Apple will release updated Mac **tebooks
With Intel's next-generation
Kaby Lake processors
Later this year, according to the latest research **te from KGI Securities analyst
Ming-Chi Kuo.
Kuo said new 12-inch
MacBook models
With Kaby Lake processors will enter mass production in the early second quarter, which starts in March, and **ted a 16GB of RAM option could be added?presumably as a high-end or built-to-order configuration. The two current 12-inch
MacBook configurations include 8GB of RAM.
Likewise, Kuo said new 13-inch and
15-Inch MacBook Pro models
With Kaby Lake processors will start mass production in the early third quarter, which starts in July. The research **te did **t specify how much RAM these models will have, but 16GB could remain the limit due to the
restrictions of current memory designs.
Interestingly, Kuo also mentions a "15-inch MacBook" that will include
32GB of RAM and enter mass production in the early fourth quarter, which starts in September. He said this model will be "the most significantly redesigned product this year," and he believes it will adopt
Desktop-Class RAM to satisfy high-end users.
Given the high-end specifications, it is likely that this
15-Inch MacBook would be part of the
MacBook Pro lineup, but Kuo did **t specify. Beyond faster processors and increased memory, Kuo said most other specifications and the design of all of the **tebooks will be similar to equivalent models released in 2016.
Kuo believes the new
Kaby Lake **tebooks will be power efficient, which may positively affect shipments. He estimates that Mac **tebook shipments will resume year-over-year growth at about 10% on the strength of the new models, while shipments will be quicker as production delays affecting 2016 models are resolved.
Kuo also expects Apple to discount the 13-inch
MacBook Pro
With a standard row of function keys this year as that model gradually replaces the 13-inch
MacBook Air in Apple's **tebook lineup.
While ** release dates were mentioned, Kuo previously said he expects new
MacBook Pro models
With 32GB of RAM to launch in the
second half of 2017.
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Ming-Chi Kuo
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MacBook (Caution)
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