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New MacBook Air Expected at WWDC Next Week With These Features
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Still waiting for my dream macbook -- a 2lb laptop with a matte display and no temporal dithering/PWM/fancy new headache-inducing tech.
So what would be the difference between MCB 14" and MCB Air 15" when it comes to RAM and SSD? Things are getting a bit messy I guess...
What if they are not accepting orders yet by then?
I really hope the 13" MacBook Air also gets a bump. I want one, but am not going to buy one year old hardware.
Now that we've got the 13" and this 15" on its way, I'd love a 12" next!
Quad-CPU M3 MBP 18"...🤝
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Will they price them too high? I’m going with: probably
Actually, Apple has priced things this way since Jobs came back. Basically, put one upgrade of model A's ram/storage to about $100 of model B's base price. Even the iPhone 1 was $399 for the 4GB and $599 for the 8GB. I got the 4GB because why would you need 8GB on a phone LOL.
Exactly. My current needs prioritize screen real estate over CPU performance (and the associated additional cost). Even the base M2 is extraordinarily capable. The whole package is a breathtaking culmination of years of Apple R&D all in one form. Top to bottom, it is the perfect laptop - save the unfortunate miss that is the lack of dual monitor support.
Most people don't buy hardware based on rumors, they buy what they need for the present timeframe. If you are comfortable with what you have you can wait, just understand it could be many months till you get whats next. There are some past models I gave up well before they were ever released, these days it's no different.
Heck I’ve been waiting my whole life for an extra 2”. I hope it was sarcastic, at there is nothing wrong with the MBP’s.
It will probably catch on if they make it “fun”. Many will want to have that red or blue 15” MBA, a toss back to the clamshells.
I firmly believe if the G3 iMac never was fun, Apple would have failed as a consumer company. Bondi Blue for the win. My middle school was all iMacs. Not much in those days besides paper writing and Netscape.
I have no need for a MBA but I’ll be buying one if it’s playful. I’m tired of space grey.
Agreed, this 15 inch Macbook Air must have something different in the chip department.
Otherwise, if it comes with an 12 month old M2 chip it could easily have been a press release well before WWDC 2023.
Don't hold your breath 😊
It will sell as well as every other M2 Mac ie; not very well....most sensible people won't be swayed by the larger screen alone 😊
Apple plans to announce a new MacBook Air with a larger 15-inch display at WWDC next week, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The annual developers conference begins with Apple's keynote on Monday, June 5 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
While we wait for the new MacBook Air to be announced, we have recapped five new features that have been rumored or are likely for the laptop.
15-Inch Display
The new MacBook Air will be equipped with a larger 15.5-inch display, according to reliable display industry analyst Ross Young. The current MacBook Air has a 13.6-inch display, and the laptop was offered in an 11-inch size many years ago.
While a new 13-inch MacBook Air with an OLED display is rumored to launch in 2024, the 15-inch model is expected to have a traditional LCD.
M2 Chip
Like the 13-inch MacBook Air, the 15-inch model will be available with the M2 chip, according to Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple says the M2 chip has up to an 18% faster CPU, up to a 35% faster GPU, and up to a 40% faster Neural Engine compared to the M1 chip, for those who are considering upgrading from a 2020 MacBook Air.
Longer Battery Life
With a 15-inch display, the new MacBook Air would have a larger chassis, allowing for a larger battery and longer battery life.
Apple says the 13-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip lasts up to 18 hours per charge, so perhaps the 15-inch model could get closer to the 20-hour mark. Apple silicon chips continue to have industry-leading performance-per-watt.
Wi-Fi 6E
While the 13-inch MacBook Air is limited to Wi-Fi 6, there is a good chance that the 15-inch model will be upgraded to Wi-Fi 6E. Apple released new 14-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini models with Wi-Fi 6E in January.
Wi-Fi 6 operates on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, while Wi-Fi 6E also works over the 6GHz band, allowing for faster wireless speeds, lower latency, and less signal interference. To take advantage of these benefits, the device must be connected to a Wi-Fi 6E router, available from brands like TP-Link, Asus, and Netgear.
Bluetooth 5.3
Apple has added Bluetooth 5.3 to several of its latest devices, and the 15-inch MacBook Air could be next in line to gain support. Bluetooth 5.3 offers benefits such as improved reliability and power efficiency compared to Bluetooth 5.2.
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If only supports one external screen, wasted opportunity. You’re putting your thumb on the scales when you say, “look how much cooler this runs than it’s competitors”. Anyone can get an 16” LG gram for $900 and have it run two externals and not overheat. Call me when they stop putting iPad cpus in a real computer.
The gullible will buy it and they will reduce the stock a little bit, ultimately it will sell as well as every other M2 Mac, which is not very well
It seems gullible to buy a computer that has a notch. In this age of having a continuity camera via iPhone then surely they could offer an option that allows for no camera at all. This would also be fantastic for confirming privacy - current margins between the top and keyboard don't allow for a permanent camera cover.
All I want is to replace my 2013 11-inch Intel-based MBA (that has no problem driving 2 external Thunderbolt displays, but also offers lightness and portability). No, I have zero interest in an overpriced and overweight MBP just to be able to drive 2 monitors that my 10yo MBA has no trouble with.
It's remarkable that almost any cheapo x86 laptop can support multiple external displays, but M1/M2 cannot.
I wonder if there's a reason they couldn't put an M2Pro in there and then throttle it down to cope with the narrower thermal envelope of the thinner form factor. A restricted M2Pro would still run circles around most tasks and anyone who needed more power would still have the option of 14/16 MBP.
MBA’s are saying inside, why introduce M3 now when we have all these M2 chips unused. Use it and make some lemonade, a cheap one, they’ll buy it up. The 15 in MacBook Air will come with so many compromises attached:
- Two USB C ports and magsafe of course
- 1 external display support
- lower nits
- lower quality retina display
- of course fanless design, you can’t push it too hard
- 8 GBs of DDR 5, pay up if you want 16 or 24
- 256 GBs of storage, pay up if you want more
But look, you are getting a gorgeous 15.2 inch screen!
Starts at 1499.