The MacBook Air is Getting a Complete Design Refresh: What to Expect

Despite a recent RAM upgrade, the MacBook Air has been relegated to second-class status in Apple's lineup. However, it looks like the little laptop that once could is about to get a little more attention from the folks at Maca Qatar, who have a history of alpha rumors and questionable validity.

Rumors have been substantiated by Digit Times and Economic Daily News, and all three sources are saying the same thing: the MacBook Air is getting a complete design refresh. One of the most significant changes is the removal of Thunderbolt 2, which means we're no longer going to have that port on our MacBook Airs. Instead, we'll be sticking with USB-C, which will also be compatible with Thunderbolt 3.

This change in the i/o standpoint is a big design shift for Apple, and it's expected to take design cues from the new MacBook Pro lineup. With the introduction of a 15-inch model, it seems like the 13-inch and 11-inch models are being phased out, leaving a question about where the MacBook Air will fit into the lineup.

However, there is one thing we don't know: what's going to happen to the SD card slot that exists on the 13-inch model. Hopefully, it will stick around, as this feature has been a staple of the MacBook Air in the past. Another rumor suggests that the new MacBook Air will be a high-spec machine, meeting 16 gigs of RAM on board and featuring the latest processor from Intel.

The time frame for the release of the new MacBook Air is supposedly June, which coincides with Apple's WWDC event. However, there are reports that Apple might announce it at a different time with a press release, rather than during the event itself. It doesn't make much sense, but fingers crossed that we'll get our hands on this updated laptop soon.

One question remains: why did anyone buy a MacBook Air in the first place? Only Apple knows the answer to this question, and it's clear that they're not trying to cannibalize their own sales with this new model. Instead, it seems like they're just trying to keep up with the demand for laptops that can collaborate effectively.

The new MacBook Air is expected to be a game-changer for those who want to work collaboratively with their team members. With features like JIRA, confluence, and HipChat, it's clear that Apple is targeting professionals who need a reliable laptop to get their job done. But will the lack of a Retina display hold us back? Only time will tell.

For now, we'll just have to wait and see what the new MacBook Air has in store for us. Will it meet our expectations? One thing's for sure: we'll be excited to get our hands on this updated laptop and see how it compares to its predecessors.

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the time frame supposedly this is going to debut in June which does coincide at Apple's WWDC which is coming up also reports and Apple might just announce it at a different time with a press release and it won't be at WWDC but it doesn't make much sense so what once looks like a software only focus event for the next generation of OS 10 or mac OS and iOS 10 introduction my Dahlstrom 2 bit of a hardware event fingers crossed you guys waiting for a MacBook Airs you've been saying well just get a new MacBook Pro when it comes out because apples not really doing anything with the MacBook Air I wanna hear your thoughts on it a few things we don't know the screen resolutions going to be if it's going to get that Retina display presumably it will stay in the back the question why did anybody buy a MacBook so only Apple catches that question they certainly not try to cannibalize their own sales so big shrug on the screen resolution what do you guys think what are your thoughts on it MacBook Air you excited and holding off for a MacBook Pro are you like hey Apple shut your face hold on buying a PC till next time Jon render some TechnoBuffalo talk to you guys next video so let's say you've wanted to get a new MacBook Air and maybe you want to use it to collaborate your team members to folks at Atlassian have you covered with JIRA you can assign and track and man to task for any projects no matter how complex they don't care you create and share with confluence you can message each other or text or video HipChat or you can test the manage co-developing a site with bitbucket folks at Atlassian have you covered go to Atlassian comm that's a TL a SS I am calmdespite a recent Ram upgrade the MacBook Air has been kind of relegated to second-class status in Apple's lineup but it looks like the little laptop that once could is about to could er a little bit more people leave the folks at Mac a Qatar who admittedly have a bit of a touch or go history of alpha rumors rumors have been substantiated by the folks at digit times and economic daily news again of questionable validity but they all three are saying the same thing the MacBook Air is getting a complete design refresh so here's what we think we know we are going to see our friendly IO get removes that means we're no longer going to have Thunderbolt 2 role are going to have us be a which is going to be a gigantic bummer I'm no longer going to have MagSafe tube gonna be powered by USB C and of course it also be compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and that's the big design change is in the i/o standpoint supposedly it's going to take design cues from the MacBook Apple is going to drop the 11 inch model introduced a 15 inch model so they have a 13 and a 15 hopefully they'll be slimming down those just gigantically chunky bezels doesn't leave a question of where the MacBook Air is going to fit into the lineup wait how does it slot with the MacBook it's a MacBook a sub computer to the MacBook Air it's not for Kerrigan somehow slot below the MacBook and then of course the new MacBook Pro lineup on top of that I think a lot of people are going to be excited to have a 15-inch MacBook Air one thing we don't know what's going to happen to it SD card slot that exists now on the 13-inch model hopefully that will stick around there's been another less accentuated rumour that it's going to be a very high spec machine meeting 16 gigs of ram on board and the latest processor from intel no core m here so hopefully it'll haul more ass than the Kardashians Range Rover all this MacBook Air redesigned stuff wasn't that big of surprise with a surprise though is the time frame supposedly this is going to debut in June which does coincide at Apple's WWDC which is coming up also reports and Apple might just announce it at a different time with a press release and it won't be at WWDC but it doesn't make much sense so what once looks like a software only focus event for the next generation of OS 10 or mac OS and iOS 10 introduction my Dahlstrom 2 bit of a hardware event fingers crossed you guys waiting for a MacBook Airs you've been saying well just get a new MacBook Pro when it comes out because apples not really doing anything with the MacBook Air I wanna hear your thoughts on it a few things we don't know the screen resolutions going to be if it's going to get that Retina display presumably it will stay in the back the question why did anybody buy a MacBook so only Apple catches that question they certainly not try to cannibalize their own sales so big shrug on the screen resolution what do you guys think what are your thoughts on it MacBook Air you excited and holding off for a MacBook Pro are you like hey Apple shut your face hold on buying a PC till next time Jon render some TechnoBuffalo talk to you guys next video so let's say you've wanted to get a new MacBook Air and maybe you want to use it to collaborate your team members to folks at Atlassian have you covered with JIRA you can assign and track and man to task for any projects no matter how complex they don't care you create and share with confluence you can message each other or text or video HipChat or you can test the manage co-developing a site with bitbucket folks at Atlassian have you covered go to Atlassian comm that's a TL a SS I am calm\n"