In its call for a Greener Apple, Steve Jobs officially mentioned the arrival of notebooks using LED-based LCD panels before the end of the year.
According to Digitimes such transition might already be on-going. Indeed, Apple is reported to have already certified 13.3" and 15.4" LED backlighted panel from AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO). Mass production is reported to start as soon as Q2-Q3 2007.
If this information is interesting and important for improving run time of future MacBooks, some problems remains. First, LED-backlighted LCD panels will be more expensive than the current technology, and it will strongly impact the price of MacBook models, so it might appear as a BTO option in a first place. Second, the LED backlight technology is currently only validated for LCD panels up to 15.4", and one can not ima
