Upcoming MacBook Air Update Focusing On Retina Screens Aswell?

Ever since the rumors had began of a super high-resolutionized “Retina” displays for the upcoming MacBook Pro’s started, there has been a high increase in the amount of reports coming from numerous sources saying even more rumors of even the iMac getting a Retina display. Fans of the MacBook Air are awaiting the news to see if just the MacBook Air will get the Retina display or if both the MacBook Pro and Macbook Air will be integrated or not, but obviously you know that Apple has to offer a cheap notebook, medium priced-notebook and an ultra-expensive notebook like what most brands offer nowadays.

Source: Macrumors.com

It has been recently reported by 9to5Mac as well that Apple will be indeed, not suprisingly be making plans to take the Retina displays to the next level within the MacBook Air, and this upgrade will be the biggest change for the upcoming refresh line-up for this specific model of notebook.

Apple’s new MacBook Air will not see major changes across the entire computer like the next-generation MacBook Pro, but this update will truly be all about the Retina Display. [...]

Apple is preparing both new 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch models. These new Airs lack notable design changes, but feature fast and power-efficient Ivy Bridge processors and improved graphics engines to support the Retina Display, according to supply chain sources. The new Airs will also use improved Apple internal battery technology in order to support the battery life required by high-pixel-density screens such as the Retina Display, according to sources familiar with prototype versions of the super-thin notebook’s internal components.

The source’s of 9to5Mac say in the report that the newest updated MacBook Air’s will not likely be appearing in the next month’s WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference), though Apple will obviously still be working on making the Retina display’s requirements for power for the MacBook Air match up and also fit into the thin form factor aswell, as the iPad that recently was released only got fatter with the Retina display.

Apparently, it has been also reported that Apple has not made up their minds on if they will be including USB 3.0 in the upcoming MacBook Air or not as well. The USB 3.0 standard offers a higher level of data transfer speeds, which is apparently going to be in the next upcoming MacBook Pro, though Apple is still seeing what their options are and seeing if they want to bring this new standard to their much lower-priced MacBook Air lineups.

On a side note, I remember the days of using a PowerMac G3 that was upgraded to a G4, and everything was purchased off of Ebay by my father. Also, a USB 2.0 PCI card was installed, it was one of those flat desktops offered by Apple at the time, which didn’t come with a monitor. I was stoked to have USB, and a G4 processor, but things were buggy, and so was OS 9 being emulated within OS X using Rosetta. I basically needed USB 2.0 MORE THAN ANYTHING. Though for USB 3.0 to still not be supported by Apple in the next Air refreshes, I don’t think that they are missing out on much and we are not missing out either unless you specifically have many devices that require USB 3.0. Like Thunderbolt and eSata, I just don’t use those connections yet. I just use USB 2.0. Give it 5 more years and maybe I will need USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, or even eSata. It’s not the same as when I had that PowerMac G3.

Via MacRumors