New MacBook Air release date just tipped for late 2022

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The next MacBook Air, dubbed the MacBook Air 2021, is looking more likely to arrive in 2022, particularly going by the latest prediction by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

In Kuo's latest investor note, every bit seem by MacRumors, he predicts production for the next MacBook Air model won't begin until the third quarter of 2022. That'south later than previous mid-2022 launch he previously had predicted.

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Information technology's coming up to a yr since nosotros saw the launch of the current MacBook Air M1. With this tip in heed, it could mean the current MacBook Air volition be 2 years old by the time information technology's apparently replaced.

In previous research notes, Kuo has suggested that the side by side MacBook Air will feature a new pattern, which has also been mentioned by other leakers. While Kuo doesn't specify how, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, who besides says the MacBook Air will be updated next year, claims there will be a thinner, lighter design. Bloomberg also reported the next Air will have a shrunken display bezel, meaning the brandish could stay the aforementioned size simply with a smaller overall frame.

Gurman too claims the new Air could feature a pair of new USB 4 ports, MagSafe charging and peradventure a new larger 15-inch edition. Reasonably reliable Apple leaker Jon Prosser has also added to this, discussing a range of new bright color options in the style of the new 24-inch iMac.

Kuo has also said to expect an upgrade to the Apple M1 chip for the next Air. This could possibly called the M1X or the Apple tree M2 chip, depending on how large an comeback Apple has in store.

The final large rumor suggested previously by Kuo is that the MacBook Air could go a mini-LED display like the ane found on the latest 12.ix-inch iPad Pro. This would improve on the current LCD display Apple tree uses by offering a higher overall brightness, better contrast and improved HDR performance.

In the concurrently, we may still come across some new Apple tree laptops before the stop of the year. New MacBook Pr0 2021 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, using the Apple M1X chip, are believed to be coming in either October or November, afterward not materializing at the iPhone 13 launch event.

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