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Apple 17 inch MacBook Pro to go unibody, lose removable battery
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
Our folks in Asia are at it again with some pretty startling news. The 17 inch MacBook Pro is going Unibody like the 13 inch and 15 inch models. That, in itself isn't really that big a deal, it was expected really. The news is that Apple is making a super slim battery pack for the 17 inch MacBook Pros that will last much longer than current models. Additionally, you won't be able to remove said battery pack. It will be inside the machine, just like iPods and iPhones. Removal will not be able to be done by most users.
Those of us with three year old ...
17″ Macbook Pro Getting Non-Replacable Battery, Going Unibody at Macworld?
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... 9to5mac claims to have sources who are familiar with Apple’s upcoming design decisions with the unreleased 17″ Macbook Pro. Some interesting tidbits of information are swirling specifically around the battery. ...
Linkpost | 1.4.2009
TechBlog —
... January 04, 2009 Linkpost | 1.4.2009 • Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP? - Even though it's only in beta, Win7 does very well against two "finished" versions of Windows. • Microsoft Readies Cost-Cuts; Though Massive Layoff Unlikely - Instead, Microsoft is likely to rely on attrition and non-renewal of some contract positions. Of course, Microsoft relies heavily on contractors . . . • Top 10 Macworld rumors for 2009 and Apple 17 inch MacBook Pro to go unibody, lose removable battery • Why It's Time for Steve ...
17-inch MacBook Pro going unibody with built-in battery
CrunchGear —
... MacWorld is going to be amazing this year because, get this, there will be a new MBP announced. 9to5Mac reports that the 17-inch MacBook Pro will come in the unibody aluminium design and include a long-life battery pack that is not removable. D’oh! ...
Rumors fuel hopes for unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro
AppleInsider —
By Aidan Malley Published: 11:45 AM EST Last-minute claims would have Apple launching an update to its largest MacBook Pro model as early as Macworld -- and potentially with a crucial change to the computer's battery. Claiming to have Asian sources, 9 to 5 Mac alleges that a 17-inch MacBook Pro with the sturdier, unibody aluminum design is believed due at the trade event, whose show floor opens Tuesday. While a major revision of Apple's flagship portable has long been expected, the late rumor asserts that the company won't use the same panel-covered battery layout as with the 13-inch MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro. ...
RUMOR: Apple’s new 17-inch MacBook Pro to go unibody with non-removable extended-life battery
MacDailyNews —
RUMOR: Apple’s new 17-inch MacBook Pro to go unibody with non-removable extended-life battery Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 11:55 AM EST "The 17-inch MacBook Pro is going Unibody, like the 13-inch and 15-inch models. That, in itself isn't really that big of a deal; it was widely expected. The big news is that Apple is making a super slim battery pack for the 17-inch MacBook Pros that will last much longer than current models. However, you won't be able to remove the battery pack. It will be inside the machine, just like iPods and iPhones," Seth Weintraub reports for 9 to 5 Mac. MacDailyNews Note: And, most relevantly, like MacBook Air ...
17-inch Unibody MacBook Pro with fixed high-capacity battery at Macworld?
SlashGear —
It’ll come as no great surprise when Apple update their largest MacBook Pro, the 17-inch version, with a new unibody design similar to last year’s 15-inch refresh; however, according to the latest rumors, what will be a surprise is the new 17-inch Pro’s power options. 9to5mac claim that their Asian manufacturing sources are talking about a new, higher-capacity and super-slim battery for the big Pro, the downside of which will be that it’s non-user-removable.
That means along with the expected increase in battery life - no estimates are given, but the tipsters are saying ...
Rumor: 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro Finally Receiving Update, Better Battery [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
Word from Asia today is that the 17-inch MacBook Pro, which conspicuously lacked the aluminum update its smaller brethren and cousins received earlier this year, will finally receive its refresh at MacWorld—with a twist. The big news isn't the aluminum unibody construction—it's that the portable rig is getting a slimmer, more efficient battery. But, and this is a big (unconfirmed) but, the battery will apparently be inaccessible, a la the iPhone and iPod. What's the deal with that? Expect more at MacWorld, which may or may not have big or small ...
Macworld Won’t Be As Exciting As Last Year?
Technology - Channel Feed —
Somehow Macworld this year just doesn’t feel the same. With Phil Schiller set to deliver the keynote instead of Steve Jobs, the buzz around Macworld is less.
