Monday, 26 August 2013
Apple could unveil new Haswell-powered MacBook Pro notebooks as soon as September 10, if a new rumour is to be believed.
According to Hong Kong-based supply chain monitor EMSOne (via Apple Insider), Taiwan-based manufacturers have already started shipping components for new MacBook Pros powered by Intel's fourth-generation Haswell processors to production facilities. However, it's not clear as to which specific MacBook Pro models would receive the upgrade.
Previously, a result on an online benchmark test (Geekbench) had revealed a machine that appeared to be a 15-inch MacBook Pro powered by a 2.4GHz quad-core Haswell processor. It had 16GB of RAM and was running a build of OS X Mavericks, the next iteration of Apple's desktop operating system which is expected to release in fall. Previously a 13-inch MacBook Pro also surfaced online in a similar benchmark test.
The 11-inch Haswell powered
MacBook Air models are capable of up to 9 hours backup, while the
13-inch MacBook Airs boast of an incredible 12 hours of battery life.
With Intel HD Graphics 5000 onboard Apple had claimed that the new
MacBook Airs would offer up to 40 percent faster graphics performance.
The new MacBook Air models come with support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi, that
supports speeds up to 1.3Gbps, three times the speeds of 802.11n Wi-Fi.
