Apple to Release 13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro in October?
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Posted June 14, 2012 at 6:33pm by iClarified
Apple is reportedly preparing to release a 13-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro by October, according to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
AppleInsider notes that Kuo correct predicted that Apple would retire its 17-inch MacBook Pro and would release the new 15-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro alongside existing notebook instead of replacing it.
Apple has the "highest hopes" for the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, according to Kuo. But Apple was likely unable to unveil the new product at WWDC this week because of a low yield rate and greater assembly difficulty, he said. Like the next-generation Retina display MacBook Pro, the 13-inch variety is expected to lack an optical disc drive and rely solely on solid-state flash memory storage. Kuo expects the screen to have a resolution of 2,560 by 1,600 pixels, and he said the 13-inch model will be slightly thinner than the 15-inch model, at 18 millimeters.
Kuo also said the 13-inch version will not have discrete graphics but will instead use Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics.
yeah and by august Pigs will fly. Usually APPLE Only releases Major hardware upgrades once a year and they announce it at an event like WWDC. It wouldn't make sense to release a lower priced macbook pro with retina display.