However Macworld is still Macworld. This is also Apple’s last participation in the expo and thus I hope that Apple goes out with a bang. Here are some news bits regarding Macworld.
Rumor: 17″ inch Unibody MacBook Pro to be unveiled - 9to5mac.com reports that the 17″ Unibody MacBook Pro is set to make its debut during MacWorld. It will also sport a non-removable batter.
Rumor: Mac Mini to get dual display support - AppleInsider reports that the ...
Macworld 2009 Rumor: 17 inch Unibody Apple MacBook Pro coming
I4U News —
Macworld 2009 Rumor: 17 inch Unibody Apple MacBook Pro coming Posted on Sun, 4 Jan 2009 13:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr More Macworld Expo 2009 News Macworld 2009 Rumor: 17 inch Unibody Apple MacBook Pro coming The top end 17 inch MacBook Pro did not get updated last fall with the new cool unibody casing. That makes it a pretty safe bet of being introduced at the Macworld 2009 on Tuesday in the Apple keynote. 9 to 5 Mac reports now that the new 17 inch MacBook Pro would have a slim battery pack that will not be removable. Integrated battery packs are a controversial thing, as many users do not like to the idea of ...
Rumor: 17-inch MacBook Pro going unibody, no replaceable battery
jkOnTheRun —
... is due to lack of space. That’s certainly not true of the big 17-incher so I can’t believe that Apple would take the ability to augment battery life away from the mobile worker by fixing the battery in place like the iPhone. The rumor also states that Apple is going with a super new battery technology that will last much longer than those in the other MacBooks. Even so I will only have one word for the fixed battery rumor should it come to pass: FAIL.
(via 9to5mac)
Apple may make unibody 17″ MacBook Pro
Boy Genius Report —
There are just a few days left until Macworld and Apple rumors are certainly not in limited stock. The latest word from the rumor mill is that Apple is going to be announcing the unibody Macbook Pro 17″ we’ve all been waiting for since the refresh of the 15″ version and the 13″ MacBook. It’s pretty obvious that that would have been the next move for Apple in its notebook line, but what’s a little shocking is that the rumor also says the battery will not be user-replaceable. Oy vey. If this is true a lot of people will ...
17-inch unibody MacBook Pro with non-removable battery rumored for Macworld
Engadget —
9to5Mac is reporting that a unibody, 17-inch MacBook Pro will be announced at Macworld, following in the footsteps of the previously released unibody 13 and 15-inchers. The rumor, backed up by some "whisperers" at Macrumors, isn't really an earth-shattering surprise -- though the ...
Rumor: Unibody 17 inch MacBook Pro
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Macworld, Hardware, Rumors, Macbook ProBoth 9to5Mac and AppleInsider are reporting on rumors that a 17-inch, unibody MacBook Pro will debut at this week's Macworld Expo. Most interesting is the rumor about the machine's battery. Specifically, the alleged laptop's battery would be non-removable, very slim (consider the MacBook Air's battery) and able to run "...much longer" than the current model. The announcement of a new 17 inch MacBook Pro wouldn't be a very big surprise, but a non-removable battery would. People like removable batteries for obvious ...
MacWorld Rumor Roundup Roundup
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... servers: "no-one knows." Brings up Apple Tablets just to remind us that it's not going to happen.
TUAW: Separated into sub-roundups by different authors. Among the highlights are Phil Schiller is Dull, new iMacs and Mac Minis, iPhone Mini, a new Mac Cube, 17" MBP, and Snow Leopard release date. There is also much silliness.
Apple Insider: Mac Mini with dual video-out is confirmed. 28-inch iMac. Also Nvidia in new computers.
9to5Mac: 17" MacBookPro with non-removable battery and "Mentor," celebrity Garage Band lessons ...
Cue the complaints: 17-inch MacBook Pro without a removable battery?
VentureBeat —
One of the biggest complaints about Apple’s iPhone is that you cannot remove and replace the battery yourself. On the eve of its final Macworld Expo, it appears Apple is willing to live with that complaint for the newest version of its MacBook Pro line of computers as well.
Apple will reportedly use the Macworld event to unveil a new 17-inch MacBook Pro built using the same unibody process as the other entries in the MacBook and MacBook Pro lines. But the real shocker is that it apparently won’t have a removable battery, reports 9to5Mac.
That site’s sources in Asia expect the ...
