Intel May Have Leaked New MacBook Pro Design
If seeing Dell’s leaked smartphone and tablet roadmap for the next year or so doesn’t do it for you, there’s another leak floating around that might grab your interest. Fact is, Intel may have accidentally leaked the new MacBook Pro designs, just like it did last year.
Here in this Intel ad is an unnamed, MacBook-a-like that the Apple blogs are suggesting could be the new MacBook Pro redesign. It shows a slimmer, sleeker design that’s closer in size to the MacBook Air than the MacBook Pro, if we’re being honest. Still, it’s possible Apple has decided to take some MBA design cues and incorporate them into the new MBPs. Fast Company points to that light patch on the right-hand side, which it's saying is an IR sensor, and claims the placement is "classic Apple design."
That said, there’s also nothing to indicate that this ad is even showing a MacBook Pro. It could be another laptop entirely, or even just a render from Intel. The thing that’s got everyone whipped into a tizz is the fact that Intel did precisely this last time the MBP was about to get a refresh: The company accidentally revealed the new model as part of a contest for Intel Spain. The prize was a MacBook Pro packing a new Intel Core i5 processor. Unfortunately, Intel ran this campaign before Apple had yet to announce the MacBook itself.
What do you think? Could Intel make the same mistake two years in a row? Or is this a very, very, very long shot?
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I think people need to get a life...
I don't see Apple going back to black to be honest. Also the render is very Apple in art style, but there's nothing on it that immediately screams "OMGBBZ it's a new Mac *fanrection*"
Also, let's be honest here - a Sandy-powered MacBook? Are Apple fans even ALLOWED to have so much power? They got shafted with Core 2 for so long, the 1st gen Core i has barely seen MacBook duty as it is.
Dubious.
1) Black has not been a favored Apple color for a long time. Its grey/silver design has become iconic, changing it would be stupid. And design is probably the only area where Apple never makes stupid choices.
2) That chassis is extremely slim. If it is real, there is no room for discrete performance graphics or 2.5" HDD's. Hell, even 1,8" would be a tough fit. Not to mention cooling would be a massive issue. The MacBookPro is worthless if it lacks higher end hardware. Its past releases have been lackluster, but this size bodes really ill.
Whatever it is, it doesn't make any difference - Its an incredibly sleek i5 laptop. I want. Lets hope it's not Intel concept art.