More Apple MacBook / MacBook Pro models numbers pop up

We've always heard that Apple deliberately sends out misinformation to distract the rumor sites, and it looks like that may actually be true -- check out these shots of the Future Shop inventory system, listing the upcoming MB402LL/A and MB403LL/A SKUs from Apple as being priced at CA$1149 and CA$1349, respectively. That's MacBook pricing, if we had to make a guess -- but remember that earlier Best Buy shot that showed a box size of 17 inches square, which is way bigger than any non-Pro MacBook. So, to recap: there are definitely new Apple laptops coming soon, but we have almost no idea what kind -- based on product cycles, we'd say it's the MacBook Pro, but signs point to the MacBook as well. Confused yet? Yeah, we thought so -- but hopefully answers are coming soon.

[foshowww @ Feb 25th 2008 8:18PM]

Futureshop is actually owned by Best Buy, so may be related. Also, I have a friend who says something about something called an iFlip being in the Best Buy system under Apple Mobile Computers, the same category that macbooks are under.

[rusty771 @ Feb 25th 2008 8:25PM]

the iflip is an ipod dock that plays video not a computer

[foshowww @ Feb 25th 2008 8:33PM]

Well yea I do know that the iFlip is a video player, but an Apple branded, ranging in price $1099.99 to $1499.99, and in the Best Buy system under mobile comupters?

[miketichon @ Feb 25th 2008 8:24PM]

As of 5:17 pm on Monday 2/25, the Apple online store, phone store, and order checking is down for a scheduled upgrade

[Backlin @ Feb 25th 2008 8:36PM]

Is that all you do all day? Go to the Apple Store?

[prophet @ Feb 25th 2008 8:51PM]

what? as far as i can tell, the store is still up and taking orders. i see NO updates to the store right now. im guessing any updates will be updated during the night.

[austin @ Feb 25th 2008 9:27PM]

prophet- they never update at night
they do it during the day so that people can read on engadget and tuaw about it.
apple wants attention and they get it.

[wesg @ Feb 25th 2008 9:53PM]

http://applestorestatus.pingdom.com/?id=2

[Carl Vitullo @ Feb 25th 2008 8:19PM]

"Applicable for PSP"?

what?

[mushrooshi @ Feb 25th 2008 8:21PM]

Its probably some acronym for something else.

PSP is also an acronym for "paint shop pro", which is still unrelated, but is still a acronym.

[Krish the Fish @ Feb 25th 2008 8:23PM]

PSPs at best buy are Product Service Plans.

I remembered this because the one on my iPod came in handy when my hard drive starting crapping out on me :(

[Carl Vitullo @ Feb 25th 2008 8:25PM]

oh, that would make sense.
i'd hope you could buy a service plan for a laptop.

[Christina Warren @ Feb 25th 2008 8:54PM]

Performance Service Plan -- Best Buy's extended warranty program -- there are various laptop PSP tiers, depending on laptop price and coverage options.

Also keep in mind that until you actually see any of the products on the shipping manifest, the SKU, description and price are subject to change. It's actually very, very common for stuff to even appear in the system and never actually show up in the store. In this case, I'm sure it will show up in the store, but the in-stock dates are estimates and not final because they don't have any on order and it doesn't look like these are going to even be on the regular trucks, but directly from the distributor.

[fuzzylollipop @ Feb 25th 2008 9:30PM]

actually PSP isn't an acronym as it isn't pronounced as a word. RADAR is an acronym.
IBM isn't.

[Schmedly @ Feb 25th 2008 10:11PM]

Don't be too hasty. That's not a hard and fast rule for acronyms. Some say it has to be a pronounceable word, some say it doesn't. Webster's in fact allows for both.

[Abuzar @ Feb 25th 2008 11:15PM]

Alright fine then, it's an alphabetisms.

Your mom is an acronym.

[nohbudy @ Feb 25th 2008 8:21PM]

What's a MacBook?

[mushrooshi @ Feb 25th 2008 8:22PM]

Apple's line of sucessers for the iBook and the PowerBook.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 25th 2008 8:25PM]

I think powerbook was a really cool name. Then again, I've never owned a mac in my life.

[Chris @ Feb 25th 2008 8:27PM]

whats an ibook? (note: don't actually tell me *cough* mushrooshi *cough*)

[wesg @ Feb 25th 2008 8:36PM]

An iBook was Apple's consumer line of notebooks.

Back in the day - which was a Wednesday, by the way - Apple used the i suffix for consumer models, and power for the pros. Personally, I liked that method better.

[wesg @ Feb 25th 2008 8:37PM]

Whoops, sorry Chris... I didn't read the comment fully. My bad.

[Paco @ Feb 25th 2008 9:20PM]

ur kidding me right?

[Carl Vitullo @ Feb 25th 2008 9:20PM]

a boot.

[Skawt @ Feb 25th 2008 11:30PM]

I always thought that a MacBook was just a piece of Scottish literature. XD

[tyler @ Feb 26th 2008 12:05AM]

.. i think it is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era ..

[foshowww @ Feb 25th 2008 8:23PM]

PSP means Performance Service Plan, meaning they can sell a service plan on the unit

[Barry @ Feb 25th 2008 8:23PM]

It's about time for a facelift anyway. The design hasn't changed in what, eight years? It's about as cutting edge as a New Beetle.

