We didn’t really need any new leaks to know that Apple is working on a thinner MacBook Pro. The current design has been around since late 2008 and, despite its greater capabilities, is starting to look chunky next to the ultra-thin MacBook Air. The big question, then, was whether Apple would lose optical drives altogether and essentially merge the Air and Pro lines, or if they would simply slim down the current Pro. It’s looking more like the latter, if a patent that was filed by Apple last year is any indication.
The patent focuses on the slimming down of the laptop’s optical drive. In ord
When the polycarbonate, unibody MacBook was first released by Apple, many people were turned away from it. It wasn’t that the laptop itself was horrible, despite a few shortcomings. The problem many people had with it was that device itself didn’t seem to warrant a $999 price tag. Well good news, for some of you out there, has just been seen on Apple’s website. The unibody MacBook has just seen a price drop to $728. But there is a catch. The $728 price is only available to students and educators and for a limited time only. 