The brand new M2 MacBook Air will hit store shelves in July from $ 1,199, but if a larger model with stronger interiors sparks your interest, you may want to wait a few months. According to a Bloomberg report, Apple is working to launch a new 15-inch MacBook Air. If true, it would be the first MacBook Air to break with the 13.3-inch screen size in the line’s 14-year history.
That’s not all. Apple is also launching a 12-inch laptop, a form factor that Apple abandoned in 2019 when it suspended the MacBook. Both will feature next-generation custom-made chips, which will give Apple an edge over other OEMs that continue to work with Intel, AMD or Qualcomm.
Everything we know about the supposed 15-inch MacBook Air
Apple unveiled the M2-equipped MacBook Air on Monday at its World Developers Conference (WWDC). It is full of a 13.6-inch Retina display, and according to the Bloomberg report, Apple also planned to launch a 15-inch variant, but decided not to focus on the 13.6-inch model.
M2 MacBook Air (image credit: Apple)
The 15-inch MacBook Air is, of course, wider than its 13-inch counterpart. Citing an unnamed source, Bloomberg added that Apple plans to launch it in the spring of 2023. As mentioned, laptops will carry the latest internal processors of the technology giant. After Apple announced its dissolved partnership with Intel and began upgrading its devices with custom ARM CPUs, the Cupertino-based technology giant experienced a “resurgence of the Mac line,” Bloomberg said, due to its leading performance. chips sector.
At the time of writing, Apple has only captured 9% of the laptop market. Dell currently has 18%, HP has 20% and Lenovo leads the group with 24%. The MacBook maker, according to Bloomberg, expects these figures to change in its favor, thanks to its faster processors.
As mentioned, Apple is also working on a 12-inch laptop that is set to launch in late 2023 or early 2024. It would be the company’s smallest laptop since the 12-inch MacBook, which went launch in 2015; Apple suspended it in 2019. Bloomberg said it has no information on whether the 12-inch laptop is a MacBook Pro or part of a low-end Mac family.
I’m not too impatient with a 12-inch laptop, it’s smaller than the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. However, maybe Apple can prove us wrong and launch a spectacular laptop in a small package. An ultra-lightweight laptop with the power and battery life of the MacBook Air could be as tempting as a business laptop or a college laptop.
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