Once again, the eyes of the media and Apple fanboys worldwide will be on Cupertino, California for the release of Apple’s new notebook line tomorrow at 10 AM Pacific. The speculation over the new notebook line has been floating around the internet since late summer and was originally rumored to be updated at the Let’s Rock event.  I have been following the speculation for months and will be posting the rumors that I think will actually happen, what might happen and what has been rumored but, what I truly doubt will actually be announced tomorrow. I hope this will help everyone out there in Apple world understand what will actually happen tomorrow in Cupertino and what is pure Internet-speculation.

What will see:

1. Redesigned Macbooks- The basic design of the Macbooks have been the same since the ibook G4! The plastic cases are clunky and out of date. The new macbooks will feature a aluminum case similar to the Macbook Air.
2. Redesigned Macbook Pros- The Macbook pro has also had the same design since the Powerbook G4 but, I think that the new design will not be much different than the current model, but, it will be thinner!
3. 13 inch Macbooks- In the past year ultra portable laptops have been made from every company from Asus to Dell and while Apple has tried with the Macbook Air however, the laptop is way too expensive to gain a large market share and is too under-powered for the price.  A 13 inch Macbook could be the answer to the Apple fanboy’s ultra portable prayer and a great way for Apple to increase their market share.
4. Upgraded Macbook Airs- When the Macbook Air came out it had an extremely elegant design but, it still needs to be more powerful to justify the $2,799 price tag. I think a faster processor and slightly bigger hard drive will do the trick and could make more people take the dive into getting the air.
5. Faster Processors- I think it is time to bump the processor speeds on all the notebooks to slightly faster speeds to keep up with the faster processors that are being made. Maybe just a slight increase but, just something to keep Apple competitive.
6. NVidea Graphics cards- It is simply a good idea to make macs even better for creative professionals with the best graphics card they can put into their laptops.
7. Price reductions- The main complaint about getting a Mac is the fact that Apple computers are more expensive than other computers. Rumors have been floating around  that prices will drop slightly my predictions are about $200 for the Macbook, $200 for the Macbook Air and $300 for the Macbook Pro which will make the Mac a much more affordable option for the consumers.

What We Might See:

1. $800 Macbook- Everyone complains about the fact that Macs are too expensive but if Apple makes a  less-powerful Macbook and sells it for around $800 that would validate the Mac and make the Apple market share grow exponentially!
2. Iwork 09- The Apple office suite has been rumored to have an update coming tomorrow the rumors are not very strong but, there is a chance.
3. Ilife 09- The built in Apple entertainment package has also had rumors of upgrades but, once again the rumors are not that dominant.
4. Bluray- Kevin Rose had mentioned that the new Macbooks might include a Bluray player or burner. I think that if they do include it it will be an option you have to customize and pay a premium for.

What we will not See:

1. Mac Mini update- There has been no evidence to a new or upgrade Mac Mini and if there ends up being a $800 macbook I can kind of see that the Mac Mini will either fade away or maybe get merged into the Apple TV and become a great Media center PC. But, a $600 screenless computer won’t last!
2. Networked TV- Pictures have been floating around the internet, a combination of a big screen TV and a Apple TV but, there is no eveidense to even suggest this is in the works but, it would not fit in with a notebook-centric event and the same goes for the Mac mini, maybe Macworld 2009!
3. Macbook Tablet- The speculation over a Apple Tablet has been floating around since Macworld 2007 though, they havn’t been fulfilled I still think that Mac tablets and tablets in general are useless and that a mouse and keyboard are the best input methods.

I hope this can help everyone decode the rumors all over the web and also come back tomorrow for my reactions and opinions on tomorrow’s events.

Also play the Macbook Event Bingo as you either watch the video or read the live blog stream