SiliconRumors reports that Apple could be planning to release a family of MacBook Air models with built-in 3G modems.

Sources also suggested to SiliconRumors that the new entry price point could be between $1300 to $1500 as well as the possibility of SSD (solid state disk) storage devices across the range as standard.

The addition of 3G modems has been rumoured in the past and would give the notebooks the ability to connect to celluar networks at high speeds.