Apple Developing a Whole New Kind of MacBook Air

Apple is believed to be working on a completely new, high-end version of the MacBook Air, according to recent reports.

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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who often reveals accurate insights into Apple's plans, has repeatedly discussed the company's work on a high-end ‌MacBook Air‌. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and leaker Jon Prosser have also referred to a similar ‌MacBook Air‌ model.

The high-end ‌MacBook Air‌ will feature two USB-C ports and a more powerful Apple silicon chip, according to Gurman. The chip will apparently be a direct successor to Apple's M1 chip, featuring the same number of computing cores, but it will run faster. It is also expected to see an increase in graphics cores from seven or eight to nine or 10.

This high-end ‌MacBook Air‌ would sit above the current ‌MacBook Air‌ models with the ‌M1‌ chip, but below the MacBook Pro. Prosser recently unveiled renders that purport to depict the next-generation ‌MacBook Air‌ based on leaked images.

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Prosser says that the ‌MacBook Air‌ will be available in a range of color options, much like the 24-inch iMac, and will feature larger function keys, a smaller trackpad, and redesigned feet on the underside of the machine.

The biggest change in terms of design from the current ‌MacBook Air‌ seems to be the loss of its iconic tapered design. Instead, the ‌MacBook Air‌ will become considerably thinner as a whole, Prosser explained.

Other features rumored to be coming to next-generation ‌MacBook Air‌ models include a mini-LED display and a MagSafe charging port.

Gurman believes that the high-end ‌MacBook Air‌ could launch in the second half of this year at the earliest or in 2022, a timeframe that has been echoed by Prosser.

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