The purported next-generation 13-inch MacBook would have a screen resolution of of 2560 pixels by 1600 pixels, such as no optical drive and the use of flash storage instead of a hard drive. The new laptop would also have a third-generation Ivy Bridge Core processor clocked at more than 2 GHz, would lack discrete graphics, and be around 0.71 inches thick, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told .

Although this is the word of just one analyst, Kuo correctly predicted that Apple would ; however, Kuo also asserted that Apple was with a new laptop series, which so far the company hasn't done.

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It's not clear if the rumored new 13-inch MacBook Pro would replace the current 13-inch MacBook Pro model or sit alongside it with a higher price than the current version.