We were impressed with the MacBook Air Apple introduced in March 2020; Apple blew that out of the water with the M1 MacBook Air in November 2020. With two MacBook Air launched in 2020, you'd be forgiven for thinking that there would be no big MacBook Air news on the horizon. Still, apparently, a new redesigned MacBook Air is in the works, and Apple is planning a colorful redesign to boot.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman (who seems to have access to some pretty good sources), Apple is developing a "thinner and lighter version of the MacBook Air." This new MacBook Air will apparently no longer have the tapered design it is famous for.
Plus, a leak from Jon Prosser suggests that this new MacBook Air will come in various colors - just like the 24in iMac. Prosser has managed to get some images mocked up of what that might look like. More on the new design of the MacBook Air is below.
Also, in August 2021, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed Apple intends to introduce several new color choices for the MacBook Air in 2022.
In this article, we'll investigate what's in store for the new MacBook Air, we'll evaluate whether a new MacBook Air will launch in 2021 or 2022, and we'll take a look at the anticipated features and improvements.
It's worth noting that these rumors could point to a new MacBook Air or the reincarnation of the MacBook. Prosser notes that the information he has received from his source suggests that this is not a MacBook Pro.
Release date
As per Gurman's Bloomberg report, from January 2021, the new MacBook Air could arrive in the second half of 2021, but the launch could be pushed back to 2022.
Similarly, Jon Prosser's source has indicated that the new MacBook Air could arrive at the end of 2021 at the absolute earliest. However, a 2022 launch seems more likely.
TFI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that a new, more "affordable" MacBook Air will launch in 2022.
Kuo reiterated his 2022 prediction in a note to investors published in March 2021. Then he suggested that Apple will launch a new model of MacBook Air with mini-LED in 2022 - this will be the first entry-level Mac to feature mini-LED display technology, according to the analyst.
Adding to the voices suggesting we won't see the new MacBook Air until 2022 is the Twitter account Dylandkt, which believes that a new MacBook Air with M2 chip will arrive in 2022.
Design
Jon Prosser's source - who happens to be the same person who revealed that Apple was going to launch iMacs in different colors - has indicated that the new MacBook Air has a variety of colors and an all-new design is coming. Read: A colorful MacBook launch is coming.
Prosser had RendersbyIan create images based on the information his source provided about the new MacBook Air. He claims that they had quite a lot of information to work with.
Prosser was able to confirm that the bezels and keys on the keyboard are white, for example.
Prosser also revealed that the tapered look that the MacBook Air is famed for would be no more. Instead, it will have a flat design, and the case will be only fractionally thicker than a USB-C socket, of which Prosser indicates there are two.
As for colors, Prosser claims that there will be blue and green options, and he suggests that they will be "very close, if not identical," to the 24in iMac.
The 24in iMac comes in seven different colors: blue, green, pink, silver, yellow, orange, and purple.
Read more about the information used by Prosser to create the images here: First look at colorful MacBook Air.
It's not only Prosser who has information about the new MacBook Air. Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman expect the company to launch colorful MacBook Air models in 2022.
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