MacBook Pro 2016 release soon as 2015 MacBook Pros and Retina MacBooks get huge discounts (Photo : YouTube/HandyAndy Tech Tips)
The expectations are beginning this March and stretching through June 2016, Apple will unleash new MacBook Pro and Air models with the former still laced with Retina display. Rumors point to the fresh MacBook Pro getting previewed alongside the iPhone SE and iPad Air 3 launch while the slimmer MacBook Air upgrades are likely to come out within or right after the 2016 WWDC in June.
As both MacBook lines will certainly prove as compelling buys, it pays to weigh in on the specific packages that will touch down prior to making the buy decision.
According to MacRumors, the MacBook Air is unlikely to be seen this March as reports from Asia indicate that the paper-thin laptop will launch in the third quarter of 2016. The likely scenario will be a sneak peek via the 2016 WWDC then the actual rollout, which should be no later than July as recently forecasted by KGI Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo.
Also from Asia, rumors of the supposed MacBook Air retirement will prove false but Apple is likely to limit the variants to a 13-inch and 15-inch and both builds will be powered by Intel Skylake mobile chip platform, which mainly promises two things - more computing power and extended battery time.
So for Apple fans planning to snap up the Air between now and July, they got two options that both demand patience, Forbes said. One is to save up for the Air 2016 and get to experience the difference between Broadwell and Skylake. Another possibility that the new MacBook Air will bring is a major revamp on the device's build and design, which Forbes noted on its report is more than five years in the making.
Or buyers can wait still but realize huge savings by opting for the current MacBook Air models, which for sure will see huge discounts the moment the replacements start coming in.
As for the MacBook Pros, to hold out for the 2016 refresh is the best thing to do at the moment. While price cuts will surely make the old models tempting, the MacBook Pro Retina on Skylake seems a more irresistible prospect.
"Needless to say, making the jump from Haswell to Skylake is a big upgrade. And any physical/chassis changes would be icing on the cake," Forbes said, noting too that the last design overhaul of the MacBook Pro was in 2012 so it is likely that a similar treatment is forthcoming this 2016.
But for the 12-inch MacBook Retina, the same Forbes report is convinced that Skylake will not make the device a tad exciting so sticking with the current model would not hurt especially if the laptop will see price off of up to $300 as a direct result of the MacBook Pro and Air 2016 release date.
