It has been more than half a decade now that Apple wowed the world with the unibody design of the MacBook Air. The design has largely remain unchanged, but it seems like Apple is preparing for a radical revision this year. According to the well connected Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac, Apple will introduce a 12-inch MacBook Air this year.
According to Gurman, the new Air will do away with accouterments such as full-sized USB ports, MagSafe connectors, and SD card slots in favor of a markedly thinner and lighter body with a higher-resolution display. The 12-inch MacBook Air will be considerably smaller than the current 13-inch version, yet also slightly narrower than the 11-inch model. The new 12-inch version is approximately a quarter-of-an-inch narrower than the 11-inch version, yet it is also a quarter-of-an-inch taller in order to accommodate the slightly larger display. In order to fit the larger screen into a footprint about the size of the current 11-inch model, the bezels on the display have been reduced on all sides.
The upcoming laptop is so thin that Apple employees are said to refer to the device as the “MacBook Stealth” internally. The latest rumors indicate that the new MacBook Air will ship in mid-2015 (perhaps around WWDC), while other reports have claimed that the new Air is already nearing production.
Source: 9to5Mac
