Engadget received an invitation for a town-hall event in San Francisco about new Apple notebooks, featuring an image of what could be hinting at possible new aluminum enclosures for 13-inch MacBooks.

tw.apple.pro purports to have images of new aluminum cases for the MacBooks. Judging from the height of the ports (and if the photos are authentic) the new MacBooks could be significantly thinner than their predecessors.

In addition to this event announcement, the Inquisitr is reporting that Apple's pricing for the new notebooks has shown up at retail stores - and the low-end model is priced at $800. They speculate that this may be either a new, smaller "netbook" or possibly just a more agressively priced macbook. Only time will tell.

If the leaked photos of macbook casings are legit, that's gonna be a pretty sexy notebook. There was also talk of dedicated Nvidia graphics for the macbooks, possibly at the Oct. 14 event. This might be the perfect computer to buy before the financial world collapses and we're all walking around with duct-taped laptops and cardboard shoes. The Man is probably going to start rationing internet access, too. These are dark days that we're living in. Or that I'm living in. In my head.