It’s been a long time since I posted anything on my blog, I moved (geographically) and switching services was a real adventure. Now that I’m finally back (online), let’s see what’s on my feed reader. Apple has an upcoming event for October 14, 2008 that got me very excited. For once, I’ve been looking to buy a “netbook”, both for convenience and price, but if Apple can come up with an $800 MacBook, my search is over.
I will release my research on the best “netbooks” on the market on a later date, the announcement of a MacBook event will have an effect on the article a bit. Even before this announcement, Apple related sites have been posting several rumors about the new design, price, and case elements of the rumored new notebooks that are very interesting for saying the least.
The rumor that got me excited the most is the price drops, if they become a reality that means that Apple will have a notebook for about $800 US dollars, making it the most affordable Apple notebook ever. I was willing to pay up to $500 for a “netbook” but if I can add $300 more for an Apple hardware, that changes everything.
The rumors about the case changes make me a bit nervous, we all know that the release of the current generation MacBooks didn’t go without hiccups. We had everything from cracked cases to discoloration problems, plus the heating issues made prominent that first generation Apple products are to be taken cautiously.
None of those initial headaches were permanent, Apple work hard to try to make everyone happy by replacing their product and upgrading the notebooks firmware to make it more “temperature friendly”. If I end up buying a next gen-new case MacBook, I will definitely get Apple Care with it.
More on the rumors is that the lineup will include a new product, some people are speculating that these could be either Apple “netbooks” or tablets. Hopefully is not a new supersized notebook, nor a strip down MacBook Air (then we would have to name it MacBook Nothing.)
One thing to keep an eye on is the current generation MacBooks, the refurbish section of the Apple Store have some priced at $849 (as of this afternoon, Oct 11, 2008). If the new, rumored, aggressive pricing really takes place, these current generation MacBooks could go as low as $799.
To conclude, I wouldn’t be buying an Apple notebook this weekend, I will write a small article in the afternoon of the 14th with the reaction of the many geeks that will be either happy or mad at the announcement, we always have both groups of people anyway, right? Until then, don’t forget you can follow me on twitter or add me as a friend on Facebook.
