We're not sure what's going on in
Vietnam these days but it's suddenly a hot bed for industry leaks. Perhaps it's due to manufacturers expanding from China to Vietnam's relatively cheap (but limited) labor pool? Or maybe it's because the kids at
Tinhte are just resourceful as hell? Whatever it is, they've just scooped themselves what appears to be an unannounced MacBook update (identifying itself as a MacBook7,1) that includes a faster 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (up from 2.26GHz) and NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM (an update from the GeForce 9400M found in the current MacBook6,1) -- right, the same CPU and GPU as the entry level 13-inch MacBook Pro but for only $999 (assuming Apple maintains the same entry-level pricing). These minor bumps aren't enough to warrant a model change, however, as we're still seeing "Model No: A1342" stamped on the box. Of course, this could be an elaborate hoax, but
Tinhte has an
impressive track record and these MacBook specs are right in line with what we'd expect since the white MacBook was
last updated in October 2009. No word on when we'll see these announced but it's gotta be soon -- Tuesday perhaps, with a refreshed
MacBook Air if we're lucky. Video unboxing after the break and plenty of pics for Zaprudering at the source link below.
posted May 15th 2010 8:19AM
VN FTW
Manufacturers are their never ending quest for cheap labour. I guess a dollar a day was to expensive in China, God bless Vietnam.
well, at least it isn't a close up of some gross fingernails...
all that hammering in the background is from Tinhte building up the fort for when the apple cops try to raid them
Can't someone figure out the barcodes pretty easily?
seems vietnam not as reliable as those chinese secrecy labs..
sucky, sucky, 5 apple leaks.
Blanked out the serial number but not that MAC ID's for WiFi, Bluetooth and Ethernet? Cute.
I wonder what iLife it's running.
Still 2 gb ram, still no sd card slot. Still shiny plastic which cracks oh so easily. So glad I bought the 13" pro.
And i guess the next big leak will be Macbook Air, lol. Well, you should pay a visit to this beautiful country and find out abt their life style. You can get everything you want from around the world as long as you have money! I got my iPad in VN 3 days after Apple releases them from the US!!!! So this is no surprise for me.
Knock-knock-knocking on the tihte's door
Let's get these specs in the mac mini please!!!
VietNam......................Love that sound so much.
Anyone else notice the date on the side of the box on the other pictures from Tihnte? It says copyright 2009 =/. Im pretty sure this is 2010...but I remain hopeful nonetheless.