All MacBooks to have LED-backlit displays by 2009

According to the Taiwan area newspaper Economic Daily News, every MacBook released in 2009 will use an LED backlight. Backlight manufacturer Kenmos Technology was Apple’s chief supplier of the more color-accurate and efficient screen hardware for 2007, and is expected to have an even more dominant role next year as Apple switches its consumer models to LED lights. Kenmos is said to be shipping as many as five times more LEDs this year, at 1.5 million, although it is not known what number of these are destined for Apple or other customers.

The Mac designer’s chief executive, Steve Jobs, has promised as part of an environmental initiative that Apple’s computer line will switch to all LEDs when possible, but hasn’t set out a specific date for the transition. Recent reports have suggested that the next revision of the MacBook will undergo a major redesign that will transform the notebook from plastic to aluminum, and should also introduce a number of other technical improvements, such as Intel’s Centrino 2 platform and accompanying Core 2 Duo processors.

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