The new 15-inch MacBook will ship with M2 and M2 Pro chips, but doubts are growing that it will be “Air”.

Predictions about future products Mansana They are always in order. In this opportunity, Ming Chi Kuo updated Apple’s plans to release a new 15-inch laptop next year. It is still unclear if this is new Macbook Air.

By using your twitter account, — the analyst quoted a tweet dated March 24 and accompanied it with updated data. Mass production of the new laptop will begin in the first half of 2023, with a goal of launching in the second quarter of that year “or later,” Kuo said.

He also mentioned that the device in question could come with two processor options: M2 and M2 Pro. The former will include a 35-watt charger – possibly the same one Apple recently unveiled at WWDC – while the latter will include a 67-watt charger, the same power as the 2021 14-inch MacBook Pro.

However, Kuo did not provide any new details on whether the computer in question will be a new MacBook Air. In the original March tweet, the specialist indicated that the laptop “may not be called”but without stopping there. And new data in this sense does not add anything.

Last week Mark Gurman from bloomberg, assured that next year Apple will release a 15-inch MacBook Air. He even pointed out that Cupertino’s idea was to introduce it this year, but they backed out and only focused on the new 13.6-inch M2-chip version unveiled at WWDC.

An American journalist even mentioned that those from Cupertino they will also work on the new 12″ macbookthough Kuo did mention that he has not yet heard of any plans related to this alleged product.

Lots of speculation about the new MacBook and its place in the catalog

As we always say, rumors of new Apple releases should be taken with a pinch of salt. And while Gurman and Kuo are among the most reliable sources, they have been wrong in the past too. But the fact that they agree with the proposed development of a new 15-inch laptop – be it a MacBook Air or not – raises interesting questions regarding What will the Apple device catalog look like?.

The introduction of the 13.6-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip was well received by the press and generated high expectations from the public; not only because of the improvements in the processor, but also because its design matches the latest 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros. But it also raised some questions. Why is Apple still selling the 2020 version of the M1, especially if it has gone up in price in some markets?This is one of them.

Added to this is the decision to launch a 13-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 chip, but with identical specifications and a traceable design – with Touchpad 2020 version included. This is definitely one of the strangest Apple releases in recent years; and it is not even very clear to whom it is directed.

Then it is logical to ask what place could take the new 15-inch MacBook, which will appear in 2023, if it is not, finally, from the Air line. It’s too early to guess, but configurations with standard M2 and M2 Pro chips are not very revealing either.

Will Apple go back to unnecessarily overloading its MacBook catalog? If, in fact, Cupertino’s representatives are planning to add 12-inch and 15-inch versions to their laptops next year, let’s hope they at least decide to get rid of those that no longer make much sense, such as 13-inch ones. inch MacBook Pro.