Apple Macbook Air
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Apple is planning to launch a new thinner and lighter MacBook Air that will launch in the second half of this year or early next year, according to Bloomberg.
The report said that Apple plans to market the device as a high-end version of the current MacBook Air, which Apple launched in November with its new M1 processor. This device was among three new Apple computers that made the switch to Intel chips.
Apple’s Mac revenue increased 28% year-over-year when the company released its fourth-quarter tax gains in October. This impulse was helped by millions of people forced to work from home because of Covid.
The new MacBook Air will include Apple’s magnetic charging system called MagSafe, according to the report. MagSafe was used on Apple laptops for years before it was removed two years ago in place of the latest USB-C charging. But it is convenient because it allows the charger to come off easily and helps prevent the laptop from being dragged off a surface if someone pulls the cable or trips over it. MagSafe is also used in the latest iPhone 12 phones, although it has a different design and features a magnetic disk accessory that charges cordless phones.
Apple’s chief analyst, TFI’s Ming-Chi Kuo, said earlier this month that Apple is planning to launch two new MacBook Pro laptops this year – with 14 and 16-inch screens and with MagSafe. Bloomberg reported the same, but added that Apple is also planning an iMac with Face ID, which means it will unlock when you look at it, a smaller version of the Mac Pro computer and a new Mac Pro with an Intel processor.
Read more at Bloomberg.