Sunday, August 26, 2012

13-inch Retina MacBook Pro displays in production


Apple's Retina display tech will arrive on a more affordable MacBook Pro.


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Production is under way for a Retina display targeted at a more mainstream MacBook Pro, CNET has learned.


Production has begun of a 2,560-by-1,600 pixel density display that will land on a 13.3-inch MacBook Pro, NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim told CNET.


"The supply chain indications are that it's for a MacBook Pro 13.3 -- not a MacBook Air," said Shim.


Displays are being made by Samsung, LGD, and Sharp, he said.


Shim said that production volume is expected to be substantially higher out of the gate compared to the current 15.4-inch Retina MacBook Pro.


"With 15.4 it's production of a few hundred thousand units versus one to two million for the 13.3," he said.


He also said the volume depends on production yield rates. "It depends on how the yield rates turn out. If the yield rates are really good and they're at 70, 80, 90 percent, then they'll probably be in the million and a half range," he said.


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