The rumor mill once again has it that Apple will be releasing a 15.5-inch MacBook Air notebook, the most current updates highlighting that the company has begun producing panels for the computer.
Display supply chain analyst Ross Young said in December that the larger MacBook Air would arrive in the spring of 2023. In a Tweet to Super Followers, he said on Monday that panel production for the larger MacBook Air started this month, with the product launching in April.
Rumors of a 15-inch MacBook Air have circulated since 2021, although not much is known aside from the unit’s screen size. It’s speculated that the notebook could feature the next generation of Apple Silicon — such as an M3 chip — and Apple supplier TSMC started mass production of a 3-nanometer chip process in late December.
It’s also thought that the unit could receive a MagSafe 3 connector for charging, as opposed to continuing the tradition of charging through a USB-C port.
Details on a future 15-inch MacBook Air have also been leaked by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo believes that wouldn’t go into production until late 2023 and would be called a MacBook instead of a MacBook Air.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider