It’s plausible that Apple sees the $799.00 base iPad Pro as its portable device entry in that price range, with the 13-inch MacBook Air becoming the price leader Mac laptop, although its one dollar short of $1,000 starting price is unlikely to survive a shift to a Retina grade high-resolution panel in the new redesigned model. Presuming the Xie report is accurate, discontinuation of the 11.6-inch MacBook Air with its low resolution screen that helps make possible an $899.00 starting price, also begs the question of what model will fill the role of Apple’s entry level laptop going forward. As I’ve contended previously in this space, the iPad Pro is nowhere near close being a satisfactory replacement for a laptop running OS X, Windows, or Linux, and the 12-inch MacBook is underpowered and under-ported compared with even the smallest MacBook Air, especially if the latter is optioned up with Core i7 power. There does appear to be redundancy in Apple’s offering three different 12-ish inch panel portable devices, although the 11.6-inch Air, the 12-inch MacBook With Retina display, and the iPad Pro don’t really overlap in capability as much as might be superficially apparent. That appears to indicate that the 11.6-inch Air will be discontinued, crowded out by the recently-released 12-inch MacBook with Retina display and iPad Pro.
According to the Taipei, Taiwan based Chinese language Economic Daily News’s Xie Yili, a major redesign of the MacBook Air, whose current form factor dates back to October, 2010, is expected to be unveiled next year in flagship 13-inch and 15-inch configurations. On the other hand, if you’ve been wishing for a larger MacBook Air than the current 13-inch top-of-the-line model, your wish may soon come true. If you have designs on acquiring an 11.6-inch MacBook Air, you’d likely be best advised to make your move soon, as it appears the smaller Air model is on the bubble. New MacBook Air 13-Inch and 15-Inch Rumored For WWDC 2016 – – The ‘Book Mystique
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