Apple Macbook Air
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Apple plans to release a new, thinner, and lighter MacBook Air, which Bloomberg says will release in the second half of this year or early next year.
According to the report, Apple plans to market the device as a higher-end version of the current MacBook Air, which Apple released in November with its new M1 processor. That device was one of three new Apple computers that made the switch from Intel chips.
Apple’s Mac revenues were up 28% year over year as the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings in October. That boost was helped by millions of people forced to work from home because of Covid.
According to the report, the new MacBook Air will feature Apple’s magnetic charging system called MagSafe. MagSafe was used in Apple laptops for years before being removed more than two years ago in lieu of newer USB-C charging. But it’s useful because the charger can pop out easily and prevents the laptop from being dragged off a surface if someone pulls on the cord or trips over it. MagSafe is also used in the latest iPhone 12 phones, although it has a different design and relies on a magnetic puck accessory that charges the phones wirelessly.
Apple top analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TFI said earlier this month that Apple plans to launch two new MacBook Pro laptops this year – with 14- and 16-inch displays and with MagSafe. Bloomberg reported the same, but added that Apple is also planning an iMac with Face ID, meaning it would unlock when you look at it, a smaller version of the Mac Pro computer and a new Mac Pro with an Intel processor.
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