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Apple is said to be preparing to charge thinner and lighter MacBook Air with MagSafe
Apple is said to be working on a new version of MacBook Air with a brand-new physical case design that is both thinner and lighter than its current offering, modified with Apple's M1 chip late last year, according to a new Bloomberg article. The plan is to release it as early as late 2021 or 2022, according to the sources of the report, and will also include charging MagSafe (which is also reported to be returning to Apple's next MacBook Pro models sometime in 2021).
MagSafe will provide power delivery and charging, while two USB 4 ports would provide data access to the new MacBook Air.
The display size will remain at its current 13-inch diagonal measurement, but Apple is reported to realize smaller overall sizes by reducing the bevel that surrounds the edge of the screen, among other size adjustments.
Apple plans to update the entire Mac range with its own Apple Silicon processors within the next 2 years. It debuted the first Apple Silicon Macs, powered by its M1 chip, late last year, and the resulting performance advantages compared to their Intel-powered counterparts were substantial. Physical designs remained largely the same, leading to speculation as to when Apple would implement new case designs to further differentiate its new Macs from their older versions.
The business is also reportedly working on new MacBook Pros with MagSafe charging, which may also abandon the notorious TouchBar interface—and, again according to Bloomberg, bring back a dedicated SD card slot. In reality, all of these improvements will be reversals of the design changes made by Apple when it launched the latest physical notebook designs for Mac, starting with the first Retina MacBook Pro display in 2012, but they resolve usability concerns from some of the company's enthusiasts and skilled customers.
