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15-Inch MacBook Air Will Reportedly Have M2 Chip
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Not sure if the rumor is true, but I heard it will reportedly come with a keyboard, a trackpad and a display too!
Regardless if it can be configured with M2 Pro or not, what if, as article mentioned, this will be marketed and sold under just Macbook name, no Air, no Pro?
After all, we know that Pro's can come in all sizes and all is good with that, but the Air, its original premise was about super compact, super lightweight, yet usable laptop.
At 15+ inches of size this hardly will be "Air-worthy" imho.
Yeah, it would be nice to have bigger screen and SD card reader for those of us who want bigger screena but dont neither need nor want to pay for 16" MBP.
Colors aside, I hope that it will come with more ports or at least those that it currently has(assuming that its going to be Air and not just Macbook) would be re-shuffled for more ergonomic use of machine.
I guess I might postpone my "temporary Macbook until OLED Macbooks or comparably fast and stable WoA machines come out" purchase for couple of months and keep on obsessing about laptop choices meanwhile.
And given that Ryzen 7040 powered laptops are also soon to be released its going to be intereseting tech obession period for me for sure 😅 !
An M2 Pro on a thin fanless MacBook would be wasted because it would heat throttle.
I wouldnt mind it launching with M3 due to lower heat and longer battery life. Do I NEED it? No.
But I want.
I wonder if its "just" Macbook, how much heavier will it be if compared to theoretical 15" Air machine that "could have been" and how much less than current MBP 16?
No, not a Studio, god forbid! That will automatically add higher starting specs or much higher starting price!
Right? I mean, 15-plus inches but with paltry 256GB of storage, for the price(I expect this to start at some 1699-1799 euros) its just so 2000s and so Apple.
I dont expect them to make this one base with 16/512 combo, not even 12/512GB, but make it at least 8/512GB and dont charge users 230 euros for that "free storage" ForFilesystemsSake 😃!
Love the rumors … Never fails to impress … oldest trick in the book … we get it ! MBA pro which is not a MBA but could be … let’s see …
There's no needs on this forum, it's all wants. You could make that argument for basically anything on this forum.
In what world would a mid cycle product have a brand new chip? Anyone who thought it was going to have anything more than an M2 should really check themselves!
So, we gonna get a MacBook Air ´PLUS'. Currently a base M2 with updated storage to 16GB/512GB cost $2065 in Sweden. So, with same spec with 1.5 to 2 inches larger screen would be around $2450. It looks like Apple is playing like they do with potential iPhone 14/14 plus customers. Just for a few hundred dollars more, you get so much more...
Yes black white siilver are boring. If that blue is real and the price is right, I will be strongly considering it.
Yea they need the largest screen to not be locked behind insane specs and pricing
This exactly. All I need is M2 (or future equivalent chip). I also need a fan (live streaming can stutter on M2 Air when you’re doing a lot due to thermals). I also want largest screen. Currently 16.2” is locked behind overkill specs. In todays mobile world, many would take the largest screen available without the specs.
I hope Apple addresses this with a MacBook or MacBook Studio. I say that because I don’t think an Air is going to have a fan, no matter the screen size. It’s going to be fanless M2 (and future equivalent).
Good move. Keep it affordable and designed for its purpose....an affordable laptop with a bigger screen. Done.
I’d love for them to bring the 11-inch MacBook Air back, too.
A powerful laptop with the footprint of an iPad. I could get so much done on the go.
A powerful laptop with the footprint of an iPad. I could get so much done on the go.
Perhaps this is a dumb question – or an unanswerable one at this time...
But would an M2 Pro chip theoretically be faster than an M3 entry-level chip? Is the M1 Pro faster than the M2 entry-level chip?
Agreed and I too have the iPhone 13 mini which I guess I'll keep until it falls apart.I want the 11" Air. But I'm a weirdo who has a iPhone 13 Mini
Not really a surprise?
Most people buy the MBA because it is the 'default' computer for most people.
But a lot of people - especially those with ageing eyes - would love exactly the same computer, with a bigger screen.
Are most people going to be bothered about waiting for the M3 (whatever it will bring?).
I doubt it.
I would imagine that most people buying the Air would find the M1 model more than fast enough for their needs (it's just that the M2 MBA is 'nicer').
So, I don't think that a 15 MBA need wait for the M3.
Launch it and update both models when the M3 appears. Apple will still sell a tonne of the M2 15 MBA models in the meantime.
Most people buy the MBA because it is the 'default' computer for most people.
But a lot of people - especially those with ageing eyes - would love exactly the same computer, with a bigger screen.
Are most people going to be bothered about waiting for the M3 (whatever it will bring?).
I doubt it.
I would imagine that most people buying the Air would find the M1 model more than fast enough for their needs (it's just that the M2 MBA is 'nicer').
So, I don't think that a 15 MBA need wait for the M3.
Launch it and update both models when the M3 appears. Apple will still sell a tonne of the M2 15 MBA models in the meantime.
I disagree with James; it doesn't make sense to call it MacBook if it is just a larger 13" Air, and if it's not then how would Apple differentiate it from the Pros? The iPad line could stand to have fewer unique models so it would be a shame if the MacBooks went there. I think Apple wants to keep Promotion and Mini-LED as MBP features. Based on the weight differences between the 14" and 16" MBP, the 15" Air will probably be around the same weight as the 14" MBP.
It will probably add the same cost to the equivalent 13" Air as the 16" MBP does to the 14".
Bingo! Did anyone assume they'd put something else in it? I just assumed it would be an "Air" with an optional larger screen for those that wanted it.
Yep. We'll have small and large Airs just like we have small and large Pros.
Maybe he's suggesting a 15" Air will EOL the 13" MacBook Pro?
The iPad comment though, yeah.