That lone, white MacBook remaining in Apple's notebook family will soon undergo a design overhaul and be joined by additional models, according to a blog citing anonymous sources.
People familiar with Apple's plans say the 13-inch MacBook will be redesigned with a slimmer, lighter enclosure and new internal architecture, reports AppleInsider. If the rumor is true, this would mark the first refresh for the MacBook form factor in three years.
At May's Worldwide Developers Conference,Apple rebranded its 13-inch unibody MacBooks, instead calling them MacBook Pros, positioning them in the higher-end notebook category. The only device remaining with the name MacBook is a polycarbonate, white model priced at $1,000, which has become Apple's entry-level notebook.
We wondered what would happen with the MacBook after the rebrand: The MacBook is Apple's best-selling notebook, so we felt it was unlikely the company would sell only one device to float the name. A refresh for the polycarbonate model MacBook, which introduces multiple model options, would make sense.
AppleInsider's sources say to expect the new MacBooks in the coming months.
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