Bloomberg: New MacBook Air, Mac mini this fall

No word on the MacBook Air’s legacy ports or my beloved MagSafe.

Posted Monday afternoon on Bloomberg News by Mark Gurman and Debby Wu:

Apple Inc. will release a new low-cost laptop and a professional-focused upgrade to the Mac mini desktop later this year, ending a drought of Mac computers that has limited sales of the company’s longest-running line of devices, according to people familiar with the plans.

The new laptop will look similar to the current MacBook Air, but will include thinner bezels around the screen. The display, which will remain about 13-inches, will be a higher-resolution “Retina” version that Apple uses on other products, the people said. They asked not to be identified discussing products still in development.

The current MacBook Air, which costs $1,000, remains Apple’s only laptop without a high-resolution screen. The MacBook Air was last updated with a faster processor option last year, but hasn’t seen a major overhaul in several years. The 12-inch MacBook launched in 2015 was seen as a replacement to the MacBook Air, but its $1,300 starting price put it out of reach for some consumers. The new MacBook Air will be geared toward consumers looking for a cheaper Apple computer, but also schools that often buy laptops in bulk. Read more.

My take: Mark Gurman, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the missing specs. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our trade press.

See also: Why oh why did Apple kill MagSafe?