Jumbo 17" MacBook Coming, Mac Mini to Ditch Intel Graphics

From DailyTech: With the new year and the month of January comes many of the county's largest technology shows, with the Consumer Electronics Show, the North American International Auto Show, and Macworld to just name a few. The latter, Macworld, for several years has become Apple's place to air the secret new products it has been brewing up. And though the tough economy has forced Apple to announce that this year at Macworld will be its last, that has not stopped this year's rumors, such as talk of a possible iPhone nano release, from picking up steam.

The latest rumor, reportedly confirmed by sources at Apple is that the company is preparing for a couple major additions and changes to its desktop and notebook lines. Apple, which according to market research is third in the nation in computer sales, and about seventh in the world, is looking for ways to extend the gains that have fueled its return as a major player in computer sales.

One of the two allegedly confirmed new products is a 17 inch MacBook Pro. The notebook sports an aluminum unibody design similar to the MacBook Air and the current 13.3" and 15.4" MacBook Pros. Furthermore, in what will likely rile many Apple fans, it will not have an easily removable battery panel like the other MacBooks. Its battery will be hard to replace, similar to the MacBook Air. The battery is also rumored to be "super thin". Some are hypothesizing the battery is actually a silver-zinc design, which Apple has long expected to debut. Longer lasting silver-zinc batteries could take some of the sting out of the difficulty replacing the battery.

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