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Supposedly, transcripts for the Stevenote at Macworld this January have been leaked, though there are two of them, and they arequite a bit different. It is very likely that these are fake, though they do express what most Mac fans are wanting and expecting this Macworld.

Transcript number one lays out a Mac Mini update in the form of a Mac Nano, “a redesigned Mac Mini that is approximately half the height of its predecessor and in an anodized aluminum shell to match recent design changes in the Apple lineup.” The Mac Nano will be available in a 2.0 and 2.2 GHz version with 32 or 64 GB SSD, and the option to use a conventional hard drive, up to 160 GB, all 5400 rpm. The Nano will be shipping in February.

Next up in the purported keynote is a Mac Pro update, kicked off with a Penryn introduction. Then, Steve introduces the redesigned Mac Pro (the transcript says that there is no final image in the draft keynote. The new Mac Pro will start with dual 2.8GHz Penryn Xeons, and have BTO 3.0 and 3.2 GHz options. “Standard RAM is bumped to 2 GB [still paltry -A.], standard hard drive to 320 GB. Standard graphics card is now 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT [this sounds a bit up there -A.], with other graphics cards build-to-order.” Steve then reveals that the Mac Pro will feature a $400 BTO Blu-Ray optical drive. The new Mac Pro will supposedly be shipping as of the keynote.

Then the MacBook Pro gets it’s turn. “Steve introduces the “new” MacBook Pro, built off of the mobile version of the ‘same Penryn chipset used in the Mac Pro.’” The new MBP will sport 2.4 or 2.6 GHz processors. The 17” version will get LED backlighting, and the 15” will have BTO option with a resolution similar to the 17” screen. “Still using the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, but video RAM upgraded to 256 MB/512 MB.”
There will be an anodized black aluminum option, due to “Blackbook” demand. New MBP shipping in February.

Steve will then supposedly point out the white Mighty Mouse and it’s mismatched appearance compared to all the aluminum in the product line. Steve then quickly introduces the Aluminum Mighty Mouse, which is a bit slimmer and gets 10% more battery life.

The new Cinema Displays are next, getting a 2 MP iSight camera and LED backlighting, but staying the same otherwise. [This is the most iffy part to me, that they wouldn’t at last slim down the Cinema Display case -A] New display prices: 20” is $399, 23” is $599, and 30” is $1,249. Shipping as of the keynote.

Now for the One More Thing…
“Grid illustration using keynote. Across the top: “Compact,” “Consumer,” “Professional.” Across the bottom: “Portable,” “Desktop.” Steve then illustrates how their current five offerings (including the “Mac Nano”) fill in five of the six spots. Steve points out the “missing hole” and brings up the 12” PowerBook G4.” Then Steve introduces the MacBook Nano, with an LED 13” screen (1280x800), 1.6 or 1.8 GHz low-voltage Core 2 Duos, 32 or 64 GB SSDs, Integrated Graphics and no optical drives. 10 hours of battery life. Pricing: $1499 and $1999. They will supposedly be shipping as of the keynote.

The second transcripts just looks fake, so I won’t go over it here, other than to say that it talks about a “Front Row 3.0” which all Macs will be able to boot into, similar to an Apple TV. This is only notable because no-one has ever talked about this before. This transcript also states no big Mac Pro updates, which is pretty absurd.

Overall, a lot of the stuff mentioned in transcript number one will probably come true, but I doubt that it is an actual transcript.

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