Well the rumors and speculation about Apple’s annual September product announcement are a’flying. According to freemacblog.com Seth Weintraub over at Computerworld.com has some insider information as to the details of the new line of Macbooks. The list of improvements according to Weintraub are as follows:

- The new MacBook and MacBook Pro models are slimmer, with a more rounded body
- The trackpad is made of glass, to allow multi-touch and gestures
- The body is more ‘green’, as it’s made from a single piece of aluminum. Along with the body, the manufacturing process has changed

Also according to Weintraub we can expect these MacBooks by the end of September. If this is the case many students getting a new laptop for the Fall are going to be kicking themselves, especially as the new iTouch will be faster, have more space and as low as $199.

I know that some Mac magazines have been pushing the idea of the glass keyboard where the keys are customizable, however I am sure it is due to manufacturing costs that this feature will not happen for a $999 laptop this coming September.

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