Kuo predicts that the Cupertino giant will unveil a new smaller MacBook with an entirely new design in second or third quarter of 2014. The laptop will feature a high-resolution (Retina) 12-inch screen but would be as portable as the 11-inch MacBook Air and offer the same level of productivity as the 13-inch MacBook Air. The alleged MacBook will "redefine laptop computing," as per the analyst,
mentioning that it would be thinner and lighter than the MacBook Air and
feature a new clamshell structure. He also adds that the laptop will be powered
by an Intel chip and will cost less than current Apple notebooks.