SKU numbers support rumors of new Macintosh announcements at WWDC

Jun 4, 2013 17:41 GMT  ·  By

According to a new leak, Apple will indeed announce a bunch of new Macs at its Worldwide Developers Conference next week, and they all seem to be portables.

Lending credence to a bunch of rumors saying Apple is gearing up to release new Macs, SKU numbers obtained by 9to5mac indicate that the company is preparing such an announcement for next week.

MacBook stocks are already constrained at major retailers across the globe, making it even more obvious that something is lurking in the deep.

The SKUs in question are likely to be upgraded MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs, and Apple will equip these with Intel’s new Haswell processor architecture, and maybe enhance some of the other internals (RAM, storage).

One respected analyst recently issued a research note in which he said to expect a slim 13-inch MacBook Pro from Apple next week. According to his analysis, Apple will be able to reduce the thickness of its entry-level Pro laptop by upgrading its internals and doing away with the optical disc drive.