Originally Posted by
loop
They should be out in Q2. Pros & Airs ... and I'm pretty confident it'll happen.
The reason i'm as confident is Intel's release of Ivy bridge - the next generation CPU/chipset architecture, which will allow higher performance and lower power consumption modes. It's likely that there will be QUAD Core i7 on the 13" Pro with Ivy Bridge.
If you can wait, I believe that it should be worth to.
Now on the rumors side, I tend to think that the Pro series will get a major revamp with this release. It's believed that it's about time Apple to get rid of the optical disk drive. That is likely to result in thinner Pros. Also, there are a lot of reports about mass production of "Retina" displays for the Pros - the expectations are to 2880x1800 (double 1440x900) on the 15. Perhaps we could see improved resolution & density on the 13" too, to match the MBA 1440x900 (or the Retina equivalent).
On the wishes side, I hope to see an afordable option for a 13" with 500G SSD and 8G RAM, preferably an Air.
Generally, all manufucturers are eager to get the Ivy bridge and the expectation is that the entire industry will be shiftinng to the MB Air (a.k.a Ultrabooks) format. Apple will rush to present a strong contender before everyone else, i'm sure about this
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