Displays for 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Now in Production

CNET reports that production has begun on 13.3-inch, 2560x1600 displays that will be incorporated into Apple's forthcoming smaller Retina MacBook Pro.

Production has begun of a 2,560-by-1,600 pixel density display that will land on a 13.3-inch MacBook Pro, NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim told CNET. 

"The supply chain indications are that it's for a MacBook Pro 13.3 -- not a MacBook Air," said Shim. 

Displays are being made by Samsung, LGD, and Sharp, he said.

Shim indicates that launch supplies for the 13-inch Retina Displays will be higher than seen for the 15-inch displays incorporated into the first Retina MacBook Pro released back in June, this means that there is a greater popularity of the 13-inch models compared to the 15-inch models.

"With 15.4 it's production of a few hundred thousand units versus one to two million for the 13.3," he said. That 13.3-inch production began in the third quarter.

Apple has been rumoured to be working on a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro for a few months now, now with mass production of the displays for the forthcoming machines now underway, it seems that Apple may be on track to meet that timeframe.