Apple has unveiled a new MacBook Air, with a complete redesign.
It provides the most square design of the latest iPads, Macs and iPhones. And it includes the little “notch” at the top of the screen that first came with the new MacBook Pro.
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And what Apple says is a much improved screen, camera, microphones and speakers.
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All of this works with M2, Apple’s second-generation chips for their Macs. Both were unveiled, along with new updates for the iPhone and Apple Watch, during Apple’s WWDC event.
Apple had previously launched a MacBook Air with the previous generation of this chip, in late 2020. But it needed the same design of years as the previous Air, adding only these new chips.
The new update updates the MacBook Air with other Apple devices, both in external design and internal options.
Apple also said it would put the M2 on the existing, cheaper MacBook Pro. That computer did not receive a redesign, keeping the same external appearance as before but adding the M2.
The old MacBook Air will also remain on the line, Apple said, presumably with the intention of selling them to education.