Report: M2 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro coming later this year
What you need to know
- A new report claims that Apple will release a redesigned MacBook Air with an M2 chip this year.
- The report also claims Apple will upgrade the existing 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip.
- It is even considering dropping the "Pro" name from the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
This week, Apple unveiled the M1 Ultra chip, its most powerful Apple silicon processor yet and, according to the company, the most powerful chip ever created for a personal computer.
Despite the announcement, it doesn't appear that Apple is letting off the gas. A new report from 9to5Mac claims that, despite contradicting rumors, Apple will release a redesigned MacBook Air with an unannounced M2 processor by the end of the year.
In addition to a new MacBook Air, the company may also bring the M2 to the current 13-inch MacBook Pro. According to the report, Apple is even considering dropping the "Pro" from the 13-inch MacBook Pro and turning it into the new entry-level MacBook.
Apple is also anticipated to announce a redesign to the Mac Pro along with another new chip, but it is currently unclear when those will be announced.
In the meantime, the company is releasing the new Mac Studio and Studio Display next week.
Apple's newest MacBook Air is silent but deadly, a potent combination of class design and a new, ultra-fast M1 SoC.
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