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The most recent rumor about the arrival of a MacBook Pro refresh arrival date was March 11th. MacRumors has heard word from a Danish blogger who claims that a major Danish Apple reseller has said new MacBook Pros are incoming on the first of March. This is a Tuesday and if history is correct, Tuesdays are typically days when Apple unleashes new products.

On top of the expected Sandy Bridge update, it’s also been rumored that some aspects of the new MacBook Pro design may be borrowed from the MacBook Air‘s. This possibly means that some MacBook Pro models might sport SSDs and no optical drive.

via [MacRumors]

It’s obvious that Apple will release a refreshed line of MacBook Pros come this spring, but the exact time period is still foggy at this point. However, 9to5Mac has obtained word that Best Buy stores have placed “dummy SKUs” of MacBook Pros into their databases. The release date for those? March 11th. These dummy SKUs also shows a $1,199 for one of the models, which is the cheapest model of the current 13-inch MBP. This means we might not see a permanent price drop when the new models roll in.

via [9to5Mac]

It has to start at some point and it looks like that time is now. The grapevine is speculating that the new MacBook Pro will be announced in April of next year and include some things that might come as a surprise. Whether or not it actually happens is a whole ‘nother ball game. Three Guys and a Podcast have reported that the new updates won’t just be “a simple refresh of the MacBook Pro, rather, Apple will deliver an all-out redesign, the big brother of the MacBook air.” This means that they’ll most likely sport SSDs and get rid of the optical drive. The guys even went as far as saying that Intel’s Light Peak technology will be included, which could possibly mean that Apple will bypass USB 3.0 all together despite predictions of a USB 3.0-equipped MacBook Pro.

[T-GAAP via TUAW]

What would you do if you were Steve Ballmer and someone came up to you and asked if you could sign their MacBook Pro from Apple? Turns out the man himself just chuckled and wasted no time to write his John Hancock on the lid. The MacBook Pro owner said it was running Windows, so it’s all okay. Watch the video after the break.

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