We all couldn’t help but coo over Apple’s latest MacBook Pro
laptop when it was released last year, and we’re hoping the refreshed 2012
model, rumoured to be unveiled at the Californian company’s World Wide
Developer’s Conference next week, will have us hooked.
If rumours are to be believed, a lighter, slimmer and
high-spec MacBook Pro will be hitting our shelves real soon.
But with Apple keeping tight-lipped about everything,
details have been scarce, which is why we’ve turned to the gossip breeding
ground that is the World Wide Web to discover what to expect from the upcoming
MacBook Pro.
MacBook Pro
2012: Release date
As is the case with all Apple products, rumours surrounding
the launch of the refurbished MacBook Pro have been rife – but firm details are
nonexistent.
The latest gossip is that we’ll be seeing a brand spanking
new version of the MacBook Pro launch at WWDC, set to take place between June
11 and 14.
That’s right Pro fans: you don’t have to wait too long to
get your grubby little mitts on Apple’s latest foldable kit.
According to reports last month, Foxconn (that’s the
controversial manufacturer that Apple uses to pump out its iThings) is ramping
up production of the new MacBook, exacerbating rumours that the laptop will be
landing soon. As in July soon. Boy, that’s soon!
In fact, Apple placed such heavy orders that poor overworked
Foxconn has been forced to outsource production of the much-mooted device,
simply because it doesn’t have enough man power to roll 'em out, IT news portal
DigiTimes reports.
The report reads: “As Apple's new MacBooks are expected to
launch in the near future, related upstream supply chain players are reportedly
facing labour shortages because of strong orders from Apple, while some supply
chain makers are even outsourcing their orders to meet shipment schedules,
according to sources from the upstream supply chain.”
It adds: "Component manufacturing plants in eastern
China have been suffering from labour shortages for a long time, and although
May and June are the IT industry's traditional slow season when shortage issues
are usually not as significant, the strong orders from Apple's new MacBook are
leaving many upstream makers unable to satisfy demand."
That’s not all. Last month, US retailer Best Buy announced
that it had slashed the price of its current stock of the MacBook Pro, further
fueling reports that the new range of Pros will be landing soon.
This is the same company that slashed the price of its iPad
2 stock weeks prior to the launch of the new iPad in March. We don't mean to
gossip, but when things become this obvious, it's hard not to pass comment.
MacBook Pro
2012: Specs
The 2012 MacBook Pro is rumoured to be in possession of a
pin-sharp retina display, such as the one found on the iPhone 4S and new iPad,
and will also sport a top notch Nvidia graphics card and a USB 3.0 port for
speedy transfers.
It’s also believed that the upcoming laptop will lack a
superdrive in order to make room for a bigger battery.
Speculation is also rife that Apple will be pushing gaming
and app sales on the 2012 model, which is expected to come equipped with
Intel’s powerful Ivy Bridge processor.
According to Ubergizmo, the 15-inch model will reportedly be
0.75” thick and weigh in at a puny 4.7 pounds. It’s also rumoured to don a 2560
x 1600 high-resolution Retina Display, 16GB of 1600MHz DDR3 RAM, a 750GB hard
drive and an AMD Radeon HD 7770M graphics processor.
Also reportedly on board is a Thunderbolt port, Bluetooth
4.0 connective, FireWire and an Ethernet port.
MacBook Pro
2012: Design
Loved the MacBook Air? Then you will fall head over heels
with the MacBook Pro 2012, as it’s reported to don a lighter and slimmer
chassis than its elder siblings.
This will make it more portable and, as far as we’re
concerned, a better looking piece of kit.
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