2008 MacBook Pro concept

The MacBook Pro is due for a re-design, this much we know. But is this the new professional notebook from Apple?

The picture above surfaced in an a Digg submission purportedly of a "new ad" (a version also appeared on NeoWin) and is hosted on an anonymous pictures hosting site, so I wouldn't hold my breath. But it does resemble some pics that were posted on MacRumors forums thread earlier this month.

Some people find the more rounded MBP design to look cheap, but I like it. I'd like it more if it shipped with a Blu-Ray drive though.

The conventional wisdom is that the MBP update will be released on 16 September 2008. The logic is that it's the Tuesday right after Apple's current Back-to-School promotion ends and it falls within the third quarter when Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer alluded to a "product transition."

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Update: As clindhartsen noted in the TalkBack the "ad" is actually a concept created by halfwayglad on DeviantArt...