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New MacBook Airs and 13-Inch MacBook Pro Will Reportedly Feature M3 Chip

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Apple's next-generation 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models will both be equipped with an M3 chip, according to 9to5Mac sources. The report claims that Apple is also planning to release an updated version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with an M3 chip.

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The unannounced M3 chip will have an 8-core CPU like the M2 chip, according to the report, but the chip is expected to be manufactured based on TSMC's latest 3nm process for further performance and power efficiency improvements. The M2 chip and its higher-end Pro and Max variants are built on TSMC's second-generation 5nm process.

The report doesn't indicate when the trio of MacBooks will be announced, but speculates that WWDC 2023 in June would be an ideal time for Apple to announce the M3 chip and the first Macs powered by the chip. Apple introduced the existing MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro alongside the M2 chip at WWDC 2022 last year.

On Sunday, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said it was "plausible" that at least the new 13-inch MacBook Air would be equipped with the M3 chip. He said that Apple would likely launch both the 13-inch and 15-inch models "between late spring and summer."

There have been conflicting reports about whether the new MacBook Airs will be equipped with the M2 chip or the M3 chip and when they will be released. Just hours ago, display industry analyst Ross Young reiterated his expectation that the 15-inch MacBook Air will launch in April, but timing remains a question mark at this point.

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JCCL
40 months ago
And guess what, the one afterwards will have the M4!
Score: 29 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Apple_Robert
40 months ago

Glad I skipped that M2. Not that it’s a bad machine, but still, to be supplanted so soon….
Unless you constantly buy every release, your glee about getting the latest M3 will be short lived.
Score: 27 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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oneMadRssn
40 months ago
Dammit guys, that's like 50% more Ms than the M2 Macbook Air. It will be worthless after this.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DaveP Avatar
DaveP
40 months ago

Glad I skipped that M2. Not that it’s a bad machine, but still, to be supplanted so soon….
M3 might be supplanted in the same amount of time... Bigger question is what sort of improvements there will be.
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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James Godfrey
40 months ago
I honestly don’t think M3 is until the end of the year… so your telling me through a combination of site refreshed and WWDC, we are going to get all this new hardware including MacBook airs, Mac Pro and a Headset, plus all the new softwares plus an in depth look at reality OS plus an announcement of M3… nah…

In my honest opinion due to the fact that M2 only launched 9 months ago, I think the larger Air will come with M2, with M3 launching late this year in the iMac with both the Airs refreshing next spring.

It wouldn’t even surprise me if Apple are combating supply chain issues by starting production of hardware a lot earlier than normal (look at how many iPhone leaks we have had this early which isn’t the norm), and these Airs will come at the end of the year alongside a refreshed iMac.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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AppleTech22
40 months ago
Spring, Summer
M2, M3

Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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