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Rumor: Apple's Flash-Based MacBook Mini

When was the last time Cupertino made an ultraportable? The PowerBook Duo, cancelled almost ten years ago, and the short-lived PowerBook 2400 in 1998, were Apple’s small form-factor notepads back in the day—a day that’s about to return, according to Appleinsider. This new tiny MacBook, people familiar with the project say, remains in development ahead […]

30th_pbook100When was the last time Cupertino made an ultraportable? The PowerBook Duo, cancelled almost ten years ago, and the short-lived PowerBook 2400 in 1998, were Apple's small form-factor notepads back in the day—a day that's about to return, according to Appleinsider.

This new tiny MacBook, people familiar with the project say, remains in development ahead of its target launch date around the time WWDC rolls around mid-year. It will be both lighter and more compact than any other Mac portable Apple has put forth in recent years, bundling a display of similarly smaller proportions.

The machine will lose its optical drive and gain integrated flash storage, according to Appleinsider, though the "feature, however, had not been frozen upon last check." They think that the mythological model is aimed at Japan, where Mac sales are poor.

Apple to re-enter the sub-notebook market [AppleInsider]