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TechComputers & PCsLaptopsNew MacBook Air: our 3 biggest unanswered questionsWe know it’s coming. But when? And how much is it going to cost? And what will its specs be?When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
We know it’s coming. But when? And how much is it going to cost? And what will its specs be?
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When is the MacBook Air 2022 coming?
A later-2022 release makes sense, though, partly because that’s the peak buying season for college and uni students: any time we’re on a campus there are so many MacBook Airs it feels like we’ve stumbled into an Apple ad. And the semiconductor shortage may have been easing lately, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine could bring it back: Ukraine is where half of the world’s neon gas comes from, and that’s a crucial gas for making microchips. So Apple may well be playing safe with its production plans.
How much money will the 2022 MacBook Air cost?
That depends. If it’s a like-for-like replacement of the current model we’d expect the starting price to remain the same too: that’s currently $999/£999. But if Apple makes the next MacBook Air a slightly higher end model instead, then we’d expect it to be more expensive. But not too expensive: the Air is one of thebest laptopsright now, but if it gets a lot more expensive that’d make it too pricey for many.
What will the 2022 MacBook Pro specifications be?
The most solid-seeming rumours say we’ll get a similar range of colours to the fourth and fifth generationiPad Air, and that the design will be thinner and lighter than before too. Together that would mean a very different-looking device.
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The truth is, Apple doesn’t need to think too different for the MacBook Air to sell like hotcakes: it just needs to keep it current, and ideally make it visually different for that all-important campus cred. The current version is already one of the best laptops of any kind, so the 2022 version doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel to be similarly successful.
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