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Apple about to update MacBook Pro

by on25 February 2010

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Supplies are drying up


Apple seems
to be gearing up to update its MacBook Pro laptops. Checks show supplies of the computer are more limited than usual which is a sign that either the MacBook Pro is doing outrageously well, which it isn't, or Apple has stuck the brakes on sales of the current model before a new one hits the shops.

Kaufman analyst Shaw Wu expects an updated version of the laptop would include a new processor from Intel. Apple could start shipping a new MacBook Pro during its fiscal second or third quarters, which end in March and June, respectively.

Strangely Wu does not think that Apple needs to upgrade its Macbook yet as it is still selling quiet well, although a refresh of the MacBook Pro “makes sense to keep the product fresh", he said.  We knew that the Macbook had biodegradable products but does it really need a best before date now?

Apple last updated the MacBook Pro in June 2009, and said that the cheapest version of the laptop at $1,199 has a lot in common with Apple's $999 MacBook laptop. Apple updated the cheaper MacBook in October, releasing a faster version that includes a "multitouch" track pad.

Wu said that further differentiation beyond the aluminium casing, SD slot and FireWire can help the MacBook Pro preserve its premium pricing," he added.
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