Leaked photo surfaces of purported 15″ next-gen MacBook Pro specs

In the final days before the anticipated launch of the refreshed MacBook Pro notebooks, the rumors are streaming in while a new leaked photo offers some interesting possibilities.

Per French Apple site Mac4Ever, a photo has surfaced of what appears to be a 15-inch MacBook Pro box. The site also claimed to have obtained several pictures of the 13-inch earlier on Wednesday. Though the report asserts that the photo is “genuine” with “confirmation,” no sources can currently make any claims as to the authenticity.

The site was unable to verify exactly which model the box was for, but asserts that it is “without doubt the entry or mid-range,” because the 3D card has just 256MB of RAM.

According to the photo, Apple’s next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro has:
– An Intel Core 2.0 GHz i7 quad-core processor with a 6MB cache

– 4GB of RAM at 1333 MHz

– 500GB hard drive

– 15.4-inch screen with 1440×900 resolution

– Intel HD Graphics 3000

– AMD Radeon HD 6490M GPU with 256MB of memory

– FaceTime HD camera

– 8x SuperDrive

– Thunderbolt and Mini DisplayPort

– SDXC slot, FireWire 800 port and two USB 2.0 ports

– Audio and Ethernet ports

– Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

– 2.54 kg in weight

Mac4Ever has a mixed track record with predicting Apple products. In July of last year, the site incorrectly claimed that Apple would release a 64-bit version of iLife ’11 with a ‘mystery application.’ In September, the site correctly predicted that Apple was working on a FaceTime for Mac application, though a rumored FaceTime for Windows has yet to materialize.

The fact that the Apple Store went down early Thursday could provide further evidence that Apple plans to release a new product today.