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One of the top mac analysts (Jesse Tortora) claims that Apple are planning to ditch the old spinning hard drives that are currently used in the bigger iPods and go all solid state on iPod fans.

The analyst doesn’t have a great deal of respect with Mac Fans around the world for getting it right, but we can see why it is a logical step to take.

The downside with having solid state memory is the price point of the iPod and te capacity. Flash memory is more expensive, so they will probably put less in or be more expensive to the consumer. The benefits of Flash memory include less heat, noise and power consumption. Theoretically video playback time could increase from 3.5 hours to 5.5.

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Think Secret writes: “Apple’s laptop offerings have sported the brightest displays on the market, a feature Apple has been quick to tout in its product announcements and that the company will continue to spearhead in 2007 and beyond as the it embraces a new generation of LCD panels.”

We have always been happy with the brighter than average displays on our now retired Powerbooks and our shiny new Macbook Pro’s, and we are more than happy to hear that Apple are [okay, might be] incorporating the new technologies in their upcoming machines.

Apparently the new screens use a more energy efficient solution than the traditional cold cathode fluorescent back lights (CCFL) found in most LCD displays on the market today, which is a bonus.

Think Secret also reckon that Apple will be deploying these displays as soon as the end of this quarter.

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