Retina MacBook Air Allegedly Set for Q3 Launch

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Rumor says Retina Display MacBook Air coming this fallApple is apparently planning on updating the MacBook Air lineup during the third quarter of 2013 with new Intel processors and a Retina Display. Component makers speaking anonymously claimed Apple will use Intel's Haswell chip platform in the new MacBook Air, and that the upgrade may include additional external features, too.

Sources told (English translation) China's Economic Times parts suppliers will start shipping components to Apple manufacturing partner Quants during the second quarter and that the company is planning on sticking with the current 11-inch and 13-inch screen sizes.

Assuming the reports are correct, it sounds like a fall Retina MacBook Air launch is coming, although that doesn't rule out the possibility of an interim update with performance improvements.

Apple is sticking true to form and hasn't commented on the Economic Times report.

[Thanks to Macotakara for the heads up]

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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