{"id":608682,"date":"2023-02-16T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T13:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/16\/should-you-buy-any-of-the-latest-macbook-rumors\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T07:11:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T13:11:00","slug":"should-you-buy-any-of-the-latest-macbook-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/16\/should-you-buy-any-of-the-latest-macbook-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you buy any of the latest MacBook rumors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<svg viewBox=\"0 0 0 0\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"none\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;\"><defs><filter id=\"wp-duotone-dark-grayscale\"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\" type=\"matrix\" values=\" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 \" \/><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\"><feFuncR type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0 0.49803921568627\" \/><feFuncG type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0 0.49803921568627\" \/><feFuncB type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0 0.49803921568627\" \/><feFuncA type=\"table\" tableValues=\"1 1\" \/><\/feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2=\"SourceGraphic\" operator=\"in\" \/><\/filter><\/defs><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 0 0\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"none\" style=\"visibility: hidden; 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position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;\"><defs><filter id=\"wp-duotone-blue-orange\"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\" type=\"matrix\" values=\" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 \" \/><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\"><feFuncR type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0.098039215686275 1\" \/><feFuncG type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0 0.66274509803922\" \/><feFuncB type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0.84705882352941 0.41960784313725\" \/><feFuncA type=\"table\" tableValues=\"1 1\" \/><\/feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2=\"SourceGraphic\" operator=\"in\" \/><\/filter><\/defs><\/svg><\/p>\n<div id=\"page\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macworld.com\/#primary\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<main id=\"primary\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-1513893\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/macbook-air-sizes-7.jpg?quality=50&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"15-inch MacBook Air graphic\" data-hero  ><\/p>\n<p><span>Image: IDG<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"link_wrapped_content\">\n<body><\/p>\n<p>The latest Apple rumors say a 15-inch MacBook Air could arrive as soon as April. That\u2019s just two months away! Does this make any sense? Should you believe it? What about M3 MacBooks later this year, or a return of the 12-inch plain MacBook? Let\u2019s go through each one.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"15-inch-macbook-air-likely\">15-inch MacBook Air: Likely<\/h2>\n<p>A low-end 15-inch MacBook\u2014we\u2019ll discuss the Air branding later\u2014makes sense. A significant percentage of users want a big-screen laptop larger than 13.6 or 14.2 inches, and Apple\u2019s got nothing to offer them for less than the $2,499 MacBook Pro. What\u2019s more, there\u2019s a huge price gap between the 13-inch M2 MacBook Air starting at $1,199 and the 14-inch MacBook Pro starting at $1,999.<\/p>\n<p>The latest rumors about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/819516\/15-inch-macbook-air-release-date-specs-rumors.html\">15-inch MacBook<\/a> come from pretty reliable sources. Ross Young of Display Chain Supply Consultants has had a few misses in the past, but typically when he says \u201cproduction has begun\u201d he\u2019s right on the money. Prolific (and often accurate) Apple leaker Mark Gurman has been , and as early as January reiterated that it would be a major saving grace for the Mac lineup in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the rumors refer to this new MacBook as a larger version of the MacBook Air, which would take away the last remaining remnant of the MacBook Air\u2019s original identity. Apple already took away the ultra-thin wedge design when the M2 model arrived last year, and with a 15-inch display, it would no longer be Apple\u2019s lightest or most portable MacBook either. But since the MacBook Air is Apple\u2019s most recognizable, and we assume best selling MacBook, so the reports of Apple using the Air name are probably true.<\/p>\n<p>So while the April date is not set in stone\u2013that\u2019s an estimate based on supply chain timetables\u2013it seems as though a 15-inch MacBook Air is almost certainly on the way and will likely arrive no later than WWDC in June. If you\u2019re excited about the prospect of such a product, start saving your money. This is as close to a confirmation as we ever get for unannounced Apple products.