked doesn't really look like a big design change from the outside. These laptops will still look similar to macbook pro models you buy today. The regular macbook getting a metal case is new but not radical.

Chipset support I don't have any insights on that. Probably an existing chipset with tweaks for the new processor on the Pro.

Video Rumours are Nvidia chips. Again a tweak of something that is already released for the Pro. The regular macbook will be integrated graphics again. (PM45 chipset)

Memory: DDR3, Hopefully the chipsets allow for large module sizes to reach 8GB on regular and 16GB on pro models for the maximum supported size.

queball

yeah but steve has that kinda, stop what your doing i have something to say power. no offense to your parties, i am sure they kick ass.

theninjaelephant

Fair enough. My macbook never really recovered after I dropped it on a bus. Lookin' good clumsy kid...

mach1andy

I want firewire 800 and a sick new trackpad.

Something tells me i will get it.

infiniteloop

These macbooks are gonna look really cool, you can just tell... As for the tablets, i would definitely buy, the only thing is i would also buy a wireless keyboard and mouse to go with it because it can get very annoying just using the touch screen... but if you've seen the HP tablet PC then i guess thats what we can be excepting from the macbook tablet.

sabz333

Let's look a the changes in the marketplace and most users consumption of computing resources. Firstly, there is a trend toward smaller, lighter, and cheaper netbook computers. These machines with their 8"-10" screens, small footprint, and conservative architecture have come into their own from several major players. ASUS, MSI, IBM, and Dell have all presented the market with a compelling device in the $300-500 range. Secondly, these systems fill the needs of the majority of net users. They surf the web, check email, author simple documents, and can be used to tote around presentations. Not geared for the power-users out there mixing audio and video, but engineered for a mass market. I want a Macbook light or mini, or nano, or pico, or whatever Stevie J calls it. Give me a 1.2G Atom, 2g ram, 120g HD, and the rest of the cast of usual suspects!

KonradDemonice

@Noobs-R-Us:

Looks like the below $1000 is likely a misinterpreted rumor. The $800 part is going to be a new cinema display LCD monitor.

So instead of an announcement of a cheaper macbook you are getting a very expensive monitor.

So if the latest revision to this rumour is true and it's an $800 monitor then Apple is still crazy expensive for peripherals.

Just last week Dell had a 1 day sale on their 24" Dell E248WFP for $279.99. Regular price for the top end Dell 24" is $700 and that goes on sale frequently. The 27" with displayport connection is $950 and can be gotten for much less by calling a corporate sales rep.

queball