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For your info, despite all the buzz, there is still no “Apple Mac iTablet” yet—and even if it does, in fact, exist, thumbs up for getting a confirmation from Apple.
Given that, it seems a bit crazy to discuss whether the mythical Apple Mac tablet (which Apple has reportedly been tinkering with for years) has been delayed from next March to the second half of 2010. But that’s the word today, courtesy of a report from Taiwanese Web site DigiNews, an oft-erratic purveyor of hot Apple rumors.
According to “sources from component makers,” DigiNews told that Apple’s Mac tablet will be delayed because it wants to “swap out some components inside” and add a second, 9.7-inch OLED model to its supposed tablet lineup. (OLED—or organic light-emitting diode—displays are similar to standard LCD or LED displays except for one crucial factor: they don’t require backlighting to work, resulting in a brighter, less power-hungry screen.)
Because OLED displays are (for now, anyway) prohibitively not cheap, DigiNews speculates that Apple is delaying its tech tablet launch until OLED prices get cheaper. Still, though, the article says that an OLED-based Apple Mac tablet might come with a whopping price tag: about USD $2,000 or so.
That’s big news … if you believe it, and that’s a big if. As AppleInsider points out, the analysts at Piper Jaffrey don’t think Apple would be insane enough to release a touchscreen version of Apple tablet for two grand; instead, they’re still thinking the hotly anticipated device will fall somewhere in the USD $500-$700 range.
Meanwhile, seems the suits at Condé Nast aren’t waiting around to find out if the Mac tablet is real or not. AllThingsDigital reports that the publishing giant is already prepping a digital version of electronic magazine that should be ready by the middle of next year … in time for the Apple Mac tablet, if it exists. But even as Condé execs are keeping Apple abreast of its plans, Apple itself refuses to tip its hand, according to AllThingsDigital.
So, where does that leave us? Right where we started, unfortunately: Apple might have a Mac tablet for us next year, or it might not. Anyone who tells you anything different (barring someone with a tap on Steve Jobs’ Apple iPhone) is just guessing.
November 24th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
The Mactablet is going to have 2 screenswith an OLED one on the outside and a TFT one on the inside - it looks like its going to be a normal laptop and a tablet mac. I found this info on a site named http://www.mactablet.co.uk There are pictures of it too!
I hope this is true because it looks fantastic
November 30th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
thanks jon for sharing about this Apple Mac tablet
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