Apple keynote is tomorrow, speculation on what will be announced has been rife in the Mac fan world for a long time, mainstream media has also caught the bug.
This time around, analysts say their money is on a revamped line of notebook PCs that is sorely needed, more deals with media companies for a larger mix of content on the recently announced video iPod and possibly, but less likely, a new flash-memory-based iPod.
“Apple’s laptop line desperately needs to be refreshed,” said Tim Bajarin, an analyst at Creative Strategies. “In that context, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a strong updated line of laptops.”
Apple, whose market-leading iPod digital music player has revived the company, is in the midst of shifting to microprocessors from Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and away from the PowerPC chip it has used for years. Apple has said it will start selling Intel-based computers by the middle of this year.
But many analysts have said for months they expect an earlier introduction of some Macintosh models, particularly ones using the older G4 processor.
“We think the iBook, PowerBook, Mac Mini, and potentially Xserve are areas that are going to move to Intel first,” said Shaw Wu, an analyst at American Technology Research.
Technology News Article | Reuters.co.uk
2 responses so far ↓
1 John // Jan 9, 2006 at 3:51 PM
I heard there’s a photo of Apple’s new laptop here!
2 Jackdaw // Jan 9, 2006 at 10:01 PM
Heh, yes if you are in a 1980’s timewarp. Old.
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