Apple is reportedly working on a new design for its MacBook Air that will include returning MagSafe charging. Bloomberg News reports that the updated MacBook Air may appear later this year or in 2022, and was designed to be thinner and lighter than the existing model.
Apple can make the MacBook Air smaller thanks to the reduced bezels on the 13-inch screen and will include two USB 4 ports on the laptop. Apple is also expected to include the next generation of its ARM-based processors within this new MacBook Air, after launching the M1 on the existing MacBook Air in November.
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Apple’s magnetic charging system, MagSafe, is also expected to return with this new MacBook Air design. Bloomberg News previously reported that the upgraded MagSafe for MacBook Pro will be similar to the old pill-shaped design.
Bloomberg News also notes that Apple considered a larger 15-inch version of the MacBook Air, but dismissed those plans. This new MacBook Air design is supposed to be a “high end version” of the existing laptop, and Apple is expected to continue selling the M1 version.
Rumors of a new MacBook Air design arrive just a week after TF International Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo revealed that Apple is also planning a major redesign of the MacBook Pro with square sides like the iPad Pro. There are also rumors that Apple will bring back its MagSafe magnetic charge connector for the MacBook Pro.