The MacBook Air 2016 is a line of Macintosh ultraportable notebook computers from Apple Inc. It was designed to balance both performance and portability. It has been 8 years since the release of MacBook Air and it's barely changed.
It's been a whole year after the last minor speed bump and the Airs are still rocking Intel Broadwell processors, rather than the company's sixth-generation Skylake developments. What should we expect in MacBook Air 2016?
That means it is the right time to release for a brand-new model, MacBook Air 2016, rumors suggest that there could be some profound changes. They might include the retirement of the 11-inch MacBook Air and the launch of a 15-inch version instead.
MacBook Air 2016 release date & news
Macrumors reports that MacBook Air 2016 will be announced by Apple soon and it will be shipped starting August 2016 . It is expected to have a USB-C ports thaat are based on the Thunderbolt 3 protocol.
Apple tends to put out minor updates with minimal fanfare. Sadly, with the developers conference having come and gone, we may not notice a proper product unveiling at all. If we do, it will be most likely be at Apple's annual September event where the iPhone 7 is expected to be revealed.
MacBook Air 2016 rumoured updates
The MacBook Air 2016 was widely expected to achieve a Retina display last year, but it turned out that the Retina displays channel sources had spotted were destined for the new MacBook.
If Apple intends to cut the price of the 13-inch Air it might not be able to allow to stick a Retina in there, at least on the most basic version, although as with the current MacBook Pro it might decide to offer the 13-inch Air in a low-cost non-Retina and a more costly Retina version.