12-Inch MacBook Air to Begin Production in 3rd Quarter 2014

MacRumors · Jun 23, 2014

Digitimes reports that Apple's new 12" MacBook Air will enter mass production in the 3rd quarter of 2014. Quanta Computer is reportedly responsible for the assembly of the new machine which falls in between the 11" and 13" MacBook Air lines. Their sources have not heard of any changes to the existing 11" and 13" MacBook Air models.

Digitimes' sources were able to confirm some small internal changes to the machine, but the new MacBook Air is said to look similar to the existing models:

The 12-inch MacBook Air features some design changes such as the battery and the internal layout, while its industrial design will be similar to its existing counterparts using an unibody aluminum chassis, the sources detailed. Some market watchers expect the machine to feature a Retina display.

First word of a 12" MacBook Air came from NPD DisplaySearch and analyst Ming Kuo in October, 2013. Kuo described the new machine as thinner than the existing MacBook Air and that it would incorporate a Retina Display. A Chinese forum post from a user who had previously leaked accurate information added that the 12" MacBook Air would feature a "new trackpad design" without a mechanical button and that the machine would have no fan.

Previous rumors have predicted that the 12" MacBook Air will be announced between Q3 and Q4 2014, so approximately September/October of this year.

Article Link: 12-Inch MacBook Air to Begin Production in 3rd Quarter 2014

iolinux333 · Jun 23, 2014

Please no fan. Ever since I updated to Mavericks my 2011 MBA sounds like a fighter jet.

macs4nw · Jun 23, 2014

An interesting fall ahead.

CmdrLaForge · Jun 23, 2014

Ahh, my next machine goes into production. Good.

yjchua95 · Jun 23, 2014

Let's see.......first we had NVIDIAgate, then we had Antennagate, and then we had Radeongate.

What next? Meltgate/Heatgate from no fan?

JoEw · Jun 23, 2014

similar design?

my hope is they would make it thinner.

dagamer34 · Jun 23, 2014

iolinux333 said:
Please no fan. Ever since I updated to Mavericks my 2011 MBA sounds like a fighter jet.

So you want worse performance especially when asking the GPU to push ~4x number of pixels with a Retina Display? I'm not sure you understand what you are asking for.

goobot · Jun 23, 2014

iolinux333 said:
Please no fan. Ever since I updated to Mavericks my 2011 MBA sounds like a fighter jet.

So the internals being fried is a better alternative?

chadua · Jun 23, 2014

iolinux333 said:
Please no fan. Ever since I updated to Mavericks my 2011 MBA sounds like a fighter jet.

Hey me too. Hopefully it cools down in Yosemite.

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dagamer34 said:
So you want worse performance especially when asking the GPU to push ~4x number of pixels with a Retina Display? I'm not sure you understand what you are asking for.

goobot said:
So the internals being fried is a better alternative?

https://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/03/intel-broadwell-reference/

Check that out.

zunairryk · Jun 23, 2014

I feel like without a fan rMBA would be very limited when it comes to tasks beyond web browsing, youtube etc. I hope it's not like the 2008 Macbook Air fiasco where the CPU would shut down one of its cores when the laptop got too hot.

tom vilsack · Jun 23, 2014

iolinux333 said:
Please no fan. Ever since I updated to Mavericks my 2011 MBA sounds like a fighter jet.

reset smc and pram

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3604

nerdAFK · Jun 23, 2014

iolinux333 said:
Please no fan. Ever since I updated to Mavericks my 2011 MBA sounds like a fighter jet.

And then you would complain it being hot as hell.
Fortunately, Intel is about one year from there.

saintforlife · Jun 23, 2014

This needs to come with a retina display. Otherwise what is the point?

FantasyX · Jun 23, 2014

I'll jump on this one if it features a retnia display with thinner bezels and a fan-less internal layout with a decent battery life. Otherwise, I'll wait for the new rumored iPad Pro.

cowbellallen · Jun 23, 2014

So does this mean that Macbook Air and the iPad Air will have the same screen at 12" ?

Here's a link to the MacRumors article I'm referring to.

ka-spot · Jun 23, 2014

and the charger will collect dust,

cuz it will charge automatically from wifi networks... awesome!

maxwelltech · Jun 23, 2014

Just hoping that the display can be detached to form an iPad Pro, if it does then I see myself being first in line when it comes out.

thejadedmonkey · Jun 23, 2014

Any word on whether or not this is the "black" MacBook air? Or just another silver one?

Ann P · Jun 23, 2014

Retina. My wallet is ready!

QCassidy352 · Jun 23, 2014

well hey, if Digitimes says it, it MUST be true!

fullauto · Jun 23, 2014

Smaller bezels please.

sparkie7 · Jun 23, 2014

Thin, or super thin bezel please . TIA

jjhoekstra · Jun 23, 2014

dagamer34 said:
So you want worse performance especially when asking the GPU to push ~4x number of pixels with a Retina Display? I'm not sure you understand what you are asking for.

So why can my iPad have a retina display without the need for a fan? I think he understood very well what he is asking for!

Serban · Jun 23, 2014

saintforlife said:
This needs to come with a retina display. Otherwise what is the point?

It will.

mtneer · Jun 23, 2014

So is this the much Ballyhooed ARM based Mac? The first in line to displace Intel out of the Appleverse??

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