15-inch MacBook Air Was Originally Scheduled for Release in 2010?

Apple was ready to release a 15-inch MacBook Air in 2010 until it ran into a problem with the device, according to 9to5Mac. The device reportedly looked exactly like the 13 and 11-inch MacBook Airs, being built with many of the same parts.

But this was the problem. In late testing, these 15-inchers, which had the same hinges as the smaller Airs, were failing to reliably hold the weight of, and stay affixed to, the larger bezel/screens. Within weeks of production, Apple made the decision that a whole new hinge would have to be designed. Unfortunately, the 15-inch Air would have to to be skipped for the current product cycle.

While prototypes of that device are still floating around, Apple has been working on a new 15-inch prototype that will likely use the Ivy Bridge processor. Those processor should be available early next year and it's thought that Apple will update the MacBook Air lineup and add the 15-inch model at that time.


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