Rumor: Apple to launch 12-inch MacBook Air in 2015 with iPhone-inspired colors
A sketchy rumor on Thursday claims Apple's rumored 12-inch MacBook Air will debut in the middle of 2015, to be available in gold, space gray and silver colors identical to those offered with the iPhone.
Citing a person familiar with Apple's product pipeline, blog A Tech Website claims the company will launch a new 12-inch MacBook Air in a range of colors, adding gold and Space Gray to the current "raw" aluminum MacBook offerings.
The source goes on to say that Apple is aiming for a tentative mid-2015 launch, but cautions that the release timeline has already been pushed back multiple times.
Apple has long been rumored to launch a 12-inch thin-and-light, with noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo saying in April that the product is on track for a 2014 debut. Subsequent reports out of East Asia pushed back an anticipated launch date into 2015, citing supply constraints of Intel's latest Broadwell class processors.
If Apple were to deliver the supposed device in a variety of colors, it would be an unprecedented departure from all current and past aluminum MacBook models. The company has moved its iPhone product line to a three-color palette, and is rumored to do the same with iPad, which would leave a colorized MacBook noticeably at odds with Apple's laptop aesthetic.
Citing a person familiar with Apple's product pipeline, blog A Tech Website claims the company will launch a new 12-inch MacBook Air in a range of colors, adding gold and Space Gray to the current "raw" aluminum MacBook offerings.
The source goes on to say that Apple is aiming for a tentative mid-2015 launch, but cautions that the release timeline has already been pushed back multiple times.
Apple has long been rumored to launch a 12-inch thin-and-light, with noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo saying in April that the product is on track for a 2014 debut. Subsequent reports out of East Asia pushed back an anticipated launch date into 2015, citing supply constraints of Intel's latest Broadwell class processors.
If Apple were to deliver the supposed device in a variety of colors, it would be an unprecedented departure from all current and past aluminum MacBook models. The company has moved its iPhone product line to a three-color palette, and is rumored to do the same with iPad, which would leave a colorized MacBook noticeably at odds with Apple's laptop aesthetic.
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Days are gone when Mac and Mac OS X were humble, minimalist and modest in design.
I don't think these new thin font and transparent frosty window on Mac will grow on me like how iOS 7 did. Mac OS X is much different from iOS.
Days are gone when Mac and Mac OS X were humble, minimalist and modest in design.
I don't think these new thin font and transparent frosty window on Mac will grow on me like how iOS 7 did. Mac OS X is much different from iOS.
What? Yosemite is the most minimalist OSX yet. And what does "humble" mean?
Instead of space grey, why not the delicious glossy black of the Mac Pro?
Oh, save that for the MacBook Pro, perhaps. Remember the very first rumors of colored anodized aluminum? We expected that for the… first unibody, I think it was?
I'm going to put my guess down: If there is a super slim 12" Retina-MBA in post June-2015, I'm going to say that it will be running an A8X, not an intel chip.
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Bring on the awesome 5c color palette for Macs!!!
(Yeah. That was sarcasm)
Actually, I think that would be pretty cool. Maybe not all the colors, but a revamped polycarbonate lower end macbook.
I concur.
I think it should come in colors that reflect its name:
Transparent, Cloudy, Misty, Lightning, Dusk, Smog, Industrial Tragedy, etc….
and yes, this is my way of saying…meh
Bring on the awesome 5c color palette for Macs!!!
(Yeah. That was sarcasm)
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Actually, I think that would be pretty cool. Maybe not all the colors, but a revamped polycarbonate lower end macbook.
I concur.
I'll fourth that. And GTR, you need to recant your sarcasm. It is a great idea.
I think it should come in colors that reflect its name:
Transparent, Cloudy, Misty, Lightning, Dusk, Smog, Industrial Tragedy, etc….
and yes, this is my way of saying…meh
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I'll fourth that. And GTR, you need to recant your sarcasm. It is a great idea.
I'll bleed in six colours before I recant!
Alternatively, black, white, silver, champagne, and these*:
*Wood panelling as an additional option.
Introducing the Flower Power MacBook Air.
I think it should come in colors that reflect its name:
Transparent, Cloudy, Misty, Lightning, Dusk, Smog, Industrial Tragedy, etc….
and yes, this is my way of saying…meh
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Please just block me if you don't care for my comments - be best for both of us.
We had a Seinfeld quote earlier, which makes me think of "Morning Mist™".
ETA: I would Love a Product RED one, though. I'm a sucker for red metallic—you should see my kitchen.