Rumour mill out of the US has Apple launching its new notebook on Tuesday (US time), with all sorts of features being bandied around, but nothing confirmed from the House of Apple. What does seem to be a universal opinion from Apple aficiandos, is that it is about time, with both the MacBook Pro and MacBook due for an overhaul.

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As well as being made of aluminium, Apple devotees believe that the company has managed to find a way to make the aluminium skin a one-piece, making it thinner and lighter. Interestingly, it is also said to be a lot cheaper – whether Australia gets the same pricing structure as Europe we’ll have to wait and see.

Notable features are claimed to include trackpads, as well as a second multi-touch screen. Trying to get hold of somebody from Apple Australia was nigh on impossible, not that they would have confirmed anything anyway. We’re guessing a late 2008 or early 2009 arrival for these shores.