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Apple to Reportedly Launch Thinner MacBook by End of 2015

Apple will launch a thinner MacBook near the end of this year or sometime next year, according to a new report (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20140827PD207.html) from Digitimes. Citing supply chain sources in Taiwan, the report notes that component production has already begun in small volumes. Apple will also reportedly cease production of the 13-inch non-Retina MacBook Pro by the end of 2014.
 
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 A report last month claimed that Intel's continued delays of its Broadwell chip may cause Apple to push back (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/18/12-inch-retina-macbook-delayed/) the release of its 12-inch MacBook until late this 2014 or early 2015. The 12-inch MacBook is said to include a Retina display and may either be a successor to the MacBook Air or join Apple's current 11-inch and 13-inch models.
 
 A previous report (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/24/12-inch-macbook-air-production/) in June stated that Apple would begin production of a 12-inch MacBook Air in the third quarter of this year, with Quanta Computer in charge of assembly. The 12-inch MacBook Air was also described as appearing similar to the 11-inch and 13-inch models, but featuring a Retina display and internal changes to various components.
 
 Other reports throughout the year have also shared information on a 12-inch MacBook Air, with NPD DisplaySearch (http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/09/supply-chain-sources-feed-speculation-on-apples-display-plans-for-future-devices/) and KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/13/apple-predicted-to-release-ultra-slim-12-inch-macbook-with-retina-display-in-mid-2014/) also stating that the new notebook would feature a Retina display. A user on a Chinese forum who previously shared accurate information noted (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/03/21/12-macbook-air-updates-iwatch/) that the 12-inch MacBook Air would incorporate a new cooling system and button-less trackpad design.
 
 If Apple is indeed looking to launch a new MacBook late this year or early next year, the company may unveil the notebook at an October event (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/23/iphone-mid-september-iphone-event/) following the introduction of the iPhone 6 (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/05/apple-to-hold-iphone-event-on-september-9/) in September.
 
 
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Source: Apple to Reportedly Launch Thinner MacBook by End of 2015 (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/27/apple-thinner-macbook-late-2014-early-2015/)