Apple rumors, everyone loves them. A few months ago, rumors circled that Apple were performing final tests on a 15-inch notebook that is said to be slimmer than the current 15-inch MacBook Pro offering, which could be thanks to its flash-based storage and sans optical drive.

Today we have a fresh rumor that Apple have finished development of an LCD test component for their new notebook. Right now, its unclear whether this new system will be part of the MacBook Air range, or Pro range or if the company has plans to extend the ultra-thin design right up to the 15- and 17-inch models.

Apple's MacBook Pro line hasn't seen a big redesign since they switched to the unibody design back in 2008. A redesign could really lift up the game on the MacBook Pro range, making it thinner, lighter whilst at the same time maintaining the performance that the Pro offers. Moving to flash memory needs to happen as the stock hard disk drives in MacBook Pro's are ridiculously slow [when compared to SSDs].