The Retina display…it will expand to new models.
And that’s not a bad thing.
Per Macotakara, Apple is apparently in the process of preparing suppliers for the launch of a Retina MacBook Air in Q3 of 2013. The report appears to claim that both 11 and 13-inch of the MacBook Air will launch with Retina displays in addition to an upgrade from Intel’s new Haswell platform. Apple supplier Quanta is expected to begin receiving shipments of the new components in the second quarter.
The report goes again recent reports from analysts predicting a next-gen MacBook Air would land in Q2 or Q3 without a Retina display. We heard last year that Apple was working on MacBook Airs with Retina displays but sources indicated the power drawn from the Retina Displays combined with the thin and light form-factor of the MacBook Air may pose challenges for Apple and its product manufacturers.
It’s unclear what this would mean for Apple’s current lineup of MacBook Air notebooks. If today’s report is true, it’s always possible Apple could keep a non-Retina model of the Air around like it did following the launch of the Retina MacBook Pro.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.