Rumors of a Redesigned Macs

WWDC is around the corner—it starts Monday, June 10 to be exact—and rumors are spreading like wildfire, some which sound like very distinct possibilities. Who knows—we all may be in the market for new MacBook Pro covers much sooner than many of us imagined!

 Several bloggers have leaked a huge one about the possibility of refreshed, 2013 models of both the MacBook Pro Retina and Air. The buzz is that the Pro Retina model would boast a slimmer profile and its processor would be bumped up to the Intel Haswellchip. The 2013 MacBook Air may receive a battery-saving Haswell processor and much overdue dual-microphones, though the possibility of a Retina display may be more unlikely, as the added cost would make it very challenging at present.

 Since Apple has promised to redesign their desktop computers by the end of this year, it’s expected that they will make some sort of announcement at WWDC next week. After all, with more than 20,000 likes on the “We Want a New Macpro” Facebook page, they have to respond in some way. Lou Borella, the administrator of the page, wrote that it was implied to him that the new Mac Pro would feature support for dual-GPUs and that it would be heavily reliant on Thunderbolt. He also blogged of rumors that Apple would be making a radical move toward having no FireWire 800 ports or optical drives on its new Mac Book Pro.

In addition, it’s been rumored that the new Mac Pro would have no internal expandability, and therefore, the Apple desktop would fall in line with all other one-size-fits-all computers.

 Last but not least, you may have time to shop for accessories and cool MacBook pro covers. It’s rumored that, even though the computer-focused WWDC appears to be the ideal time for new release, the unveiling of a redesigned Mac Pro would most likely take place in the fall.