In recent times, we have often heard rumors about the new MacBook Air, but some of its details are still unclear. 9to5Mac has now obtained some evidence that Apple is indeed developing a new MacBook Air in two different sizes: 13-inch and 15-inch.
Not only that, but the company is also said to be planning an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro model. So, what do these laptops have in common? The latest intelligence suggests that they will all be powered by the new M3 chip.
As shown in the figure below, Apple’s current MacBook Air can choose M1 chip or M2 chip, with 13.3-inch and 13.6-inch screens respectively. Among them, the new M2 model adopts the “notch” design, and the price starts from 9499 yuan. It does not rule out that the new opportunity is more expensive possible.
Earlier, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that a MacBook Air update was “imminent” and that at least one new model would feature the M3 chip.
According to news obtained by 9to5Mac, the new 13-inch MacBook Air (codenamed J513) confirmed to use the M3 chip will be released alongside the new 15-inch model (codenamed J515), and this large-screen model will also be equipped with the M3 chip.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said that Apple could release the 15-inch MacBook Air in “early April.” According to 9to5Mac’s sources, the 15-inch model will feature the same entry-level M3 chip as the new 13-inch MacBook Air. The chip will offer an 8-core CPU, just like the M1 and M2.
Sadly, there’s no evidence yet that the new MacBook Air will offer an M3 Pro-like chip option, but those aren’t the only new machines Apple is currently working on.
Apple is also planning a new 13-inch MacBook Pro, code-named J504, and the new entry-level MacBook Pro, code-named J504, will also be powered by the same eight-core M3 chip as the MacBook Air, the 9to5Mac source said.
It is not clear when Apple will launch these new Macs, but we consider that the M3 chip will be based on the latest TSMC 3nm build, which is not only more expensive but also cannot guarantee high yield, so we think these M3 chip-based models It may not appear until the second half of this year.
However, considering that the M2 chip was released together with the new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro at WWDC 2022, it would not be too surprising if Apple chose to launch a new machine at WWDC this year.
