Apple Intel iBooks to Arrive in June
April 4th, 2006 12:00 PM | by Christen da Costa | 1 Comment
Forbes magazine is reporting that AsusTek Computer Inc (which manufactures Notebooks under the Asus brand) has “secured a contract from Apple Computer Inc for iBook notebook personal computers, estimated at about 1.2 mln units initially�. The laptops will be powered by an Intel processor (duh) and supported by a 13.3 LCD. Apple’s new iBook is expected to start shipping June of this year.
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[...] Thinksecret is reporting that we should expect the 13.3â€? MacBooks (the new iBooks) as early as May – we’d originally heard June - arriving in both a single and dual core version. In addition, they note that the new MacBooks will replace the 14â€? iBook and 12â€? Powerbook, while Apple will continue to sell the current 12â€? iBook, albeit in limited quantities. Lastly, the new 17â€? Macbook Pro is rumored to emerge around the same time as the new MacBooks, sporting a brighter screen and of course Intel’s new Dual Core chip. [...]