As found in an AppleInsider report, the upcoming MacBooks from Apple won’t be packing Intel’s Centrino 2 mobile chipsets. Kasper Jade, having contacted certain "people familiar with these plans," said the new laptops which are expected to be launched in six to eight weeks’ time "may have little or nothing to do with Intel at all."

The Intel Montevina Centrino 2 chipset was initially scheduled for release a few months back. However, due to some technical and certification problems, the launch had been pushed back for July 14.

The new line of chips is made up of five Penryn-type 45nm processors with 1066 MT/s FSB, running at clock speeds that range from 2.26 GHz to 3.06 GHz; they also feature SSE4.1 support. 

Although the existing MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook models include chips from Intel's previous Centrino mobile platform, it seems Apple has decided to go down a different road with its upcoming computers.

As Intel is apparently out of the picture, Apple must have closed or is well on its way to closing a deal with some other chipset maker. While commenting upon this idea, Kasper Jade mentioned Advanced Micro Devices, Nvidia and VIA as potential partners.

Although all five of the aforementioned companies have been contacted for further information, none has replied to inquiries yet. As the story continues to develop, we’ll be sure to let you know how things turn out.