Last-minute, alleged MacBook price list surfaces

Stoking the fires less than a day before Apple revamps its notebook line, a previously unseen blog has popped up with an image of what's claimed as a price list of the company's new MacBooks.

The eight new models have model numbers that don't turn up earlier counterparts and appear to have different pricing, as well; the $899, $1,299, and $1,599 models match most closely to the MacBook, while $1,999, $2,499 and $2,799 models match current MacBook Pro prices. The $1,799 price also syncs with that of the MacBook Air, though a second $2,499 price point is new and may point to a less expensive SSD-based Air update.

Each listing also comes with Apple's three-character codenames for each, which aren't normally published along with model details.

While potentially noteworthy, particularly for their assertions of an upcoming $899 Mac, the prices come from a site that didn't exist before today and thus from a source without a proven track record; readers are advised to take these claims with a grain of salt until Tuesday's event.