MacBook Air 2017 Set for Spring Launch if Product Line Is Not Discontinued
Rumors of MacBook Air's discontinuation are relentless. However, if they end up being inaccurate, the new MacBook Air laptops might be presented in an Apple spring launch event.
Previously, reports speculated that Apple will bid farewell to the 11-inch MacBook Air while introducing a 15-inch variant to the product line during a March event. However, no MacBook Air arrived last month. Though Apple did hold an event, it was only meant to announce refreshes for MacBook Pro 2016 models, the iPhone SE, and a red color variant for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
So fans of the MacBook Air laptops can now only hope that a spring event will make up for the device's absence in the Apple affair last month.
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However, the events of last year and Apple's silence about the product are not providing much hope. It can be recalled that in October 2016, the Cupertino, California technology company did very little for the MacBook Air. They presented a random access memory upgrade for the 13-inch MacBook Air while not even mentioning the 11-inch variant.
It is also crucial to note that the MacBook Pros launched in October 2016 sport a much thinner bodywork, almost close to the MacBook Air's, which adds to the speculations that Apple is totally diverting their focus to the Pro line.
In the technology world, consumers know very well that when a product that once used to be a premium offering suddenly gets a big price cut, it is possibly one way to start a graceful exit from the market. In February, Best Buy just dropped the 13-inch MacBook Air's price to $800. However, the Apple Store still sells it for $999 so it could also mean that Best Buy just wants to get rid of the remaining stocks it has.
On the other hand, if the MacBook Air is ever going to make a comeback in 2017, the laptop is expected to sport a Retina display, Intel Kaby Lake processors and USB Type-C ports. Its trackpad is also most likely going to support the Apple Pencil and Touch ID incorporated with the Force Touch technology.
