That's possible. I mentioned in another thread that the black MacBook is basically the midrange white MacBook with a bigger HD (which is available as a BTO on the white anyway). So with the MacBooks going aluminum (and most likely a unified color scheme), I can see only two models. They would be probably $300 or so apart, with major differences including the CPU (2.27/2.4 GHz) and hard drive.
The low-end MacBook will probably still have a Combo drive.
*ducks and runs*
Another possibility is that the MacBook Pro has two models, and the MacBook has three. This could mean that the MacBook moves up in the high end (*crosses fingers for higher resolution and discrete GPU*) and the MacBook Pro loses its low-end. The other outcome is that there will be two "regular" MacBooks with 1366*768, SuperDrive, etc. and one "cheap" MacBook, which, much like the $1199 iMac, goes down in features from the $1099 MacBook, such as 1280*720 and Combo Drive. In that case, I'd expect the MacBook Pro to move down slightly in the high-end.
I hope you're reliable!
They will when you all return all the defective Rev. A models.
I think they'll keep 3 MacBook models, and yes, probably keep the combo drive. That is, if the rumors are correct and Apple drops the entry-level MB price considerably. Personally, I think the only time we'll see Apple adopt Superdrives across the board is when the high-end goes Blu-ray. And that probably won't happen until we see 9.5mm slot-loading BD drives.
For pricing, I think instead of lowering the price of entry to all the notebook lines, that only the MB and MBA see a drop. That way, the MBP stays at $2k and gains a few hundred dollars worth of features. Blu-ray would be nice, but mainly things such as 7200rpm drives standard, a better GPU, etcetera.
