The alleged inventory report shows that Best obtain has created a dummy SKU for a mobile Apple laptop set for unharness on March eleven.
Based on the retailer's report, the machine can price $1,199. Since that is the price of this 13-inch MacBook pro, it should be a tipoff that costs may stay a similar for the refreshed models.
These latest tidbits follow reports late last month from MacRumors and alternative Apple enthusiast sites that provides are dwindling for the MacBook professional, particularly the 15-inch and 17-inch models. That generally may be a sign of Apple holding back stock as a precursor to refreshing the merchandise line.
This is, of course, all speculation till Apple would build an announcement.
On that note, MacRumors said recently that it had seen a similar inventory reports however was dubious concerning them as a result of Best obtain had "guessed" at a unharness date for brand spanking new MacBook professionals last year and was off by a month. Even 9to5Mac acknowledges that Best Buy's launch dates have missed the mark within the past.
Apple last updated its MacBook professional line in April 2010, that the timing would be right for a refresh. Still, there's one obstacle that Apple and laptop vendors should take under consideration currently. that's the impact of Intel's recent disclosure of a flawed Sandy Bridge chipset. With Intel thanks to begin pushing out a hard and fast version of the chipset in mid-February, Apple might be forced to stall its MacBook professional update beyond no matter launch date it had initially planned.