Like you, we’re excited about Apple’s next MacBook Air, a device that is rumored to be a an ultra-sexy 12-incher with only a single port and a beautiful Retina Display.
Now we’re hearing that Apple is planning on updating the MacBook Air later this month. But don’t get too excited. This is not the MacBook Air you’re waiting for.
According to Apple blog Letemsvetem, Apple will refresh the MacBook Air line as earl as February 24th. However, you shouldn’t expect the Retina Display MacBook Air to debut at this time. Rather, it’ll be a speed bump, updating the MacBook Air with (possibly) Intel’s latest Broadwell chips, but not much else.
When will the Retina MacBook Air debut? It’s unknown, although I’d probably peg it as a new device supplementing the MacBook Air line-up, to debut at this June’s WWDC conference.
As for why Apple is planning a 12-inch MacBook Air at all, we previously reported that Apple will probably choose 11.88-inch displays for the Retina MacBook Air because that can easily recut 264ppi iPad Air screens to the 2732 x 1536 resolution needed to pixel double the current generation of ultra-portables. Only time will tell, though.
Either way, if you’re planning on buying a new MacBook Air soon, and you only want the latest and greatest, you might want to save your money until June.
Source: Letemsvetemapplem
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
8 responses to “Don’t expect the 12-inch Retina MacBook Air this month”
People were expecting it this month? Wow. I wasn’t.
Expecting? No. Hoping? Mmmaaaaybe. Honestly, I’d have been far happier if they just put a retina screen in the 11″ MBA. I’d buy that in a heartbeat. The new one, if all the rumors turn out to be true, might be a little too ‘cutting edge’ for me. I still want some ports. But yeah, I’ve told myself my days of buying anything without a Retina screen are over.
In Gold is a dream though. I can only see their MacBooks staying one single color (aluminum). It would be nice though to see it migrate into space gray, gold, and silver.
I know it’s easier said than done but as you say, why can’t they just add a Retina screen to the current MacBook Air and add more colous while they’re at it. For me, there’s no need for a fanless laptop and no trackpad. Oh and they better keep the glowing Apple icon, there have been a few rumours it’ll inherit the same that the iPad uses, for what, thinness!!
I get that technology needs to move forward, and I also get that the MBA is pretty ripe to be the next pioneer given how the MBA and MBP lines are converging more and more. It makes sense they take the MBA and do something entirely radical. That’d be fine. I just wish they’d at least stick a Retina screen into the existing models before putting them out to pasture. But I guess that’d cannibalize the MBP line too much. I guess the one possibly logical thing would be if the price of an existing base-model rMBP came down to 13″ MBA territory. That’d be the one I’d buy then. Much as I’d prefer an even more portable device.
Buy a MacBook pro 13″
Juro que compraria um desses para minha noiva!
It’s good to see Apple focusing on performance and not just features.