Rumor: 17-inch Macbook Pro to get an update
Tech Ticker —
Rumormongers with their pre-Macworld rumors are making an effort for everyone to closely monitor the sans Steve Jobs expo. The word is that the 17-inch Macbook Pro will receive an update and will feature the touted aluminum unibody enclosure just like its smaller siblings.
The new 17-inch Macbook Pro is also rumored to have a non-removable, slim and a high capacity battery to give prolonged computing sessions. Better battery sounds nice, but non-removable is something we don’t want.
[Via 9to5Mac]
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Oh crystal ball, what will Macworld Expo 2009 bring?
The Apple Core —
January 4th, 2009 Oh crystal ball, what will Macworld Expo 2009 bring? Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 11:51 pm Categories: Hardware , Macworld Expo , Rumor , Software , iMac , Mac mini , iWork , MacBook Pro , iPhone , Mac OS , 10.6 , iPod touch Tags: Apple iPhone , Apple Macintosh , Apple Intel Mac Mini , Apple MacBook , Apple iMac , Apple Inc. , AppleInsider , Desktops , Notebooks , Hardware Oh crystal ball, what will Macworld Expo 2009 bring? San Francisco – ...
Zinc Different
Digital Daily —
Some last minute grist for the Macworld rumor mill: Word on the street, has it that Tuesday’s Macworld keynote address will see the introduction of the “17 MacBook Pro that was omitted from Apple’s (AAPL) Oct. 2008 laptop event. As with the machines introduced on that day, the “17 MacBook Pro will feature a precision aluminum unibody chassis and a multi-touch glass trackpad. But it’s expected to feature something else as well: a fixed internal battery, not unlike the one in the MacBook Air.
While the notion of a fixed power source in a pro laptop will almost certainly ...
Make way for unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro?
Gizmo Watch —
... Macworld Expo beginning this week, wherein a new version of the Mac mini is also expected.
Apple is likely to introduce a 17-inch MacBook Pro, which like the earlier 13 and 15-inch models will share the same unibody construction, but will have a battery fixed in one place, unlike the removable battery in MacBook Air. Both Mini and the 17-inch MacBook Pro will be stuffed with chipsets from Nvidia, which were introduced to the MacBooks Q4 last year.
Via: Cnet/9to5Mac
MacWorld Rumors (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider —
Here what the rumors say we can expect to be announced from Apple (AAPL) during MacWorld 2009:
A new 17-inch, unibody MacBook Pro with an irremovable battery.
A (Product) red iPhone.
New versions of iLife and iWork, but in the cloud.
An updated Mac Mini.
New displays.
A 28-inch iMac.
A super-duper Apple TV, home server type thing.
An iPod Touch HD.
See Also: Consumers Plan To Ignore CES, MacWorld And Gadgets In 2009 (AAPL) ...
Today's entertainment: First Jobs-free keynote since 1996
TechBlog —
Linkpost | 1.6.2009 | Main January 06, 2009 Today's entertainment: First Jobs-free keynote since 1996 macworld You think you get butterflies in the tummy before a public speaking engagement? Imagine what Phil Schiller is going through today. At 11 a.m. CST, Apple's marketing chief will start the first Macworld keynote by someone other than Steve Jobs since 1996. Schiller steps out onto the stage with the long shadow of the Apple co-founder looming over him, particularly after Jobs' revelation on Monday that he's got a hormone problem . Talk about pressure. On top of that, this is the last Macworld ...
Show's over...notes on Macworld 2009
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
Frankly we like to see a little more hardware at events but the 17 inch MacBook was pretty close to our description last week. The $50 matte version should make people both happy and sad - as wil lthe internal long life battery. We'd be lying if we said we didn't want one...with 8Gb (will we be able to up our smaller MacBooks to 8Gb)? No Mini or iMac however was rough. We have a feeling they are coming.
iLife and iWork are both looking pretty exciting. iWork.com is pretty close to what we envisaged. There were lots of gray areas where we missed some stuff but we think ...
Macworld Rumor Aftermath: What We Know Now
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... . It has adopted the unibody design and also brings with it some major innovations in battery life. When Apple first unveiled the new unibody notebooks back in October, early speculation pointed towards a Macworld ‘09 release. This prediction was looked at as relatively natural, and Apple even murmured a few notes pointing to a “few month” delay. As Macworld grew near, 9to5mac was first to announce anything noticeably major surrounding changes to the 17″ Macbook Pro. They specifically pointed to the embedded non-user replaceable battery, and a ...
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