A completely redesigned MacBook Air is in the works, but it’s launch may now have been delayed until the end of 2022. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the redesigned MacBook Air with a more powerful silicon processor will likely go into mass production in the third quarter of 2022.
The Apple analyst had previously forecasted the launch to take place around the middle of 2022, but in a recent research note, he made a change to his previous announcement that provides a more specific prediction for the mass production to start in either the late second quarter or early third quarter of 2022.
Apple’s new machine is expected to undergo quite a few of changes. Apart from getting a more high-end and powerful Silicon processor, it will feature a completely revamped design including a mini-LED display. The company will bring MagSafe back to the Air lineup, a feature it had previously removed, including a MagSafe charging connector. The device will also feature two USB 4 ports.
According to Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman, the new machine will sport a “thinner and lighter” chassis. The hardware giant intends on releasing the new laptop in a variety of colors, as it did with the 24-inch M1 iMac, according to Apple leaker and YouTube tech personality Jon Prosser, who shared renders of the upcoming machine earlier this year. The renders also show new white keyboards that marks a huge departure from the black keyboards we have been seeing since years.
Considering the current M1 MacBook Air was so well-received thanks to the Silicon chip it hosts, we expect big things from the upcoming version. It’s expected to feature a processor that’s even faster than the one on the current laptop, so it might be the perfect Mac for a while.
The current M1 model is still high in demand, so it’s highly unlikely that we are going to get another MacBook Air before the end of next year. The last update to the MacBook Air was made in November of last year. Apple updated the machine with the M1 chip while maintaining the same design as the previous MacBook Air laptops. While it is expected for the company to update a couple of its Macs with the silicon chip, the MacBook Air most probably won’t be one of them.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.
Two new highly requested iCloud plugins just got added to ChatGPT, giving people who rely on Apple’s Mail and Calendar services a way to search emails, check appointments, and manage their schedules directly through the chatbot.
The integration is rolling out to all ChatGPT plans, including the free tier. You can access it on the web, desktop, and iOS.