Avenue in downtown Palo Alto, California, 2016. On a sunny day, a man walks past the entrance to the flagship Apple electronics store on University. There may not be any 15-inch MacBook Air right now to be compared to, but the pricing point is easily identified in the current line-up Where it would fit pricing-wise with an M3-powered suite of laptops remains to be seen… if Apple retains the M2 laptops then we could be looking at a premium price on top of an already premium price for the base macOS laptop. One advantage of launching with new silicon is the justification of a higher price.

The chip will have an 8-core CPU just like M1 and M2.' 'In the past, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple could release the 15-inch MacBook Air powered by the M2 and M2 Pro chips in “early April.” However, our sources say that the 15-inch model will get the same entry-level M3 chip as the new 13-inch MacBook Air. While the idea of aaa M2 powered MacBook Air with a larger display fits into the portfolio nicely just now, Tim Cook and his team could have moved on from this and are ready to debut the new 15-inch laptop with the new silicon.įilipe Espósito highlights a new report exploring this option: Update: Tuesday 7th March: Apple’s move to a larger MacBook Air may well be tied into the next-generation M3 chip. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC22 developer conference. laptop during the WWDC22 at Apple Park on Jin Cupertino, California. CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: An attendee takes a picture of a newly redesigned MacBook Air.

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