What to Expect from Apple's (Second) Fall Hardware Event

Apple is having another hardware launch event Tuesday, the second of its kind the company has hosted this fall, and the fourth major media event for Apple this year. That’s because we’re expecting to see new iPads and a new MacBook, one that could fill the years-long gap since Apple last had an “affordable” premium laptop in its lineup. During tomorrow’s event, expect Apple to push that message even harder, even as it potentially announces a new clamshell laptop all at the same time. MacBook Air-ish The $999 MacBook Air is pretty much the same non-Retina machine as the one introduced in 2010, though it’s been refreshed in minor ways a couple times since then. Early reports, including ones from well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, suggest that a new MacBook Air-ish could include a fingerprint sensor for authentication, something that’s been present on high-end Windows machines for years now.