Mac Bloggers on Surprise Products, Snagging 3G iPhones and Squeezing

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Mystery Product or Mystery Pricing? Mac bloggers, however, were quick to notice Oppenheimer's commentson a new product transition. An AppleInsider post on the subjectnoted, "The new, unnamed product will continue to have'technologies and features that others can't match,' according tothe CFO."
 
Commenters were quick to offer their own ideas -- or hopes anddreams -- with many hoping for a less expensive MacBook Pro, analuminum MacBook, or cut-rate pricing on the MacBook Air. "The only products Apple sells that can shut out rivals are iPods,and there already are no real rivals, and not likely to be any inthe future. The iPod Touch is of course due for a price reduction," noted elroth on the AppleInsider post, adding, "The Apple TV? I don't see howanything regarding the Apple TV could shut out rivals, since themarket is so small and fragmented right now, and Apple doesn't haveenough content."
The Baltimore Sun's Apple a Day blogger David Zeiler believes the mystery product will contain a touchscreen , noting, "I believe it could be the long-rumored Mac tablet PC."
 
The dark horse may be the Mac mini, which has been plagued withpricing that's often undercut by PC manufacturers like Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) . The Mac mini also seems pretty overdue for a product refresh. "I'd like to see a cheap mid-line computer," Sven Rafferty,technology blogger and director of Internet technology forhyperSven, told MacNewsWorld.

"Many complain for the lack of this between the Mac mini and iMac.I don't know if it'll happen, but it may. In fact, it may just be areplacement for the Mac mini all together. This would be a surprisesince Apple has focused so much on consumer electronics and not itsroots as of late," he added. Got iPhone 3G?