[Andrew @ Feb 25th 2008 8:29PM]

I'm completely open for a redesign of the MacBook Pro, I just find it unlikely. Nothing's really wrong with the design, so I doubt Apple will bother to change it. The MacBook on the other hand is in dire need of a facelift. Give it an aluminum case, maybe thin it up a bit more, possibly more display sizes, etc. Like a mini MacBook Pro, so to speak. They should have done that from the beginning, instead of introducing the feature-raped MacBook Air.

[Barry @ Feb 25th 2008 8:42PM]

If you think the MBP has a good design, it's evident that you've never had to something as trivial as upgrade the hard drive. I did. I lost count, but I recall needing to remove about two thousand microscopic screws, detach a bunch of wires, remove the bluetooth dongle, and sacrifice a chicken. This is not good design unless you consider a $2000 machine to be disposable.

This, compared to the Macbook where you remove something like one screw to swap out the drive. Lame.

[Franco @ Feb 25th 2008 11:18PM]

no way macbook will be aluminum since they are targeting consumer, student and education people who inherently are clumsy and rough with portable computers (or personal computer PC. PC DOES NOT mean microsoft window os. MACS are PC as well. They just use a different OS.). I think they will shift to a light and durable composite material.

note: sorry for the rant.

[Kailie Quinn @ Feb 26th 2008 1:15AM]

Colloquially, and until recently, the line between PCs and Apple Computers was drawn at the processor level. PC referred to anything that had an x86 processor, and a Mac was anything that had a power pc processor. Apple made the foolish performance, but smart business decision to dump the power pc chip in favour of the cheaper and more easily obtainable x86 and lately, x64 chips, which they can sell for the same price as the power pc machines, just less out of pocket for them, and potential to load multiple oses on their hardware (the only reason you aren't able to run OS X on a 'pc' is apple's licensing and driver support [read: lack thereof], but that is beside the point).

Semantically you are correct, but unfortunately, the urban dictionary is the etymologists nightmare of our time, and will continue to dictate how people speak. Those who don't think for themselves, that is.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 25th 2008 8:24PM]

I'm so excited, yet so very confused...

[hackman @ Feb 25th 2008 10:07PM]

Cubs will lose

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 25th 2008 10:38PM]

I'm sick and tired of these stupid comments on my sports team. I bet some other people have teams they are a fan of but they truthfully suck.

[ben @ Feb 25th 2008 8:25PM]

Wouldn't a box for a MacBook be 2-4" bigger than the actual MacBook itself?

[ben @ Feb 25th 2008 8:27PM]

nvm, stupid comment.

[mushrooshi @ Feb 25th 2008 8:43PM]

No, I actually thought it was a great comment.

No sarcasm intended. I just suck at these kinds of posts.

[gjp303 @ Feb 25th 2008 8:43PM]

my mommy says that no questions are stupid! :P

[J L @ Feb 25th 2008 9:17PM]

That was my thought exactly.

If you look at the specs for current models, none of the macbook/pros show any dimension as being 17". Even the 17" MBP is only 15" wide.

[James @ Feb 26th 2008 1:23AM]

There is no such thing as stupid questions...just stupid people.

[Randy @ Feb 26th 2008 9:17AM]

Ok so a MBP update is coming.... do we have have to dwell on it?

[Flashpoint @ Feb 25th 2008 8:28PM]

I'm really suprised to see all these DPS screens from Circuit City and Best Buy because both these stores make you sign a confidentiality agreement which basically claims you are risking your job if you share confidential info with the outside world.

I worked in a BBY (store 483) and I shared info with bestbuysux (BBY had 15 DS's and 8 PSP's stolen the day prior) and the manager found out. Bitch acted out around me so I just plain old quit. I'm doing ALOT better now than that $8.50 I was pulling way back then. You should have seen the look on managements faces when I came back there in my S550 and bought some DVD's.

[Big John @ Feb 25th 2008 8:36PM]

OhHO! You really showed them, hotshot!

[duffiecochran @ Feb 25th 2008 9:42PM]

How does one go from making 8.50 an hour to driving a $100,000 car?

[Infoclipper @ Feb 25th 2008 10:18PM]

You become a car salesman and stop off for DVDs on the way to deliver the car to the new owner?

[Dan @ Feb 25th 2008 10:18PM]

hey, cap the sarcasm, buddy. I thought it was a good story.

[IndiaTech @ Feb 25th 2008 10:45PM]

As far as remember you park your car outside the store not inside. And if I really wanted to show off, I would have bought couple of Sony Bravias rather than couple of puny $20 DVDs.

[Kailie Quinn @ Feb 26th 2008 1:21AM]

I think sarcasm is appropriate here. This is certainly an example of people just not being able to escape the confines of their youthful indoctrination. For more information on this phenomenon. see: britney spears.

[Ken @ Feb 26th 2008 2:30AM]

Uhhhh, the posters are smart enough to cover the store number and all that. The screens are the same in all stores, so as long as they don't find the name of the poster, or see a store number (or even date and time), there is nothing they can do about it.

It could have been any of ~100,000 people (1000ish stores and 100ish staff per)...