2016 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro release date, specs & rumors: Apple to unveil earlier than expected?

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Apple fans, hold on to your seats because a new rumor is spreading around the Internet and it involves an early release of the 2016 MacBook Pro. Best of all, the rumor states it might be next month and will be unveiled together with the 2016 MacBook Air and iPad Air 3.

According to Yibada, the 2016 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro might be released later this year once competition and other alternatives become scarce, a good reason why Apple suddenly began offering big discounts off the old models. Could this mean that the new ones will become hugely popular because of a jump in specs?

Another rumor states that the launch could happen early next year to maximize profits from the current variants because apparently, with the release of the 13-inch and 15-inch 2016 MacBook Air and Pro, no one would want to buy them.

Apple has not released any official details yet but Neurogadget writes that the latest MacBook Air and Pro will have the best specs any laptop has ever had, starting with the processor being equipped with the latest moniker Skylake-U, a first-rate chipset from Intel. It will be supported by a DDR4 and a faster RAM version.

Furthermore, the MacBook Air and Pro will be incorporated with a Force Touch technology, sleek keyboard, and a thin profile. The OS X El Capitan will also make its debut together with a possible Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 graphics card.

But the really exciting piece of rumor is the power of the Skylake-U processor, which Mac Rumors states will provide performance improvements to the CPU and GPU, at an outstanding 10 percent increase in CPU speed and 34 percent increase in Intel HD graphics speed. Battery will also have an improved life capacity, gathering up to 1.4 hours longer as compared to previous models.

News Everyday speculates that while the prices for the latest MacBook Air and Pro are yet to be announced, it could be sold at a starting price of $1500 for the 13-inch version. This might be true as the Australian Network News reports that the price of the current 15.4-inch MacBook Pro Retina is at $1699, which offers Intel Core i7 and 16GB RAM.

With the debut date coming and the exciting features, fans will surely have a field day once the 2016 MacBook Air and Pro get released. It was a shame that the latest MacBooks were not launched during the September 9th event but it could be because Apple is trying to provide the best upgrades for the clients.

It might be tough to wait but more updates are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks before Apple officially announces the actual unveiling of the 2016 MacBook Air and Pro.