Show trade analyst Ross Younger tweeted to his subscribers earlier right now, saying that whereas he doesn’t know the “exact launch timing,” Apple’s much-rumored 15-inch MacBook Air could possibly be prepared for launch as early as late April or early Could. Younger says show panel manufacturing for the brand new and bigger MacBook Air kicked off in February, elevated in March, and can doubtless improve once more this month.
Younger had beforehand stated that we might see a attainable April launch for the brand new 15-inch MacBook Air. Nevertheless, he now apparently believes it’s going to hit cabinets a bit later than this month. Because it doesn’t seem as if Apple will maintain a spring media occasion this yr, we’ll doubtless see it debut in June at Apple’s Worldwide Builders Convention (WWDC 2023). The brand new and bigger laptop computer will probably be too large of a launch for Apple to easily problem a press launch saying it on its Newsroom web site.
WWDC 2023 kicks off on June 5. Whereas it doesn’t do it typically, Apple has prior to now debuted new units at its WWDC keynote addresses. Which means it is smart for Apple to unveil the brand new 15-inch MacBook Professional in the course of the June 5 keynote handle, making it available in shops and on-line later in June.
The bigger MacBook Air mannequin is anticipated to have a design fairly just like the M2 MacBook Air mannequin, which might additionally see a refresh as nicely. It has not but been introduced which chip will energy the brand new MacBook Air. Apple might decide to make use of both the present M2 or present M2 Professional chips, and even the M3 chip whether it is prepared for a June launch.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo earlier this yr stated a 15-inch MacBook, doubtless powered by M2 and M2 Professional chip choices, would debut someday in the course of the second quarter of 2023. Kuo stated the brand new MacBook may probably not carry the “Air” moniker.
Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman in March stated he’s anticipating to see the discharge of recent 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air someday in the course of the late spring or early summer season. Gurman was additionally undecided which chips the brand new MacBook Air laptops will probably be powered by.
Gurman did say that Apple might probably flip to its as-yet-unannounced M3 chip (which can doubtless use TSMC’s new 3nm chip fabrication course of) to energy the brand new laptop computer. The present MacBook Air makes use of Apple’s M2 chip, which is fabricated utilizing a 6nm fabrication course of.
Gurman stated a 15-inch MacBook Air powered by the M2 chip would rapidly develop into outdated as soon as the M3 chip debuted.
Whereas we don’t know a precise launch timeframe, the 15-inch MacBook Air must be prepared for a launch in June, settling into the MacBook Air lineup alongside the present 13.6-inch mannequin.
We’ve seen quite a few rumors in regards to the new MacBook Air, with some saying the bigger laptop computer will boast a 15.5-inch show, which might make it barely bigger than the discontinued 14.5-inch MacBook Professional. This might make the brand new MacBook Air a wonderful possibility for MacBook customers on the lookout for a bigger display screen, however that doesn’t want to spend the cash for a MacBook Professional.