A 15" MBA isn't going to be any lighter than a 14" MBP though
13" MBA is 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)
14" MBP (M2 Pro) is 3.5 pounds (1.60 kg)
16" MBP (M2 Pro) is 4.7 pounds 2.15 kg)
15" MBA = 3.6 to 3.9 pounds???
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15-Inch MacBook Air With M2-Like Chip Spotted in Developer Logs
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13" MBA is 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)
14" MBP (M2 Pro) is 3.5 pounds (1.60 kg)
16" MBP (M2 Pro) is 4.7 pounds 2.15 kg)
15" MBA = 3.6 to 3.9 pounds???
Nothing about this is surprising. We aren't going to get new chips every 12 months or less. 18-24 months is the norm.
Apple wasn't going to introduce the 15" with the M3 while also selling the 13" with the M2. Just like how they wouldn't introduce the M2 Pro in the 14" MBP while gatekeeping the M3 Pro in the 16" MBP.
I don't think we'll see the M3 until early-mid 2024. Before then, we still need to see the M2 go into the iMac as well as the M2 Pro chips in the Mac Studio. We're still missing the Apple Silicon Mac Pro too.
Apple wasn't going to introduce the 15" with the M3 while also selling the 13" with the M2. Just like how they wouldn't introduce the M2 Pro in the 14" MBP while gatekeeping the M3 Pro in the 16" MBP.
I don't think we'll see the M3 until early-mid 2024. Before then, we still need to see the M2 go into the iMac as well as the M2 Pro chips in the Mac Studio. We're still missing the Apple Silicon Mac Pro too.
Would love to future proof a bit with an M3 2 dual display output oled 15” mba, but I’m sure the M2 lcd will suit me just fine 
Just curious but why can’t it weigh between 2.7 and 3.5 pounds?
It also might be feasible to compare it to the 16” MBP as well. In terms of pounds per inch of screen real estate, the 15” MBA might still come out on top.
Apples computer sales dropped 24% in the first quarter of this year alone.THATS THE HIGEST SINGLE QUARTER DROP OF ANY PC MANUFACTURER IN HISTORY.
The high prices for products that are not worth the money, the lack of upgradability…. People are leaving apple in droves and it’s showing.
Apple needs a re evaluation and to fire Tim Cooke.
The high prices for products that are not worth the money, the lack of upgradability…. People are leaving apple in droves and it’s showing.
Apple needs a re evaluation and to fire Tim Cooke.
Just curious — what do you expect the M3 Air will do that the M2 Air cannot?
Correct, not sure why Gurman pushed it in the M2 way other than trying to stick with his past statements.
8GB RAM, in 2023!
Steve is laughing in his grave
Steve is laughing in his grave
It should be no more than $1399 for the base model.
Microsoft still offers 8gb for the base Surface and an extreme upgrade cost, but apparently (from my experience) it's more efficient with Windows, for some reason.
There are others.
Maybe Apple would actually move more merchandise if they didn't overcharge for memory and SSD. I would have bought any number of Mac Minis, or Laptops on the spot if I could buy one that made sense, as 8gb doesn't.
13" MBA already weighs 2.7 lbs. How is Apple going to keep the 15" MBA at the same 2.7 lbs?
Going up 2-inches in screen size from 14" MBP to 16" MBP added 1.2 lbs
I would think that going up 2-inches in screen size from 13" MBA to 15" on MBA would add about 1.0 lbs, plus or minus say 0.2 lbs. That would put a 15" MBA between 3.5 lbs and 3.9 lbs.
A 15" MacBook Air would probably weigh in at around the same weight as the 14" MBP at 3.5 lbs. That's about the lowest you can get a 15" laptop using an aluminum chassis. Laptops made with magnesium alloy chassis can save some weight but the material is significantly more expensive and many users complain it feels like plastic so it's less "premium." If Apple didn't switch the 13" MBA to magnesium I doubt they'd do so with the 15".
Gurman doesn't know anything. He just regurgitates things we already know. If he was a meteorologist, he would wait until it's already raining to tell us there's a 100% chance of rain.
Even though the 15.5" screen would be on a larger MBA, Its not universal appealing to all laptop buyers. A 2021 M1 Pro 14" or 16" MBP has 6 way speakers and mini-LED displays. They are on sale these days, compared to this years M2 14"/16" MBPs. So the base model of the M1/M2/M3 SoC are just like the cheapest SoC to put into laptops. M3 being somewhat faster than M2, but not compared to more capable Pro/Max SoCs.
A 15" MacBook Air will only be $100-$200 more expensive than a comparable 13" MacBook Air? Even when the 15" MacBook Air is reported as having the same 3024-by-1964 resolution as on the 14" MacBook Pro as opposed to the 13" MacBook Air's 2560-by-1664 resolution?
I'll believe it when I see it.
Price difference betwen 14" MBP and 16" MBP with similar specs is $200 difference. Even at $1899 for a 15" MBA with similar memory and storage specs to a $1999 base 14" MBP, the 14" MBP seems like the better buy for $100 more to me.
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I said between those two ranges. Also, it’s possible the cooling system and batteries of the 16” accounts for a good portion of that weight.
People keep saying that but that doesn't make it true. There's tens of thousands 13" M2 MBA owners out there, do you really think they find their M2 MBA disappointing? Heck after all the M3 buildup it might also be disappointing.
Ok. So you think Apple can do some magic and make a 15" MBA 2.75 lbs?
2.75 lbs is between 2.7 lbs and 3.5 lbs
Right. And that's why I said going up 2-inches from 13" MBA to a 15" MBA would add about 1.0 lbs (plus or minus 0.2 lbs) instead of the 1.2 lbs like on 16" MacBook Pro.
And do you not think a 15" MBA will have a larger and therefore heavier battery than a 13" MBA?