Apple pushes the accelerator with 15-inch MacBook Air

Among the various products that Apple may introduce during this year are 15 inch Macbook Air. In fact, this will be the first time that an ultra-thin laptop has chosen the size normally reserved for the Pro variant. Although we already know some of its features thanks to leaks, today Mark Gurman, journalist for Bloomberg and one of the most reliable sources about Apple, offers us new and interesting details about the device.

Gurman mentions that Cupertino specialists are testing for compatibility with the 15-inch MacBook Air. In particular, to make sure App Store apps work properly. What does this mean? test? What its release is not far off. It is very likely that he will see the light Next summer.

The aforementioned source claims that the 15-inch MacBook Air will have performance very similar to the 13.6-inch model. This is because it will be equipped with the same processor as M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU. RAM, for its part, will start at 8GB, although interested customers will have the option to customize it with more capacity.

He mentions that the new MacBook Air will have a panel whose exact dimensions are 15.3 inches. On the other hand, the resolution will 3024 x 1964 pixels. That is, the same as the 14.2-inch MacBook Pro.

Another interesting point is that Apple is testing a 15-inch MacBook Air with macOS 14, a new version of the operating system, which will be released this fall. Of course, its presentation will definitely take place at the founding conference of WWDC 2023, which will be held on June 5.

Apple will release new Macs in addition to the 15-inch MacBook Air…

Of course, the 15-inch MacBook Air isn’t the only computer on the way. Gurman notes that the next big leap in the development of Apple laptops will come with the introduction of this chip. M3which will be produced using a new lithographic process of just 3 nanometers.

What benefits will Apple laptops get from integrating the M3 chip? The main thing would be to talk about increased productivity and greater energy efficiency.

The company has significantly stood out from the competition by offering laptops with battery life never seen before on MacBooks with Intel processors. Those led by Tim Cook have done a great job with Apple Silicon and we don’t expect less from M3 chips.

Of course, M3 will be present not only in the MacBook. Apple plans that its desktop computers – iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio and Mac Pro – will also use the new SoC.

Gurman believes that after the 15-inch MacBook Air, there will be an update for the 24-inch iMac that he already needs, and another one for the 13-inch MacBook Air. As for the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, all indications are that they will include the M3 Pro and M3 Max in the first half of 2024.. Also, of course, we have long hoped that the Mac Pro will complete the transition of all computers to the Apple Silicon platform.