If you shop around you can actually get some very good deals for this model, many UK retailers are selling the older model for under £800 and it’s likely US retailers are offering similar deals. However, Apple is still selling the 2015 MacBook Air for £949, so you can still get a Mac laptop for under £1,000, but it’s an old model.

These don’t compare particularly favourably to the previous prices of: But this new hardware, which sounds like it's aimed towards students and consumers looking for an affordable computer, would be a cherry on top. Mac users already have much to look forward to with macOS Mojave, the new software coming to Mac computers later this year. that Apple uses on other products.' This could mean Apple is using the same Super Retina Display on the new MacBook as it uses in the iPhone X, which features high brightness, a wide color gamut, and an extremely high contrast ratio for deeper blacks.īloomberg's sources did not say when to expect the new computers to launch, but in the years when Apple has announced new Mac computers in the fall months, it has typically chosen October - after the unveiling and launch of the new iPhones.

With regards to the screen, Bloomberg says to expect a 13-inch 'Retina' display with a 'higher resolution. It's unclear if this laptop will be a MacBook Air, or the spiritual successor to the 12-inch MacBook that Apple launched in 2015, which was perceived as a replacement to the MacBook Air.

But the new Mac everyone will likely be focusing on will be Apple's new laptop, which Bloomberg says will look similar to the MacBook Air, but with thinner bezels, or borders, around the display.

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