Show trade analyst Ross Younger tweeted to his subscribers earlier at this time, saying that whereas he doesn’t know the “exact launch timing,” Apple’s much-rumored 15-inch MacBook Air might 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 enhance once more this month.
Younger had beforehand stated that we might see a doable April launch for the brand new 15-inch MacBook Air. Nonetheless, 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 might be too massive of a launch for Apple to easily situation a press launch asserting it on its Newsroom web site.
WWDC 2023 kicks off on June 5. Whereas it doesn’t do it usually, Apple has previously debuted new units at its WWDC keynote addresses. Meaning it is sensible for Apple to unveil the brand new 15-inch MacBook Professional throughout the June 5 keynote handle, making it stocked in shops and on-line later in June.
The bigger MacBook Air mannequin is predicted to have a design fairly much like the M2 MacBook Air mannequin, which might additionally see a refresh as properly. It has not but been introduced which chip will energy the brand new MacBook Air. Apple might choose 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 throughout 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 throughout the late spring or early summer season. Gurman was additionally unsure which chips the brand new MacBook Air laptops might be powered by.
Gurman did say that Apple might probably flip to its as-yet-unannounced M3 chip (which is able to 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 turn out to be outdated as soon as the M3 chip debuted.
Whereas we don’t know an actual 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 concerning 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 is able to make the brand new MacBook Air a superb choice for MacBook customers in search of a bigger display screen, however that doesn’t want to spend the cash for a MacBook Professional.