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MacBook Air supplies constrained ahead of summer refresh

Sources around the globe have informed 9to5Mac that supplies and shipments of the MacBook Air are constrained ahead of the product’s rumored June-July refresh. The latest rumors peg the update to to be fairly minor – like this year’s iMac and MacBook Pro upgrades – with internal specification bumps and new I/O options. Specifically, the new MacBook Air family should feature Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt ports. Backing up these constraints is Apple’s own website – which is featuring refurbished MacBook Airs at an all-time low of $829.  Best Buy has also dropped prices significantly and now start at $938 for the base model 11.6″.

And finally, we know Intel is pumping out Sandy Bridge processors for Apple’s MacBook Air competitors.  Shouldn’t the original get a Sandy Bridge too?

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