Apple Expected to Launch 13.3-inch MacBook With Retina Display This Year

The Cupertino-based company Apple is expected to launch a new entry-level MacBook with 13.3-inch Retina display at a cheaper price. Essentially, Apple is preparing a MacBook with a Retina display (which has been an seen on MacBook Pros until now) at the price of MacBook Air. A report from DigiTimes claims that Apple will launch an entry-level Retina display MacBook starting at $999 for the 128gigs storage model and $1,199 for the 256gigs model. However, it’s unknown at the moment whether Apple will market the upcoming model under MacBook Air series or just the newly introduced MacBook lineup.

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Rumours in the past have pointed out that Apple is looking to kill the Air lineup from its product portfolio, which includes MacBook Air and iPad Air. However, the company released a slightly upgraded MacBook Air last year, hinting at the possible arrival of a newer model.

The report further added that Apple would be using LG-made Retina displays on the upcoming MacBook. The South Korean electronics maker has reportedly begun the production of a-Si panels carrying a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and will ramp up the production by May or June.

Having said that, the bump in display resolution is evident as the current generation MacBook Air models sport 1440 x 900 pixels display. The report also highlighted that Apple was looking for a deal with Chinese panel manufacturer to lower the overall cost of the product, however, was unsuccessful.

Further, Quanta will assemble 70% of the orders, and Foxconn will settle with the remaining 30%. Apple is looking to ship six million units this year according to the report. This new model will see the light sometime in Q2 2018, most probably at the Apple’s WWDC Developer conference event.