Next MacBook Air to Feature Off-White Bezels and Keyboard, M2 Chip, USB-C Ports Only, MagSafe, and iMac-Like Colors

[MacRumors]

The next-generation MacBook Air will have several features that are adopted from the upcoming MacBook Pro models, according to leaker Dylandkt, who has a track record of providing accurate details about Apple's plans.

Upcoming MacBook Air models will have a design that's "quite similar" to the new MacBook Pros, but with a thinner body, off-white bezels, and no wedge shape. It will come in color options that are similar to the 24-inch iMac, which we've heard rumored before. According to the leaker, the keyboard will be the same off-white shade as the bezels, and it will feature full-size function keys and a 1080p webcam.

The machine will have no SD card slot or HDMI port, which, along with the design, will distinguish it from the MacBook Pro models. The MacBook Air will use a next-generation M2 chip, a followup to the M1. It is not expected to be as powerful as the M1 Pro and M1 Max as it will be aimed at lower-power devices.

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Prior rumors have indicated that the M2 chip will have the same number of computing cores (eight) but nine or 10 graphics cores instead of seven or eight. Apple is said to be designing a 30W power adapter for the new machine, and it is said to have no fans inside, much like the current M1 MacBook Air.

Other leaks have suggested that the new MacBook will include a notch at the front like the MacBook Pro, which perhaps makes sense if it's going to have a 1080p webcam and MacBook Pro-style design. At the same time, it would be an unusual design choice with white bezels. The MacBook Air may include a mini-LED display, but Dylandkt says that ProMotion technology will not be included. A name change could also potentially be in the works, with Apple allegedly considering just "MacBook."

Rumors suggest the next-generation MacBook Air will be released in mid to late 2022.

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[dantracht]

Still has me interested.

 

[SevLucas]

Time to drop the "air" name also. Makes no sense with the current lineup.

 

[Metrosey]

Excited for the GPU performance as A15 had a large increase in performance

 

[Amazing Iceman]

White Bezels??? YUK!!!

 

[MBAir2010]

Time to drop the "air" name also. Makes no sense with the current lineup.

MacBook con?

 

[Born Again]

The MacBook Air only Johnny Ive would love ❤️

 

[fwmireault]

White bezels are terrible. No way Apple put both a notch and white bezels in the next MBA

 

[Bandaman]

White bezels are terrible. No way Apple put both a notch and white bezels in the next MBA

Yes ... yes they would.

 

[Phil77354]

I think there is a need for clarification on what exactly is meant by 'off-white' (i.e. how much darker or different from a pure white will this be).

 

[boak]

The bezel will probably be thicker than the Pro but no notch. A thin white bezel looks worse than a thick white bezel.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Off light meaning starlight color? I’m glad Apple is introducing and exploring new colors.

 

[adrianlondon]

White Bezels??? YUK!!!

Off white. Hopefully very off. Like "black" ?

 

[dampfnudel]

White bezels are terrible. No way Apple put both a notch and white bezels in the next MBA

You should know Apple better than that.

 

[BarredOwl]

Absolutely not for me. I won’t tolerate white bezels and a notch no matter how fast and new the machine is.

 

[transpo1]

Off-white bezels?? That’s even worse than white. People are going to get crazy over this ?

 

[dampfnudel]

Off white. Hopefully very off. Like "black" ?

I guess Apple needs to give people another reason to upgrade to the MBP.

 

[adamw]

Sounds like the M2 is just an incremental modest speed bump, and nothing really too major or evolutionary.

 

[transpo1]

Absolutely not for me. I won’t tolerate white bezels and a notch no matter how fast and new the machine is.

But what about off-white bezels? Or brown bezels? ?

 

[BradWI]

I think there is a need for clarification on what exactly is meant by 'off-white' (i.e. how much darker or different from a pure white will this be).

Just "off" enough to look like it's a dirty version of a white keyboard/bezel.

 

[giggles]

The render above has feet but these are supposed to have strip pads.
No need to raise them, from a thermals standpoint.

 

[Danoc]

I need to see before judging. Could be a really nice machine. After all, the white iBook / MacBook were popular.

 

[arsenicwater]

Interesting! I've always loved the grey keys on Surface devices, I'm sure Apple would make it look stunning.

I just hope there's a dark (space grey?) colourway... personally not a fan of light bezels, but I'm sure it wouldn't be unlike those of the pre-retina Air.

Also, is the size not reaching the lower limit? How thin can we go before the keyboard starts to interfere again?

 

[Blackstick]

These are going to sell like hot cakes.

After working 7 years behind the Genius Bar, I can assure you regular consumers (who are your typical MacBook Air customers) don't care one iota about white bezels/keys... they care about having a pink/orange/blue/green computer.

Expect a notch too. Yet another thing regular consumers don't give a sh*t about.

 

[dampfnudel]

If Apple doesn’t want to make the bezels black, then it would be better to make it the color of the MBA. So a blue MBA would have blue bezels.