Multi-touch trackpad for new generation MacBooks

In what seems like a collective fit of stating the obvious several sites apparently lead by AppleInsider are now reporting the rumour that Apple will extend use of its multi-touch interface to a new generation of MacBooks and ultimately use it throughout its laptop range.

MacBook Trackpad

The new models will be powered by Intel’s new Penryn mobile processors which are likely to be the 2.5GHz and 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo with 6MB of level 2 cache. Although these new models where slated in for introduction at or around the MacWorld show they are not expected to appear for at least ’several weeks’. This is attributed to the need to divert resources and personnel to the shipping of MacBook Air machines.

The table below compares the current range of MacBooks against the predicted models assuming the above configurations turn out to be true:

MacBook configurations

Because of the slightly lower power consumption of the newer chips a battery life extension of up to 16.5% is anticipated and has been acheived in recent tests by tech journal AnandTech carried out on a 2.6GHz Penryn-based notebook.

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One Response to “Multi-touch trackpad for new generation MacBooks”

Michael Long Says:
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:09 am
That’s all well and good–and as you say, obvious, but Apple also needs to bring that same technology to the desktop.

See: http://www.iSights.org/2008/01/i-want-multi-to.html

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