Apple’s much-rumored 13-inch Retina display-equipped MacBook model is said to have been delayed, with the debut of the new laptop said to be pushed back to the third quarter.
Apple will defer the volume production of its new budget-type MacBook Air for 2018 to the second half of the year from the originally-scheduled second quarter, supply chain sources have disclosed, adding that they would suffer from high material inventories and low capacity utilization before Apple starts to take shipments probably in the third quarter.
The price of the new MacBook is rumored to be around $899.
DigiTimes says their sources indicate Apple has informed supply chain partners of the delay:
The sources said that Apple has informed supply chain partners that mass production of its new notebook model for 2018 will not kick off until the second half of the year, yet without explaining the rescheduling move. Some partners speculated that the postponement might be caused by problems with some key components such as processors.
The new laptop was widely expected to be unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference in June. While WWDC is usually focused on unveiling new versions of Apple’s operating systems – including iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS – the company has also revealed new hardware at the conference. WWDC kicks off on June 4.
(Via 9to5Mac)
