Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman at this time reported that an unreleased 15-inch MacBook Air with a processor that’s “on par” power-wise with the M2 chip has been present in Apple’s App Retailer developer logs. The widely-rumored laptop computer is predicted to be unveiled throughout Apple’s Worldwide Builders Convention (WWDC 2023) in June.
Developer logs have prior to now offered correct details about M2 Macs and Mac Professional testing, together with the names of the primary high-end M1 chips.
The chip powering the unreleased MacBook Air discovered within the logs is an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, which spec-wise is the same as the M2 chip. The laptop computer additionally boasts 8GB of RAM and a show decision the identical as the present 14-inch MacBook Professional. The laptop computer has a mannequin identifier of “Mac 15,3” and runs macOS 14, which may even debut at WWDC, alongside iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10.
Whereas there have been conflicting stories as to which chip will energy the 15-inch MacBook Air, the developer logs point out that the upcoming 15-inch MacBook Air mannequin may have the M2 chip inside.
Rumors a couple of bigger MacBook Air have been circling the rumor bowl way back to 2021. Current stories say Apple suppliers are gearing up manufacturing of 15-inch show panels. Though it’s unclear precisely when the laptop computer would hit cabinets, it should probably be introduced throughout WWDC, which kicks off on June 5. Mac bulletins have been made at earlier WWDC occasions, as Apple unveiled the 13-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip throughout WWDC 2022.
Gurman additionally stated the 13-inch MacBook Professional mannequin will proceed to be part of Apple’s MacBook lineup, and an up to date mannequin is on the best way. Gurman didn’t embody every other particulars of the 13-inch MacBook Professional, so we don’t know for certain if the laptop computer may even obtain an exterior redesign and whether or not or not it should proceed to be the final MacBook Professional mannequin in Apple’s lineup to incorporate the much-maligned Contact Bar.
The final time the 13-inch MacBook Professional acquired an exterior makeover was again in 2016. It final acquired an inner replace again in June 2022, when it was upgraded with an M2 chip, in addition to high-impedance headphone assist. Whereas the 13-inch Professional’s launch date is uncertain, a launch later this 12 months is probably going.
Gurman says Apple can be engaged on a brand new 24-inch iMac, an up to date 13-inch MacBook Air, and a Mac Professional tower powered by Apple Silicon.
Gurman stated we are able to additionally count on to see the debut of up to date 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions powered by M3 Professional and M3 Max chips someday within the first half of 2024.
Apple is seeking to new Macs to assist it rebound from a foul first quarter of 2023. Analysts at IDC report that Apple’s Mac cargo numbers dropped 40% year-over-year through the first quarter, regardless of its launches of the M2 MacBook Professional and M2 Mac mini. The Cupertino firm was hit hardest of any pc makers through the quarter with its 40% drop in shipments, in comparison with the general PC market the place shipments shrank 29%.
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