Monday, October 13, 2014

Macbook Air 2014 (Notes about production are worth seeing.)

Macbook Air 2014 Release Date Latest, Specs: Apple to Release Just in Time for the Holidays?

I have included this for the comments about production schedules. Slow beginnings to production doesn't mean that products aren't coming out, or that they have been delayed. Apple rolled out the Apple Watch and isn't going to deliver them until 2015.

The latest versions of the Macbook Air feature an 11-inch and a 13-inch model. The upcoming Macbook Air is said to feature a 12-inch screen as predicted by Ming-Chi Kuo, analyst for KGI Securities, as reported by Mac Rumors.

Mich-Chi Kuo predicted, "We expect the unprecedented 12" model will boast both the portability of the 11" model, and productivity of the 13" model. The high resolution display will also offer the outstanding visual experience of the Retina MacBook Pro. The offering will likely be lighter and slimmer than the existing MacBook Air to further highlight ease of portability in the cloud computing era."

According to a report from Digitimes, Apple has "started production of 12-inch MacBook Air in small volumes in October and will gradually increase output beginning November, according to sources with Taiwan's supply chain."

The report further explained that the production is yet to reach a satisfactory yield rate and that the "component makers and Quanta are making efforts to hike yield rates for the time being."

The report also suggests that the new Macbook Air will come with a Retina touch screen. Whether these rumors are true, we might have to wait to find out.

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