Watch Jonathan Ive, Dan Riccio, and Bob Mansfield talk about the design of the new MacBook and MacBook Pro. I was admittedly skeptical when I first heard the rumors that Apple would be able to make such a manufacturing process economically feasible. Looks like I was wrong.

Last quarter, 2.5 million Macs were sold, and the last several quarters have seen double and triple market growth. Apple retail stores see an average of 400,000 visitors a day. 50% of the Macs sold at retail stores are to new Mac customers. Macs at major universities has increased from 15% to 50%. In Q1-Q3 2008, sales are [...]

Apple will hold a special, invitation-only event on October 14 at 10AM PST at their headquarters in Cupertino, CA. Will there be new MacBooks and MacBook Pros that even remotely resemble the spy photos? We’ll have to wait and see.

Some interesting photos have surfaced on the ‘net that would somewhat confirm the “brick” method of making a laptop case from a block of aluminum (or other metal). The photos show the bottom half of a laptop case with openings for each key and for the trackpad. [sources Engadget and Apple.pro]

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