MacBook Pro update planned for June with new LED displays

Apple placed an initial order for 15.4-inch LED backlight displays last month, targeting a June announcement that would make availability of a new laptop on or within days of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on June 11, sources tell ThinkSecret. Apple placed its first order in mid-April looking for in excess of 100,000 15.4-inch LED backlight displays. The call went out to a number of LED backlight display manufacturers, including Samsung.

Apple's order for the displays called on a delivery schedule of mid May, sources say. Based on Apple's standard schedule that is has used in the past, it would allow for a three to four week window to manufacture and ship. That would coincide with Jobs' keynote address on Monday, June 11th in San Francisco where Apple is likely to announce a new MacBook Pro using a LED backlight display.L33tdawg: I know I'll definitely be watching Steve's keynote webcast eagerly anticipating the announcement of these machines!