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Apple MacBook Air 2016 Release Date, Specs, Price: Next Gen Laptop To Get An Impressive 5K Display?

Meg K.
First Posted: Sep 26, 2016 04:53 AM EDT

Apple fans and tech enthusiasts were expecting Apple to announce some details about the much rumored MacBook Air 2016 at its September iPhone 7 launch event, but, unfortunately, the same did not happen. Tons of rumors about Apple MacBook Air 2016 release date, specs and price details are floating ablaze.

Release date, specs and features

New reports suggest that the highly anticipated Apple MacBook Air 2016 will feature a 5K resolution display. The next gen laptop is expected to get a 2017 release date. There are also conflicting reports which claim that Apple might hold an event in October to unveil new additions to its Mac lineup including MacBook Pro 2016, MacBook Air 2016 and more, reported Vine Report.

As far as Apple MacBook Air 2016 specs are concerned, the upcoming laptop is rumored to arrive with some radical changes in terms of design as well as hardware configurations. Reports are that the upcoming laptop will end up getting the latest Intel's Kaby Lake seventh-generation processor. Among other specs, the MacBook Air 2016 is rumored to come running the macOS Sierra operating system, 8 GB of random access memory (RAM), Siri, an Apple Pencil, Touch ID fingerprint recognition, a USB Type-C port with integrated Thunderbolt 3 and new cooling modules. The laptop will reportedly be lighter and thinner than its predecessor, the MacBook Air 2015, reported The BitBag.

As the iPad maker has removed the headphone jack from its latest iPhone iteration dubbed iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, there are reports which claim that the Cupertino might ditch the headphone jack in its upcoming MacBook Air 2016. Talking about Apple MacBook Air 2016 price details, the 13-inch MacBook Air is likely to come with a price tag of around $960 and the 15-inch variant is rumored to cost somewhere around $1,100.

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