Apple, it seems, may be the first computer company to readily offer laptops with LED-backlit displays. While they haven’t confirmed it yet (do they ever confirm anything?), there is a good chance.

What’s so great about that? LEDs last a heck of a lot longer than the fluorescent bulbs currently behind the screens. If implemented right, they offer much better colors than conventional LCDs. Today’s LCD monitors tend to have washed out colors due to the backlight. LED-lit LCDs can put an end to that irritating problem.

There’s speculation that Apple will announce the updated laptops (if they are planning them…) when Mac OS X Leopard is released. Makes sense to me.