Rumors are rife that MacBook Air, Pro 2016 release will take place in September or October alongside other Apple devices.
Some of the rumored specs and features of MacBook Air and Pro 2016 are 11-inch and 13-inch screen displays, Intel Skylake processor, OS X El Capitan, Force Touch technology, and longer battery life.
The following serves as proofs that the MacBook Air and Pro 2016 release is coming soon.
2015 MacBook Air, Pro Discounts
Various MacBook Air and Pro 2015 discounts were spotted for the past few months. Apple and retailers offer the current laptops at a cheaper price. Discounted price on devices is a clear indication that the successors of the gadgets. The manufacturer and resellers are trying to maximize its profits in selling the MacBook Air and Pro. Also, the current devices will be overshadowed when the new device is released.
Intel Skylake Leak
New leak suggested that Apple is pushing Intel's new Skylake processors in the new MacBooks. According to MacRumors, Intel has begun the production of new batch of processors. The new chipset dubbed as Skylake is the first big update since Haswell as it is the "tock" of Intel's tick-tock update policy. The new Skylake processors come with DDR4 support. This latest version of dynamic RAM is not only more secure, but it is also faster and runs cooler, which is a great advantage for MacBook. MacBook uses Intel processors and this has led to speculations that the new laptops will be powered by the new Intel chipset.
Apple MacBook Decreasing Stocks
Lastly, reports claimed that the stocks of the 12-inch Apple MacBook are dwindling. Apple released the Apple MacBook in March and it is deemed that the laptop failed to make a splash in the market. Moreover, both 13-inch and 15-inch variants of MacBook Pro received minor updates in screen display, storage, and battery life last March and May this year.