Apple MacBook Air 13-Inch, 15-Inch Launch Timeline Tipped; New iMac, Mac Professional With Apple Silicon within the Works

Apple would possibly quickly launch a brand new MacBook Air. The corporate was rumoured to launch a brand new 15-inch MacBook Air with the brand new M2 chip in Spring 2023. Now, a brand new report claims that the corporate will launch three new Macs between late spring and summer season this yr. Apple can also be tipped to launch a brand new iMac, which has not obtained a {hardware} improve for almost two years. In keeping with the leaked particulars, the brand new iMac fashions have the codenames J433 and J434.

The report by Mark Gurman from Bloomberg claims that these new iMacs are within the late stage of growth however are usually not anticipated to enter mass manufacturing for a minimum of three months. Which means that the brand new iMac fashions are unlikely to ship till the second half of 2023.

Gurman additionally revealed some particulars concerning the three upcoming Macs, one among which is an even bigger MacBook Air. The 15-inch MacBook Air is codenamed J515, which can launch alongside a brand new 13-inch MacBook Air codenamed J513. Whereas the 15-inch MacBook Air is claimed to get the brand new M2 chip, the updates on the brand new 13-inch MacBook Air stay unknown. Apple launched the M2-powered 13-inch MacBook Air (Overview) in October final yr with a brand new design and improved {hardware}.

There’s additionally a brand new Mac Professional within the works, which is codenamed J180. The upcoming 2023 MacBook Professional would be the first in its collection to get Apple’s in-house M-series silicon. Gurman claims that the brand new Mac Professional will function the upcoming Apple M2 Extremely SoC, which may have 24 CPU cores and 76 GPU cores.

The report additionally revealed that the M3 chip could possibly be unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Builders Convention (WWDC) 2023, which could possibly be hosted in June. The M3 chip is claimed to be Apple’s first silicon to be primarily based on a 3nm course of and is claimed to convey a serious enhance to efficiency and energy effectivity. Gurman speculated the upcoming 13-inch MacBook Air that includes the brand new M3 chip. “If Apple have been to stay to final yr’s schedule, an M3 chip alongside a brand new MacBook Air at WWDC 2023 would make sense. The corporate might then observe up with the M3 iMac later within the yr and M3 Professional and M3 Max-based MacBook Professionals in 2024,” the report added.

The M3 chip can also be stated to function within the rumoured iPad Professional with an OLED show, which is scheduled to launch within the first half of 2024. Apple can also be stated to launch its first MacBook mannequin with an OLED show and contact assist in 2025.