With another 2018 MacBook announcement due on October 30, what's on the cutting block for the current MacBook Air? --Apple MacBook Air 13 2017 Laptop (1.8 GHz) Review, Notebookcheck.net, June 23, 2017Irony aside, here are the antiquated specs in the current MBA and what is available for Apple to tap for a new low-cost MacBook. Processor:Current $999 MacBook Air (MBA): Intel Core i5-5350U, 5th generation "Broadwell" processor (three processor generations behind Touch Bar MacBook Pro). Graphics:Current MBA: Intel HD Graphics 6000, "Broadwell" GPU introduced back in early 2015. Storage:Current MBA: PCIe-based SSD matched with old Broadwell processor (sluggish write performance compared to newer MacBooks)New: PCIe-based SSD matched with newer processor.

Source: Forbes October 20, 2018 17:37 UTC