by Apple’s supply chain started production of display panels for a new 15.5-inch MacBook Air this month, according to a display industry analyst Ross Youngwho has had a very good track record with rumors about future Apple products over the last few years.
in one tweet Shared with his subscribers today, Young said he expects the new MacBook Air to launch “early April” as display production is now underway, but it’s possible that an announcement and pre-orders could come sooner. Apple often holds a spring event to announce new products, such as in March 2022 and April 2021.
A new 15-inch display size option would be the largest yet for the MacBook Air and would likely be offered alongside the existing 13-inch model. The current 13-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip was released in July 2022 and starts at $1,199.
Young gave no further details about the new model, including whether it would feature the M2 chip or the next-gen 3nm-based M3 chip, which Apple has yet to announce. Apple’s chip-making partner TSMC began mass-producing 3nm chips in December, but it’s unclear if the M3 chip will be ready by April.
The launch of a 15-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip this spring has been the subject of debate as Apple is rumored to be planning to update the MacBook Air with the M3 chip later this year, and there would only be about six up to eight months between these updates in this scenario. As the release of the new MacBook Air models draws closer, hopefully more rumors will help clarify the situation.
Young is CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC). In the past he has correctly revealed that iPhone 13 Pro and high-end MacBook Pro models would come with ProMotion, that the sixth-gen iPad mini would come with an 8.3-inch display, that the current MacBook Air would have a slightly larger 13.6-inch display and more.
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