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/b2c-contenthub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/15-inch-vs-14-inch-MacBook-Pro.jpg?quality=50&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1200\" alt=\"15-inch vs 14-inch MacBook Pro\"  width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" ><figcaption>\n<p>A 15-inch MacBook is rumored to be making a return to Apple\u2019s laptop lineup.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>IDG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"m3-macbook-air-plausible\">M3 MacBook Air: Plausible<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to other MacBook rumors, the situation is a lot more sketchy. Many sources say that Apple is expected to release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/1433162\/macbook-air-pro-mac-mini-m3-processor.html\">the M3 processor<\/a> this year\u2013probably in the fourth quarter. If true, that would likely come at a late fall event in October.<\/p>\n<p>The timing for an M3 announcement makes sense, as a late 2023 release would put it about a year and a half behind the introduction of the M2 and three years after the M1. If Apple unveils the new chip, you can probably count on an update to the 13.6-inch M2 MacBook Air at the same time, as well as the 24-inch iMac and maybe the Mac mini. <\/p>\n<p>If the M3 arrives in October, the M3 Pro and M3 Max probably won\u2019t make an appearance until mid-2024. After all, we just got MacBook Pros with the M2 Pro and M2 Max last month, and while reports say Apple planned to ship them a few months earlier, a major upgrade later in 2023 is perhaps too quick of a pace.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/b2c-contenthub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/macbookk-air-2022.jpg?quality=50&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1200\" alt=\"M2 MacBook Air 2022\"  width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" ><figcaption>\n<p>The M2 MacBook Air arrived in July 2022, so a replacement in late 2023 is definitely possible.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"12-inch-macbook-very-skeptical\">12-inch MacBook: Very skeptical<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, a recent rumor points to the revival of the polarizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/225278\/review-the-new-12-inch-macbook-is-a-laptop-without-an-ecosystem.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/225278\/review-the-new-12-inch-macbook-is-a-laptop-without-an-ecosystem.html\">12-inch MacBook<\/a>, a successor to the model sold from 2015-2017. That rumor\u2019s source is a  from a user with a sketchy track record who claims to know someone in the Taiwan supply chain\u2014so it should be taken with a <em>huge<\/em> grain of salt. <\/p>\n<p>However, there have been previous rumors that Apple is working on a laptop smaller than 13 inches. Gurman reported in June that  that was pitched as a far-future consideration due for release in late 2023 or 2024. Ming-Chi Kuo, on the other hand,  that he hadn\u2019t heard of any plans for the rumored 12-inch MacBook yet. But it\u2019s been more than six months since we heard anything about a 12-inch MacBook, so we\u2019re not holding our breath.<\/p>\n<p>Plus a 12-inch model would add yet another option in a sea of them: 13.3 inches (M1 MacBook Air, M2 MacBook Pro), 13.6 inches (M2 MacBook Air), 14.2 inches (M2 Pro\/M2 Max MacBook Pro), 15 inches (rumored MacBook Air), and 16.2 inches (M2 Pro\/M2 Max MacBook Pro). Do we really need a 12-inch model? Who is it for?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say that while we wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see M3 MacBooks released late this year, we\u2019re not holding our breath that a new 12-inch model will be one of them until we see more concrete evidence.<\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<div data-ga=\"article-footer-author\">\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/author\/jcross\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\tAuthor: Jason Cross<\/a>, Senior Editor\t\t<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/author_photo_Jason-Cross_1654577117-68.jpeg?quality=50&#038;strip=all&#038;w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1\" height=\"125\" width=\"125\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>I have written about technology for my entire professional life &#8211; over 25 years. I enjoy learning about how complicated technology works and explaining it in a way anyone can understand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasoncross00\" title=\"Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\" \/><\/svg><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<\/main><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/1513893\/macbook-air-rumors-15-inch-12-inch-m3.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Thomas Damron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skip to content Image: IDG The latest Apple rumors say a 15-inch MacBook Air could arrive as soon as April. 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