On Monday, Apple introduced a brand new MacBook , "rethinking every aspect of the notebook category" to create a line of very thin and light Mac in history. Analyst at research firm KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo believes that the sale of these models will not exceed 450,000 for the first three months. This he said in a note to investors.
Ming-Chi Kuo believes that the high cost and inconvenience associated with the presence of only one connector USB-C, will not allow Apple to realize the full market potential of 12-inch laptop at an early stage. At least for the first six months. MacBook impact on sales and limited supply devices. In the medium and long term the MacBook is quite bright prospects, the expert said.
With its forecast made by analysts as Digitimes. They are convinced that thanks to strong sales of the new MacBook from April to June shipments of portable Apple computers will increase by 30% compared with the first quarter of this year.
Experts also predict that in connection with the announcement of MacBook with Retina display and seasonal factors in the first three months of 2015 the company from Cupertino will deliver 25% less laptops than for the previous reporting period. This fall above the market average (20%), but in April sales of Apple computers will grow.
One of the main differences between the new MacBook steel 12-inch display with a resolution of 2304 × 1440 pixels, as well as a new port USB-C, which replaced all other wired interfaces. USB-C operates as a video output but also allows charging and data transfer.
According to the forecast Digitimes, in 2015, the 12-inch MacBook will have about 15-20% of the total supply of all laptops Apple.