The next MacBook air 12-inch version will come in 2015 and will be featured in three colors, according to a report.
Jack March, via his website, said the colors are Space Gray, Silver, and Gold.
“A source familiar with Apple’s plans describes the 12 inch Macbook Air as having a noticeably thinner design, the source wouldn’t give dimensions however noted that the thinner design may sacrifice the standard USB port and Apple will move to the reversible USB Type C with this product, It is assumed Apple will include an adapter in the box for backwards compatibility,” he writes.
“The source also believes that the MagSafe port as we know it has also been sacrificed and the new Macbook Air charges in a different way to what we’ve seen in current macs, however the source wasn’t too sure whether this had been finalised or not.”
The information, he said, comes from a source familiar with Apple’s plans.
“The source also told me that the product is completely fanless which has helped it gain a thinner design, it is assumed that Intel’s Broadwell processor line will allow this change as they can keep at low temperatures and high performance without a heat sink,” March also wrote.
And the source told him: “The display bezels are noticeably thinner, quite similar to the current MacBook Pro Retina lineup.”
Previous rumors have said that the MacBook Air would be out later in 2014.
In a press release last week, Video Electronics Standards Association talked about the new USB Type-C connector.
“The USB Type-C specification was developed to provide consumers with a robust connector for everything from mobile devices to PCs, and when combined with SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps and USB Power Delivery, it truly enables a single cable solution for the market,” Jeff Ravencraft, who is the USB-IF President and COO, stated in the release. “The USB-IF is also in the process of developing joint port identification guidelines. We’re working with VESA to ensure consumers can recognize when DisplayPort Alt Mode is supported on USB Type-C devices.
A few weeks ago, there were rumors that a slimmer MacBook Pro would also be coming by the end of 2014 or in 2015. “Apple plans to launch a thinner MacBook possibly at the end of 2014 or in 2015. Production of components has begun in small volumes, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers,” said Taiwan-based DigiTimes.
