On the music front, the iPod classic, touch nano and shuffle will, as you'd expect, get increased capacities. Yes, I think the classic will be around for at least one more year. When it comes to storage, it offers the best bang for the buck and Apple knows it.
On the Mac front, the laptops, Mac mini and iMac will keep the same form factor, though I think the Mac Pro will get a design overhaul. At long last Blu-ray will be offered as a build-to-order option on the Mac Pro, iMac and the high-end MacBook Pro (maybe other models).
Naturally, there'll be speed boosts, graphic enhancements and beefed-up storage while maintaining the current price points (there'll be at least one quad-core MacBook Pro released). And, no, I don't see Apple cutting prices substantially if at all. Despite this Apple's market share will continue to rise. And rise substantially.
We'll see at least laptop and desktop models adding USB 3.0 support by the third quarter while still keeping the FireWire 800 port. The iMac and Mac Pro will also add eSATA ports for extra devices. The Mac Pro, which will get a streamlined design, will be among the first computers to ship with Intel's Gulftown “Core i9 Xeon 5600 Series†CPUs. I think this will happen by June and that we'll see at least one 12-core model by summer.
Mac OS X 10.7 will be discussed at the 2010 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference. Unlike Snow Leopard, it will sport several new features beyond the "under-the-hood" improvements. Among them: a Finder with features akin to the Path Finder utility. Oh yes, the traditional file creator data system will be restored.
The thing I don't think will happen, but would love to see: an ultra high end, multimedia iMac with a 40-inch screen, built-in TV tuner, upgradable graphics and room for a second hard drive.
