I think we'll see a price reduction in the iBook line. I remember I bought my iBook in 2002 for $1799, that's PowerBook territory now, at the time the cost of owning a PB started at $2000+. But times change, speed goes up and prices go down, and the iBooks are starting to look seriously overpriced to my eyes. I see no difficulty of releasing two new low-end MacBooks:
13.3 inch wide screen
1.5 Ghz Core Solo
PCI graphics with 64 Mb of VRAM
40 Gb Hd
$799
15.2 inch wide screen
1.66 Ghz Core Solo
PCI graphics with 64 Mb of VRAM
60 Gb HD
$999
That's what they need to do to remain competitive. If you look at the PC side of things, these specks are easily achievable. All that and the new versions will probably be lighter and slimmer than the iBooks they replace, they may take on a more PowerBook-esqe look, even if they stick to the polycarbonate shell, featuring both black and white varieties.
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