Carbon Fiber G5 PowerBooks?

This post from Mac OS Rumors might be some of the coolest news I’ve heard all week.

We’ve been hearing reports very similar to what has been making the rounds on the Mac Web like wildfire — speculation about a Powerbook G5 enclosure constructed from carbon fiber.

One specific type of carbon fiber mentioned by our sources is high-resin thermoplastic.

This material lends itself to sub-milimeter moulding precision at relatively reasonable costs and would allow for surprisingly sleek lines while retaining the kind of thin enclosures we’ve seen since the introduction of the Powerbook G4. It could also allow for many passive cooling vents without sacrificing attractive looks.

Anyone who has ever seen bare, unpainted carbon fiber knows the beauty of its black-on-black weave and can imagine many ways in which it could be made to bring back the days of the “Armani Suit” Black Powerbook with post-modern style.