Would like to see cellular capability. Might take some time for it to happen considering it might be happening immediately after the MacBook Pro gets it. Also would like to see some nice bright color choice. At least one bright option like the iMac colors.
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So, what would you like the M6 MacBook Air to feature?
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SmOgER
macrumors 65816
Slimmer form factor. I was amazed to compare side by side my M2 MBA (which has the same chassis as the newest one) with M1 MBP the other day to find out their overall thickness and size is near identical for the 13 inch model. With the old Pro having significantly thinner screen assembly.
Current MBP line feels more like an Ultra utilitarian device type of chassis and Air feels like a regular/pro Apple laptop should look like, in my book.
Current MBP line feels more like an Ultra utilitarian device type of chassis and Air feels like a regular/pro Apple laptop should look like, in my book.
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lambertjohn
macrumors 68000
Isn't the M6 Air slated to come out in 2027? Shouldn't we be talking about the M5 Air here? For what it's worth, I have an M4 Air and there's not much I'd do to it to make it better. It's just a great, all-around computer. For me at least.
SmOgER
macrumors 65816
I agree it's a great machine. But if feels more like a sweet-spot "normal" or "regular" MacBook rather than something from the Air line. Almost as if we were to call the current regular iPhone 17 the iPhone Air and there would be no actual Air.
Yebubbleman
macrumors 603
I'll be honest, I'm 10000% game for the M6 MacBook Airs to NOT get the new design supposedly coming with the M6 Family MacBook Pros and for Apple to wait a rev or two to make that change (just like they did with the current body style). For all we know the new design may have issues and it'll be nice to have a stable option to fall back on.
SmOgER
macrumors 65816
Given that we don't really have ANY mass-produced laptops with this technology yet, I think this is unlikely for now. Apple manufacturing demand is not nothing, and they can't rely on prototype/experimental status panels. They very rarely are the first adopters as well.
The rumors I have seen say 2028 for the new display tech on a MacBook Air. I think that puts it at the M7? M5 2026, M6, 2027, and M7 2028.
I think at that point it will be due for a redesign. I really like the current design ( I have an M4 in midnight) but that would be 5 M-chip series on the same design.
Other than the new design and display tech I would want to see 512GB starting storage, new colors (silver, sky blue, space black, and a new variant of starlight/gold), and new wifi, bluetooth.
I think at that point it will be due for a redesign. I really like the current design ( I have an M4 in midnight) but that would be 5 M-chip series on the same design.
Other than the new design and display tech I would want to see 512GB starting storage, new colors (silver, sky blue, space black, and a new variant of starlight/gold), and new wifi, bluetooth.
USB C on both sides
HDMI port
No notch
Bigger battery
Upward facing speakers (like the ones on M1)
HDMI port
No notch
Bigger battery
Upward facing speakers (like the ones on M1)
Populus
macrumors 604
According to the most recent rumors, the M6 MacBook Air, expected to be released in 2027, is not the one getting the OLED display and, thus, I very much doubt it will have any kind of redesign.
That being said, what I expect from the M6 MBA is everything the new 2nm process can offer: better performance at a lower power consumption. Another very appreciated extra would be a configuration with more RAM, like a 48GB configuration. But that would be damn expensive…
THIS. We’re not getting any external redesign, but a vapor chamber would be great for the passively cooled MBA. Unfortunately, this would add a bit to the manufacturing cost, and most importantly, could approach the Air performance to the fan assisted MacBook Pro, so unless we build one, I doubt Apple will put a vapor chamber on it.
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
ProMotion
OLED
Ideally both, but at the minimum the former.
OLED
Ideally both, but at the minimum the former.
Vapour Chamber would only allow the MBA to sustain 12W for a little longer. The MacBook Pro start at 25W, and bump up to 100W. That is still a long way to go.
Apple also bumped the MacBook Air to 1099. This actually gives plenty of room for Apple to add things to it. Remember M4 MBA was practically sold at $799 on amazon.
Populus
macrumors 604
As far as I know, the M5 chip on the MBP accepts 25W as a maximum wattage, same as the M5 from the MBA. But the M5 in the Air throttles, while the one in the MBP is cooled by a fan. This means the M5 on the MBP can sustain those 25W and the M5 on the Air drops to 12W, then progressively keeps dropping to 10W, 8W… etc.
As I’m typing this, I’m realizing that I don’t want a passively cooled M5 Mac, I don’t want to pay for that M5 but being able to just use a part of its tremendous power. I’d rather get one with a fan that helps it sustain its incredible performance for the moments when I need it.
Thank you, I think I’m not getting the Air after all, and I’ll keep waiting for the M5 Mac mini. And I’ll keep relying on my iPad Pro as my mobile “computer”.
-A "camera mesa" that includes the normal selfie camera, another that faces the opposite direction away from the computer, and FaceID module.
-No notch
-Slimmer side bezels and chassis
-A 12" model
-OLED screens
-Standard NVME SSD
-Sequoia
-No notch
-Slimmer side bezels and chassis
-A 12" model
-OLED screens
-Standard NVME SSD
-Sequoia
A brighter screen. I don’t need 120hz or OLED. But a screen that I can see easily in bright environments is very useful for a portable laptop.
I’d love to see the 13” especially get a little smaller and lighter. The Neo has shown that Apple has some room (maybe?) to shrink the dimensions in width and height a bit without compromising the keyboard. I’d love a Neo sized Air that was the same thickness as the current Air and thus a few tenths of a pound lighter. 2.5lbs would be a good target.
If we are really dreaming a 3rd usb-c port on the right side would be nice (the M5 supports this, Apple just chooses not to add it). But that’s a far lower priority than the first 2.
I’d love to see the 13” especially get a little smaller and lighter. The Neo has shown that Apple has some room (maybe?) to shrink the dimensions in width and height a bit without compromising the keyboard. I’d love a Neo sized Air that was the same thickness as the current Air and thus a few tenths of a pound lighter. 2.5lbs would be a good target.
If we are really dreaming a 3rd usb-c port on the right side would be nice (the M5 supports this, Apple just chooses not to add it). But that’s a far lower priority than the first 2.
Populus
macrumors 604
Ehhm… isn’t MiniLED a FALD monitor? If you mean just adding 40 or 60 dimming zones, it’s better they keep the MBA as it is.
Just to preserve the thinness of the MBA, and to save costs, I think they are going to go from the current LCD straight to OLED.
Non-Euclidean
macrumors 6502a
I wouldn't be surprised if they do a large enough redesign for a much larger vapour chamber it could be passively cooled at higher wattage and even higher than 12W sustained for period of time. But if any one needs that processing power, then yes actively cooled MPB is the way to go.
For a lot of people, myself included, I can count with fingers how many times I have actually needed that sort of processing power. So the Air, and later iteration of Neo is actually good enough.