Apple to Launch Retina Display MacBook Air Later This Year?

Posted February 19, 2013 at 4:12pm by iClarified | Please help us and submit a translation by clicking here | 4964 views

Apple may be planning to launch a Retina Display MacBook Air in the third quarter of 2013, reports the Economic Times.

According to the report, the MacBook Air will not only be receiving internal upgrades to Intel's new Haswell platform but also a "facelift" with new external features, including the possibility of a Retina display. The report also claims that suppliers will begin shipping components to Apple's assembly partner Quanta during the second quarter of the year.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently predicted that Retina Displays for the MacBook Air will be too challenging for release in 2013; however, the notebook will likely receive an update to the Intel Haswell platform late in Q2.

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