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According to display industry analyst Ross Young, who has a good track record of predicting future Apple products, the supply chain of Apple has already begun manufacturing the display panels for a new 15.5-inch MacBook Air earlier this month.
Ross Young, who is the CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) and has a history of providing accurate details on unreleased Apple products stated via a tweet that he predicts the launch of the new MacBook Air to be in “early April” since the production of its display has already started. However, it is plausible that an announcement and pre-orders may occur before that date. In the past, Apple has usually held a spring event to unveil new products, as was the case in March 2022 and April 2021.
Presumably, the new 15.5-inch display size option would be offered as an addition to the current 13-inch MacBook Air model, making it the largest display size ever for the MacBook Air. The latest MacBook Air with the M2 chip was launched in July 2022 and is available starting at $1,199. Ross Young did not offer any further information regarding the upcoming model, including whether it would be powered by the M2 chip or the unannounced M3 chip that is expected to be based on the 3nm process.
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TSMC, Apple’s chip manufacturing partner, commenced mass production of 3nm chips in December but it remains unknown whether the M3 chip will be ready by April. There has been some discussion about the release of a 15.5-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip this spring, particularly because there are reports of Apple planning to upgrade the MacBook Air with the M3 chip later this year. If this is the case, there would only be a brief six-to-eight-month interval between these two refreshes.
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- BUILT FOR COLLEGE. AND BEYOND — MacBook Air with the M5 chip packs blazing speed and powerful AI capabilities into an incredibly portable design. And with up to 18 hours of battery life,* this thin and light powerhouse is ready to take on almost any major, just about anywhere.
- TEAR THROUGH TOUGH ASSIGNMENTS — With its faster CPU and unified memory, the M5 chip delivers even more performance and fluidity across apps, making multitasking and creative workflows smooth and responsive. A powerful Neural Engine and next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators give you a powerful platform for AI.
- MAKE QUICK WORK OF YOUR TO-DO LIST — Apple Intelligence helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly — whether it’s for school or everyday life. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.*
- UP TO 18 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE — MacBook Air delivers incredible battery life with amazing performance, so you can power through a full day of classes without worrying about plugging in.
- A BRILLIANT 15.3-INCH DISPLAY* — The gorgeous Liquid Retina display on MacBook Air supports 1 billion colors, making photos and videos pop with rich contrast and sharp detail, and text appears supercrisp. So everything — from class presentations to movies to games — looks truly stunning.
As the launch of the new MacBook Air models draws closer, additional rumors may emerge to clarify the situation. Ross Young, meanwhile has a history of providing accurate details on unreleased Apple products, such as the inclusion of ProMotion technology in the iPhone 13 Pro and high-end MacBook Pro models, the 8.3-inch display on the sixth-generation iPad mini, and the 13.6-inch screen on the current MacBook Air, among other things.
Quick Recap
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- IMPRESSIVELY BIG, IMPOSSIBLY THIN — The 15-inch MacBook Air makes room for more of what you love with a spacious Liquid Retina display. The durable 100 percent recycled aluminum enclosure is strikingly thin and light.
- SUPERCHARGED BY M2 — Get more done faster with a powerful 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and up to 24GB of unified memory.
- UP TO 18 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE — Go all day with the power-efficient performance of the Apple M2 chip. (Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.)
- SPACIOUS, BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY — The high-resolution, 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display features 500 nits of brightness, P3 wide color, and support for one billion colors for vibrant images and incredible detail. (The display on the 15-inch MacBook Air has rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 15.3 inches diagonally; actual viewable area is less.)
- SILENT DESIGN — MacBook Air features a fanless design that runs completely silent, no matter the task.
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- BUILT FOR COLLEGE. AND BEYOND — MacBook Air with the M5 chip packs blazing speed and powerful AI capabilities into an incredibly portable design. And with up to 18 hours of battery life,* this thin and light powerhouse is ready to take on almost any major, just about anywhere.
- TEAR THROUGH TOUGH ASSIGNMENTS — With its faster CPU and unified memory, the M5 chip delivers even more performance and fluidity across apps, making multitasking and creative workflows smooth and responsive. A powerful Neural Engine and next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators give you a powerful platform for AI.
- MAKE QUICK WORK OF YOUR TO-DO LIST — Apple Intelligence helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly — whether it’s for school or everyday life. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.*
- UP TO 18 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE — MacBook Air delivers incredible battery life with amazing performance, so you can power through a full day of classes without worrying about plugging in.
- A BRILLIANT 15.3-INCH DISPLAY* — The gorgeous Liquid Retina display on MacBook Air supports 1 billion colors, making photos and videos pop with rich contrast and sharp detail, and text appears supercrisp. So everything — from class presentations to movies to games — looks truly stunning.
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