MacBook to Arrive in May?
MacBook to land at last by May…
Apple has begun manufacturing its new MacBook and should have the laptop in consumer hands in the next 30-60 days, sources report. The MacBook is being built exclusively around a 13.3-inch widescreen display.”
Looks like I may have been completely wrong about Apple keeping the iBook moniker. But it does make sense for them to roll up the 12″ PowerBook with the two flavors of iBooks into one offering where you can select the processor (Solo or Duo) and not concern yourself with the screen size.
The one really exciting tidbit of this rumor is that the MacBook’s 13.3-inch widescreen display will have a 1280×720 WXGA resolution. That alone is enough for me to part with my venerable 12″ PowerBook.
(Via Think Secret.)
Update: It appears that AppleInsider’s recent rumors corroborates the iBook rebranding: Apple to ditch iBook brand alongside notebook launch
MacBooks Released at Creative Toolbox on May 16th, 2006
[...] So it appears I was wrong with my original assessment that the iBooks would keep their name. But this was before I read the rumor that Apple’s intent was to consolidate the iBook and PowerBook 12″ line under the MacBook name. This makes a whole lot of sense and not only does away with two choices (12″ vs. 14″) in the iBook line, but eliminates having to choose between a 12″ iBook and a 12″ PowerBook. Which until now was really becoming difficult to differentiate between them. The new MacBooks include a 13″ glossy, widescreen display and comes in black or white. [...]