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Prediction: The Apple Tablet doesn’t exist and the new MacBook will use Pineview

Categories: Apple, Rumors
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 5:18 AM

I’m not going to list the reasons why I think the Apple Tablet doesn’t exist, I’ve done that already in a 3000+ word rant last month. Hell I got a phone call from Fox News to comment on a story. Yes I read the recent “Ten New Details on the Apple Tablet” article by Jeremy Horwitz on iLounge and it’s total bullshit.

What I do think will be announced in Q1 2010 Q4 2009 however is an updated MacBook using Intel’s upcoming replacement to the current generation of Atom processors. The Pine Trail platform, consisting of the Pineview processor, will come out in Q1 2010 as early as next month. Two CPUs based on the new architecture will come out with it as well, the D510 (code name Mount Olive, pictured above) and the D410. Both have hyper threading enabled, both run at 1.6 GHz, both do not require a fan for cooling. The D510 is dual core, while the D410 is single core. One of those two chips will end up in a low cost, probably $800 MacBook computer that will have a decent amount of battery life. The current Intel Atom platform consumed 33 Watts, while Pine Trail only runs on 15 Watts. This will allow Apple to ship a MacBook with a small battery, and still achieve 6 hours of battery life, while being able to cut the price. Other netbook makers are going to make 14 and 16 hour netbooks with massive batteries, but Apple isn’t going to make their MacBook look more attractive to people on the go than their MacBook Pro lineup. I may be right, I may be wrong, but I’m going to reference this post when the new MacBook comes out and when June is over and no iTablet has been announced.

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Mike11

    So are you saying there won’t be a tablet from Apple in the foreseeable future or it just isn’t going to be announced before july? Do you think Apple is actively working on one (iLounge article said 80% chance)?

    I think your Pine Trail prediction doesn’t make much sense. The CPU itself isn’t faster than the old one and the 15W you mentioned is a joke. This number is for the Nettop version of the Moorestown generation, the 18 months old Atom Z-Series (Silverthorne which you can also put in a netbook) only needs around 5W for the whole platform and runs also up to 1.6 GHz, the netbook Atom N platform only needs around 12W.