The MacBook Air is one of the Mac products that we are expecting to see refreshed later in the year, and respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has provided some information on the product.
The new form factor design of the MacBook Air will include more color options. The new MacBook Air will not have a tapered design, with Apple favoring a more MacBook Pro-style look, according to previous rumors.
It is expected to be thinner and lighter, and it could come in a variety of colors like the iMac. It is rumored to have a matching off-white keyboard instead of black.
Predictions for new MacBook Air in 2022:1. Mass production in late 2Q22 or 3Q222. Processor: M1 chip3. No mini-LED display4. All-new form factor design
5. More color options — 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) March 9, 2022
The rumors that we have heard about the machine so far are not true, according to Kuo, who says that the MacBook Air will feature an M1 chip.
There have been signs of an updated M2 chip in macOS Monterey, and everything we have heard about the Mac Air says that it will use an 8-core and 10-core chip. It is not clear if this is a mistake or if he is expecting Apple to stick with an older chip for the refreshed machine.
Apple will not include a mini-LED display in its higher-end MacBook Pro models.
We can expect mass production to begin late in the second quarter of 2022, or in the third quarter of the year, according to Kuo.