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Report: Apple to Launch New MacBooks, Mac minis Soon

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An upgraded white MacBook and a new line of Mac minis are coming, according to part numbers uncovered by a 9to5Mac source.

9to5Mac previously claimed that Apple was readying new Mac Pros and MacBook Airs, but it says it has since determined that the part numbers for these computers aren't yet available. The new MacBook the blog has allegedly discovered will feature Thunderbolt ports and speedier processors.

Apparently there will be three models of the fresh Mac minis. 9to5Mac says there will be a "standard model" and a "server model," and there will a third version with a faster processor that can be custom built through the Apple online store.

9to5Mac reported earlier this week that there are four new MacBook Airs in the pipeline. The newest report maintains that the part numbers found by the site for the MacBook Airs are correct, and these machines are "coming very soon." Two of these ultra-slim laptops will reportedly have 11-inch screens and two will have 13-inch screens. With each size, 9to5Mac says there will be a base-level model and an upgraded version. There won't be many aesthetic changes, besides backlit keyboards, according to AppleInsider. The Airs will feature Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt connectors, 9to5Mac said.

Additionally, it's rumored that there will also be four upgraded models of Apple's Mac Pros, with the 16-core model getting a revamped enclosure and one version that will be a "server model." 9to5Mac pegs the launch of the new Mac Pros for "later this month or early next month."

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Leslie Horn joined the PCMag team as a news reporter in the fall of 2010. She covered a wide range of topics, from digital media to the latest Apple rumor. After graduating with a degree in Magazine Journalism from the University of Missouri, she wrote for Out & About, a travel guide in coastal Maine. One of her favorite reporting experiences was covering the 2008 Olympics from Beijing. She travels every chance she gets; a favorite trip was backpacking along the coast of Brazil. Though she was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Leslie embraces life as a New Yorker.

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