Is this the new MacBook Mini?

Posted by David Walker on Mon 30 Mar 2009

Apple netbook in all its glory

When it comes to Apple rumours, we don't just take them with a pinch of salt, we have a full bag to hand. So while these newly-unearthed details of a MacBook Mini look very believable, it just might be a case of guesswork and a few minutes on PhotoShop.

But even if it doesn't turn out to be what Apple is widely rumoured to be delivering later this year, it's a decent approximation of what everyone expects from Russian magazine 9to5.

That means a 10.4-inch WXGA display with LED backlighting, a 1.83GHz Intel Atom processor, 2GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics, 64GB of solid state storage, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, 1x USB and of course, a rechargeable battery. Obviously Apple will be slapping its own operating system in there, but by and large, it's not a million miles away from the average netbook.

All of which gets our alarm bells ringing very loudly. If Apple was to do a netbook, we would expect something just a little more out of the ordinary or with at least a couple of unique selling points (aside from the operating system). So look at this, enjoy it and expect much of it when Apple does release a netbook. But don't take it as the bottom line. And talking of bottom lines, the price being quoted is $899 (around £634).

Link: Apple (via Gizmodo)