M2 Chip Rumored to Arrive in 2022 With Redesigned MacBook Air

[MacRumors]

Apple is planning to launch the "M2" chip with redesigned MacBook Air models in the first half of 2022, according to the leaker known as "Dylandkt."

On Twitter, Dylandkt claimed that a new MacBook Air model is "on track" to launch in the first half of 2022, featuring an M2 chip and a more colorful design. They also claimed that the "M1X" chip is being reserved for high-end "Pro" Macs, which could include the MacBook Pro and a larger, more powerful iMac model.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1412089676220055555

Dylandkt's claim is not entirely new, given that Jon Prosser has previously said that the next-generation MacBook Air will feature a complete redesign, a range of iMac-like color options, and an M2 chip.

Dylandkt has been resolute in previous comments about the "M1X" being destined for the next-generation MacBook Pro, while the "M2" will apparently be a lower-end chip for the MacBook Air, but it is worth noting that this does not seem to fit very well with the specific thoughts of reliable Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman about Apple's upcoming custom silicon chips for the Mac.

Nevertheless, Dylandkt has correctly predicted details about a number of Apple's recent product launches. As early as November 2020, Dylandkt claimed that the next-generation iPad Pro would feature an M1 chip. This was five months before the device emerged. Before the launch of the 24-inch iMac earlier this year, Dylandkt correctly predicted that the new, redesigned iMac would replace the smaller entry-level iMac only and feature an M1 chip rather than an M1X. Dylandkt's claim about the MacBook Air with the M2 chip may therefore be more believable.

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[sniffies]

15" MacBook Air with M2 would be a dream machine.

 

[Kung gu]

Get M1X this year or wait for M2?

Decisions, decisions

M1X will have more performance cores and gpu cores. It will also support higher ram than M2. Its also possible M1X will have the ability to connect more external monitors.

 

[BarredOwl]

M2 in ‘22!

 

[cuzthisisthriller]

Get M1X this year or wait for M2?

Decisions, decisions

Better wait for M3X.

 

[Bug-Creator]

Get M1X this year or wait for M2?

Decisions, decisions

More like:
Wishful thinking, wishful thinking....


The base IP for the M2 is already 95% ready and in production (aka A15) while the M1x is already delayed by months.

Everything else is just reading cooked tea leafs.

 

[apparatchik]

I take there might multiple M1X configurations similar to the 7 or 8 core M1 GPU but with more differentiation?

I see the base redesigned MBP 14 and a top of the line MBP 16 as having different core count both in cpu & gpu.

Also, I get the current top of the line Intel Mac Mini will finally be transitioned to whatever the base MBP 14 gets.

 

[rpmurray]

Jeez, what's taking so long? You'd think these chips didn't grow on trees.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

This is probably the machine I jump on replace my 2012 MBP. The MBA renders that we saw a couple months ago were sweet.

Apple is gonna have a naming issue on their hands though if the M1X is gonna be more powerful than the M2. It's gonna confuse people. And if the M2 MBA that comes out a handful of months after the M1X MBP is more powerful, then that is an entirely different issue.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

There you have it. MacBook Air delayed

 

[Kylo83]

M2 sounds higher than m1x gonna be interesting

 

[I7guy]

The real question is....is Apple going to start to use the M series chips in the iphones and maybe phase out the A series of chips of time...or relegate them to the lower cost phones and ipads. So the iphone pro could have the mx while the base model would have the a series?

 

[The Mercurian]

M2 sounds higher than m1x gonna be interesting

I'm assuming these are the same chip with variations in the name coming from different leakers

 

[leman]

This makes sense. It is fairly clear that M2 will arrive together with the redesigned MacBook Air, the only uncertainty is the timeframe. Also, if there is no new Air this year, then October/November release for Pro series Macs makes sense as well.

The real question is....is Apple going to start to use the M series chips in the iphones and maybe phase out the A series of chips of time...or relegate them to the lower cost phones and ipads. So the iphone pro could have the mx while the base model would have the a series?

The phones cannot dissipate the heat from M-series chips. Your suggestion doesn't make any sense.

 

[LeeW]

Does sound confusing that the M1X would be 'better' than the M2.

 

[Bug-Creator]

M2 sounds higher than m1x gonna be interesting

Nöpe, "M2" would be the base chip in a similar config as M1 just with a new generation of cores (+10-20%)
"M1x" would be a M1 with more cores (and RAM).

Think 10th gen i3 vs 9th gen i7.

 

[Kung gu]

Does sound confusing that the M1X would be 'better' than the M2.

Not at all confusing the iPad pros have had X based chips for a long time. A8X, A9X, A10X and A12X

 

[Bug-Creator]

is Apple going to start to use the M series chips in the iphones

Ermm..... M1 -> shrink to fit in a phone (less cores, less power) == A14
Same will be true for future generations.

Apple might decide to name the A17 as "M4light" (doubt it) for marketing reasons but thats all there is.

 

[applicious84]

Nöpe, "M2" would be the base chip in a similar config as M1 just with a new generation of cores (+10-20%)
"M1x" would be a M1 with more cores (and RAM).

Think 10th gen i3 vs 9th gen i7.

That sounds about right to me

 

[scaramoosh]

Tbh CPU wise nothing will be interesting as the M1 is already so good. It's all about GPU upgrades, if Apple can get that GPU performing like a mid ranged Nvidia GPU.... then that would be HUGE.

 

[Macadvn]

I am waiting for a 15 inch Macbook Pro m2 version, this situation may be the Macbook Air version M2 has before

 

[I7guy]

[...]
The phones cannot dissipate the heat from M-series chips. Your suggestion doesn't make any sense.

But the ipads can dissipate the heat? Plus you don't know what Apple may be planning, although I agree it's unlikely the mx chips will be used in iphones, I'd just throw it out there. Apple has pulled some surprises in the past.

 

[michalm]

it's funny how quickly we have forgotten about Intel. We've gotten a new CPU last year and it is mid 22 and we can't wait for the new one. If this was Intel, we'd be 2+ years away still

 

[Yammabot]

Yawn! Don’t care what they call it, just get it done. All this waiting around is surely going to bolster some competition. Need a few competitors to shake things up!

 

[l0stl0rd]

I agree that the naming will confuse people but I expect the M2 to be slower than the M1x.

I am waiting for that M1x with 32 GPU cores, come on Apple don’t disappoint