The 2012 MacBook Pros have been RUMOURED that they will take on the MacBook Air Design; technical specification design and its tapered Wedge ClamShell Design. Meaning that the optical drive (much like the current MacBook Air) will become a standard optional accessory. With the optical drive removed, you would have extra space which would be utilized as the new location for the potential SSD (knowing Apple, they will still probably use the standard HDD). That would mean that in the previous location of the SSD or HDD would be empty space that would, again, be utilized to extend the battery.
Replace the optical drive/cd drive with the ssd or hdd and enlarge the battery size so it offers more hours for the mobile user.
This all does NOT require a Wedge ClamShell design overhaul. Apple can go with the Wedge ClamShell or they can remain with its current design.
I personally do not believe apple will utilize the wedge ClamShell design just because there would be nothing to distinguish the MacBook Pro and Air. They would just be the MacBook Airs. Why redesign the MacBook Pro 13 with the Air design when there is already a MacBook Air?
We know that the MacBook Air 13 has a 1440x900 display and its only a matter of time until the MacBook Pro 13 15 and 17 get a display update. The MacBook Pro will adopt the 1440x900 while the 15 will adopt the higher-res (1680x1050) as native and the 2880x1800 as an upgrade while the 17 adopts the 2880x1800 as the upgrade still making the 1900x1200 native.
The new IVY Bridge Processing units will offer a greater range of I/O. Meaning we will finally get to utilize the next generation USB 3.0.
The next generation MacBook Pros will hopefully not be a disappointment. The potential internal and external redesign, potential display upgrades and hardware upgrades will give the Pro name back to the MacBook Pros.
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