Kuo: New 15-Inch MacBook With M2 and M2 Pro Chip Options Planned for 2023

[MacRumors]

Apple is planning a new 15-inch MacBook model that could launch around the second quarter of 2023 or later, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today.

In a tweet, Kuo said the notebook may be available with both M2 and M2 Pro chip options. Kuo previously claimed the new 15-inch model might not be branded as a MacBook Air, but he did not provide any further details about potential naming.

For the new 15-inch MacBook, configurations with the M2 chip would be bundled with Apple's new dual-port 35W power adapter, while configurations with the M2 Pro chip would ship with a more powerful 67W adapter, according to Kuo. These power adapters are already options for the new M2-powered MacBook Air launching next month.

Kuo also said he has not yet heard of any plans for the previously rumored 12-inch MacBook. Last week, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple was considering launching a new 12-inch notebook at the end of 2023 or in early 2024. Gurman said it was unclear if the notebook would be a low-end MacBook or a higher-end MacBook Pro.

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Over the last few weeks, rumors have surfaced about several new MacBook and iPad sizes planned for 2023 and beyond. Gurman recently reported that Apple was working on a new 15-inch MacBook Air, for example, which could end up being the machine that Kuo is referring to. As the devices get closer to launching, details should become clearer.

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[lazyrighteye]

I assume we're talking 15" MBA here or are they bringing back MacBooks? Regardless, can I preorder now? Thanks.

 

[PhoenixDown]

So we will presumably have a 13", 14", 15" and 16" MacBook Pro?
Worse would be if we had 13" & 15" with M2 and the 14" and 16" only be available with M1.

 

[UltimateSyn]

If they just gave this mini-LED it would be an absolutely perfect laptop.

 

[Populus]

Even tho I would love a 12” MacBook, I feel like a 15” MacBook is a wiser business decision. I think there are more people willing to spend more money to have a bigger display, even if it’s more difficult to carry it around.

 

[fwmireault]

If this rumor is true, the lineup will be even more confusing and overlapping than it is now. I’m all about giving choice, but what purpose a M2 Pro chip will have in a MacBook Air?

 

[RumorConsumer]

It gets wilder and wilder. You get an M2, you get an M2, you get an M2!

 

[BeefCake 15]

M2 is not a huge bump to wait for honestly, M1 Pro is more than sufficient and the battery life is really good.

 

[MTD's Mac]

Is there any chance they could run an M2 Pro without a fan? If so, I can see this being a high end Air, though pricing would have to encroach on MBP territory.

Maybe it would just be the "MacBook" with a fan, no mini LED, no ProMotion, but not as small/light as the Air? 15-inch size would be a real crowd pleaser.

 

[Macative]

A 15" MacBook Air would obviously only carry an M2. Not a Pro chip. Plenty of people have asked for this device, and there looks to be room for it in the price gap. Maybe a $1599 device.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

So will the M2 Pro version have a fan?

It seems weird to put a Pro chip in a device without the “Pro” name.

 

[Macative]

I don't see there being an M2 Pro chip at all. M1 Pro/Max are still very new, and not in any need of an update. I see them waiting until late 2023 for an M3 chip with 3nm process for a big performance gain.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I assume we're talking 15" MBA here or are they bringing back MacBooks? Regardless, can I preorder now? Thanks.

Preorders for the 15” have already been pushed to late December 2023.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

I wish Apple had released the M2 MacBook Air 15" this year.

 

[lazyrighteye]

I wish Apple had released the M2 MacBook Air 15" this year.

SAME!
Would perfectly fit my current laptop needs.
Rocking a work-issue 15" MBP (Touch Bar). Great machine (and yes, I'm a Touch Bar fan).
My personal 15" MBP (mid-2014) is a bit long in the tooth (son is currently using for some Steam gaming). I just need something for light computing at this moment in time.

 

[terminator-jq]

A 15” MacBook Air if done right could be a good replacement for the current oddball M2 13” MacBook Pro with Touchbar. Withholding Mini LED, extra ports and access to the M2 Max chips may help differentiate it from the regular MacBook Pro line. Making this a sort of MacBook Air “Pro” for people who don’t need an SD card, HDMI, HDR screen, etc.

They being said… PLEASE Apple don’t make the Mac lineup as confusing as the iPad lineup!

 

[soyazul]

If this rumor is true, the lineup will be even more confusing and overlapping than it is now. I’m all about giving choice, but what purpose a M2 Pro chip will have in a MacBook Air?

a more affordable MacBook Pro. a M2 Pro on a new MacBook Air 15" has total sense, and it is a much better computer that 2018 and 2020 MacBook Pro was

 

[falkon-engine]

I'm looking forward to the M3 options.

 

[fbr$]

Is there any chance they could run an M2 Pro without a fan?

Rumor is Apple's software engineering chief Craig Federighi tested M2 Pro without a fan but was not satisfied.

 

[Bobby Smallwood]

If this rumor is true, the lineup will be even more confusing and overlapping than it is now. I’m all about giving choice, but what purpose a M2 Pro chip will have in a MacBook Air?

So that it can support 2 external displays

 

[erikkfi]

They’re going to upgrade their standard laptop configurations with the new SOCs they’ve announced? I’ll believe that when I see it! Some rumors are just too far-fetched.

 

[Fraserh02]

If this is the MacBook Air or MacBook (not MacBook Pro), then it doesn’t make any sense to offer a Pro cpu SKU. I’m sure they’ll distinguish MacBook Pro’s by offering Pro/Max options but not normal consumer devices.

 

[Argon_]

If they just gave this mini-LED it would be an absolutely perfect laptop.

The 15" TB MBP was a perfect form factor. Just a shame about the touch bar, and the keyboard, and the noise... and the BBQ case temps.

 

[giggles]

In the M1 gen, a Mac was either an M1 or it was a big boy M1 Pro/Max/Ultra.

Looks like in the M2 we'll have a new "M2 or M2 Pro" category.
The MacMini is rumored to be M2 or M2 Pro.
The 15" MacBook Air is rumored to be M2 or M2 Pro.

It makes sense to have a thermal design that can handle an M2 or M2 Pro but not an M2 Max.

Will the 15" Air be able to handle an M2 Pro without introducing a fan?

 

[w5jck]

So we will presumably have a 13", 14", 15" and 16" MacBook Pro?
Worse would be if we had 13" & 15" with M2 and the 14" and 16" only be available with M1.

Kuo is probably just full of crap again... If he throws out enough guesses he is bound to get lucky once in a while a guess correctly, so he runs his mouth constantly.