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From the days of ThinkSecret or macOSrumors, to today's AppleInsider or MacRumors, Apple Inc. has always had a great rumor mill following, and quite often where there has been smoke we have seen fire. The constant drumbeat of rumors surrounding the MacBook air is nearly off the charts - or so it would seem.

Virtually every day brings forth a new MacBook air rumor. But many sites are conducting mere re-broadcasts of original information, making it appear as fresh information. Thus, we wanted to go back to the sources of these rumors and build a comprehensive list of original sources.

Here is a source list of the most recent MacBook air rumors:

• 2.10.11CNET: Sandy Bridge MacBook air due in June
• 5.18.11 DigiTimes: MacBook air coming June or July
• 5.31.11 BGR: MacBook air in short supply
• 6.11.11 MacRumors: Chronicwire claims new MacBook air - nope
• 6.13.11 CNET: Deutsche Bank Analyst
• 6.14.11 Reuters: Economic Daily claims new MacBook air late June
• 6.14.11 BGR: MacBook air due this month... or next...
• 6.20.11 BGR: Black MacBook air coming
• 6.20.11 MacRumors: No black MacBook air
• 6.24.11 DigiTimes: MacBook airs to ramp to full production in July

The conclusion seems to be that Lion's release will spark the delivery of a new MacBook air (some rumors even suggest a new Mac mini, which is long overdue). The overall theme to these rumors is a new MacBook air will arrive with Thunderbolt and Intel's new Sandybridge architecture by the end of July. The unknowns seem to stem around color, weight, backlit keyboard and number of USB ports.

It is said that where there is smoke there is fire. If this collection of rumors constitutes smoke, we suggest you take into account the new MacBook air coming this summer as being a raging inferno.

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