A cheaper MacBook Air this spring ?? 🤔

andrekweku (54)in #technology • 8 years ago (edited)

Apple has left the MacBook Air mostly untouched for years, including its price. KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (who has a mostly solid track record for Apple leaks and rumors) has claimed that Apple is preparing a MacBook Air with a "lower price tag" for release this spring. Details are scarce at the moment, but 9to5Mac noted that this corroborated a sketchy claim from Digitimes.

This doesn't mean that Apple will redesign the MacBook Air. It may have reasons to make a more substantial update this year, however. It might not have much choice but to upgrade to a modern processor thanks to Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.

And when it comes to ports Apple might have to switch to USB-C because both MacBook Pro and the 12-inch MacBook use USC- C. The big question is whether or not Apple can move past the Air's old 1,440 x 900 display, which isn't very competitive when many newer laptops have 1080p displays with richer colors.

Whatever happens to the hardware, a lower price would represent an acknowledgment that the MacBook Air is too important to cut from the lineup. Many had suspected that the 12-inch MacBook would eventually take its place, but the newer machine's high price, lone port and limited performance have kept it from usurping the Air's throne. Apple still has to lean on the Air whether or not it wants to move on, and that means making the system attractive enough to reel in more buyers.

SOURCE : 9to5mac

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