Reports indicate that Chinese suppliers have been told to ramp up production for a Q1 release date. The MacBook Air 2015 was expected to be announced in late-2014, but with Intel having well-publicised problems producing Broadwell chips, the big reveal was pushed back. Given that the incoming 12in MacBook Air is expected to use a more power hungry Retina Display - we expect battery life to be between 10-11 hours - given the efficiency improvements provided by Broadwell chips. The blogpreviously published photos of Touch ID on the iPad Air 2 before launch, so it may have uncovered the most surprising feature for the forthcoming laptop range.Īpple quotes 9 hours of web browsing for the existing 11in MacBook Air and 12 hours for the 13in model. This is according to ,which has a reasonable track record when it comes to predictions. One of the more outlandish rumours about the MacBook Air 2015 is that Apple is planning to incorporate its Touch ID sensor into the trackpads. It also looks like an attempt to wean users off USB sticks and encourage them to use Apple's iCloud service. Currently, the Air devices are approximately 17mm thick. USB Type-C is smaller, faster and reversible bearing a resemblance to the Lightning connector Apple introduced for its iOS devices.Ī key reason for the switch is that it may be necessary for Apple to make the chassis thinner. There have been rumours that Apple is planning to ditch regular USB connections in favour of the USB-Type C standard. One of the most controversial features of the MacBook Air could be the lack of ports.
This is likely to remain the same, with power users urged to make the jump to the MacBook Pro rangefor heavy duty workloads. The 2015 MacBook Air range will no doubt be powered by Intel's latest Broadwell chips.Īpple may choose to utilise the Core M processors - which offer low-power draw of 4.5W and are fanless.ĭevices are also likely to be shipped with faster dual-core Core i5 and i7 processors.Ĭurrent MacBook Airs are configured with 4GB as standard and are upgradeable to 8GB of RAM.