You could easily be forgiven for thinking that Apple won't release a new MacBook Air in 2016, despite the fairly persistent rumors that the company will, because so far, all that has pretty much come to nothing – but there is still speculation that Cupertino will push out a new version of the lightweight laptop this year.
The latest nugget from the notebook grapevine comes courtesy of DigiTimes, which published a report on how laptop manufacturers aren't so keen to adopt USB Type-C ports – but it mentions that Apple is an exception in this case.
The DigiTimes article claims that Apple has decided to include USB-C on-board its MacBook Air, therefore reasserting that the company does indeed have a refreshed version of the notebook coming in the pipeline.
Previous speculation from Macotakara has pointed to a new MacBook Air with USB-C ports, with an announcement that was supposed to happen at the end of June – although obviously that didn't materialize.
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However, maybe we'll see this announcement coming next month, or possibly more likely in September. If the Macotakara rumor is correct, the smallest MacBook Air (11-inch) will be dropped, and a new 15-inch version will be introduced.
This new snippet from DigiTimes certainly adds a bit more weight to the possibility of a MacBook Air for 2016, along with the simple fact that this is a much overdue refresh.
You might also be interested in the other laptop vendors said to be considering employing USB-C ports according to DigiTimes – these being HP and Asus, as well as Apple. Acer, Dell and Lenovo are apparently still weighing up the pros and cons of going USB-C with their next-in-line models.
Via: MacRumors
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