In the second quarter of 2017, TrendForce analysts forecast more than 10 percent growth in Apple notebook shipments compared to the previous quarter. According to experts, the upgrade will provide a 12-inch model of the MacBook, which the American corporation is preparing to exit. It is also expected that as a promo, Apple can reduce the cost of previous versions of its laptops.

Previously, Bloomberg agency informed sources that in June 2017 Apple will introduce three new notebook models: MacBook Pro with Intel Kaby Lake processor, MacBook with 12-inch display, and also updated MacBook Air with a new processor. The presentation of the novelties will take place at the annual conference of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, which will be held from 5 to 9 June.

It should be added that following the results of the first quarter of 2017, Apple took the fifth place in the TrendForce rating, which includes the world's largest notebook manufacturers. Specialists noted the success of the latest version of the MacBook Pro with touch panel Touch Bar, which was presented in October last year. In many ways, thanks to this model, in January-March Apple delivered 3.4 million MacBooks, which is 15.4% more than a year ago. True, in the quarterly calculation, shipments fell by 15.8%.

The leader in terms of supply in the past quarter was HP Inc. , Shipped 8.62 million laptops. Also in the top five are Lenovo (8 million), Dell (5.4 million) and ASUS (3.65 million).