You can add built-in batteries to rumours of a new slimmer lighter entry-level white MacBook.
Apple's "cutting-edge internal battery technology" is part of a white MacBook refresh due sooner than later according to AppleInsider. The company's built-in batteries have not been a hit with all Mac users, due to the fact they cannot be easily replaced without a visit to Apple.
AppleInsider also now believes the new MacBook could debut alongside new iMacs, rumoured to be available as early as next month.
A new iMac is likely to be thiner and come with what one analyst describes as "smoothed or rounded edges."
The Mac enthusiast Web site also reported that the 13-inch laptop would come with a slimmer, lighter enclosure and restructured internal architecture.
In August, AppleInsider quoted Ben Reitzes, an analyst with Barclays Capital, who believed a price cut was on the horizon for the cheapest MacBook currently available on the market.
"We [...] believe the MacBook line needs to be revamped (there is only one MacBook available now, an old white model) and that we could see a lower priced line soon, positioned below the new MacBook Pro models."
In May, Apple adjusted the price of the entry-level white 13-inch MacBook from 719 to 749 on the Apple UK store following a specification upgrade, while the price remained the same in the US at $999.
In January, the price increased from 704 to 719, when Apple added improved NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics cards.
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