Once rumored for extinction, Apple’s entry-level polycarbonate MacBooks are on the verge of a refresh that will solidify them at the base of the Mac maker’s notebook offerings for the foreseeable future, AppleInsider has learned.
People familiar with Cupertino-based company’s plans say the 13-inch portables are presently undergoing an industrial design overhaul that will see them reemerge in the coming months with a slimmer, lighter enclosure and restructured internal architecture to boot.
I think it’s time. The MacBook has been the same since 2006, and while very popular, has gotten a little stale
When Apple revamped the notebook line at WWDC with the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the white plastic MacBook seemed oddly out of place. For one, there’s only one model — why not offer a better (black?) MacBook at $999, with the white one sporting a Combo Drive at $799? A lower price on the bottom end of things makes sense with the economic times, but time will tell what is to come of the MacBook.