Updated MacBook Air with Thunderbolt, Sandy Bridge expected June or July

The rumourmill is a alight with talk of updated MacBook Air models hitting the shelves as soon as next month, or possibly July.

As is predictable given the introduction of the updated MacBook Pro's earlier this year, the new MacBook Airs are expected to only be a minor upgrade featuring a Thunderbolt port for ultra-fast data transfer to compatible devices, and Intel's latest Sandy Bridge architecture for faster processing.

The new MacBook Air is expected to go into mass production late this month, with a release and announcement expected either in June or July.