The Plan: revisited

looks like i'm not the only one thinking MBs and MBPs are due for a redesign by this year's Q3. if you recall, back in February, i said that a redesign was most likely.

of course, one should take everything written by AppleInsider with a grain (or boulder) of salt; they are not the most reliable. in this case, however, they're simply stating the obvious. the Montevina chipset necessitates a change in the way computer makers interface with the hardware, so its inception this June is a logical time to push a redesigned chassis.

along those lines, it is also time for the various Mac product lines to become more uniform. the latest iMacs, Mac Pros, iPods and iPhones have established a new trend for Apple, leaning away from the hallmark white plastic that was so prevalent during the company's meteoric rise out of Microsoft's shadow. almost everything is now aluminum alloy with splashes of black and glass, save for the Mac Mini, Airport/Time Capsule, Mighty Mouse, Apple TV and Macbooks.

what i'm hoping for is an unholy menage a trois between a Macbook Pro, Black Macbook and Macbook Air, producing a 13" matte black aluminum alloy notebook that is 0.75" thin all around (without that silly cheese slice tapering), with the same keyboard, screen and touchpad as a Macbook Air.