Don't expect only one MacBook Pro to be unveiled at next week's WWDC, but two. And to add on to that, expect four new MacBook Airs and four new models of the iMac as well.
The usually accurate tech site, 9to5Mac, provided a leaked spreadsheet which it alleges to be the listing of the new products to be unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference starting on June 11.
In the list, one can clearly observe not only the pricing of the Apple products (in Australian dollars) but also the name of the products to be unveiled.
If the list is correct, the first model of the MacBook Pro would cost $2,499 Australian dollars (AUD) or $2,474 US dollars (USD), while the second, high end, product would go for $3,199 AUD, $3,168 USD.
The same way, the least expensive MacBook Air would cost $1,088 USD and the most expensive for $1,672 USD.
This list does not offer more details related to what the differences between one model and the other are, but various reports assure that the new MacBook Pro will come with the following upgrades:
-A stunning retina display found on the iPhone and iPad
-A faster USB connection, the USB 3.0
-A slimmer frame than its 0.95 inch-thick predecessor
-Will drop the optical drive for a faster SSD--solid state drive
SSD technology distinguishes itself from hard drives in that it does not use mechanical, magnetic spinning disks to operate--making it faster by cutting access time and latency. It is also less susceptible to physical shock but is more expensive at present prices.
Other reports (based on the image below, courtesy of Weiphone.com) allege that one of the two new MacBooks models to be revealed, a 13-inch MacBook Pro, will be powered by a 2.5 gigahertz dual-core i5 processor, will possess 4 gigabytes of DDR3 SDRAM and a 500 gigabyte hard drive. The 13-inch would reportedly lack the retina display but instead would have a LED display with a resolution of 1,280 by 800pixels.
The new MacBooks may further accelerate Apple's Mac sales against the PC. According to Bloomberg, Mac sales have doubled since 2007 to $21.8 billion in 2011 thanks to the introduction of the iPhone and the new laptop may help PCs sales drop even lower.
As for software, Apple reportedly plans to make announcements regarding the new iOS 6, Apple's new OS X Mountain Lion, and an update for the iCloud at the WWDC
Tickets to WWDC 2012 are sold out. They went on sale on April 25, 2012 and were totally depleted by the second hour. Each ticket cost $1,599. Tickets for WWDC in 2011 sold out within 12 hours, also costing $1,599 a piece.