Even though it was upgraded less than a year ago , Apple ’s MacBook Air could be getting another chip upgrade . According to Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman , Apple is planning to release a new MacBook Air “ between late spring and summertime ” that may be power by an M3 poker chip .
Gurman reports that Apple is preparing to free an upgraded 13 - inch MacBook Air alongside therumored 15 - column inch MacBook Air , but is “ undecipherable ” about the type of microprocessor chip that would power the laptop computer . retiring reports have reflect that the 15 - inch model could have an M2 with an M2 Pro option , but since the MacBook Air already has an M2 chip , there would n’t be much to update other than the Wi - Fi chip ( 6 to 6E ) and Bluetooth ( 5.0 to 5.3 ) . to boot , Gurmanreported that Apple is planning to release an M3 iMac in the second one-half of this yr , which complicates the timeline even further .
If Apple launches an M3 MacBook Air this spring , it would be usable less than a class after Apple released theM2 13 - column inch MacBook Air . However , it would also be very airless to the launch of the next - gen M3 chip : “ If those machine launch in a few months with the M2 chip , they ’ll quickly become outdated , ” Gurman write . “ A 15 - inch MacBook Air with an M2 chip may still shake consumers , but a raw M2 13 - column inch MacBook Air is improbable to be compelling . ”
The M3 will be Apple ’s first microchip create with the 3 Land of Enchantment prevarication process . It will have more transistors and better performance and power efficiency than the 5 New Mexico and enhanced 5 megabyte process used with late chip .
Gurman reports that Apple ’s destination is to move the M - series cow dung to an annual cycle like the iPhone ’s A - serial chips , though supply constraints triggered by the pandemic hamper yield . Now that production is approaching normality , Apple is look to get its chip cadence on track , so we could see several new Macs released in quick taking over , including the MacBook Air , Mac Pro , Mac Studio , andiMac . For more detail read : A new iMac might last get later this twelvemonth .
