Here’s my stab at the almost-for-certain Thin MacBook to be announced by Steve Jobs at Macworld in San Francisco tomorrow.

  1. iPod based hard drives
  2. Minimalistic in nature
  3. “One Laptop Per Child” type of initiative
  4. Low price for easy entry - sub $600?

The Red iPod series, Jobs’ zen type ideologies and the snubbing of OS X by “One Laptop Per Child” leaders all seem to be indicators that the Thin Macbook will be a low priced entry level device to get users into a Mac Notebok for cheap. Maybe its not on the scale of the One Laptop Per Child initiative, at least in scope, but this type of laptop, say a sub $600 device would be sweet for schools, switchers and non-profits around the globe. Keep in mind that Apple made a special invitation to European news agencies for this years MWSF keynote, suggesting that the product announcement(s) will impact beyond the US at its initial release.