According to a note received from Appleinsider, Ming-Chi Kuo, a Security analyst with Concord Securities said that Apple has placed an order of 380,000 MacBook Airs of the next generation.
New version of the MacBook Air could be launched soon
Kuo said that while 55 percent of the new Macbook Airs will be 11.6 inch versions, the others will be 13.3 inch versions.
Kuo has been saying that Apple will be launching the new version of its MacBook Air by June or July.
He has also predicted that the new devices could be equipped with Sandy Bridge processors and the Thunderbolt technology for high speed transfers.
The prediction was supported by a report in the Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes.