Apple Macbook Air
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Apple plans to launch a new, thinner and lighter MacBook Air, which will be launched in the second half of this year or early next year, according to Bloomberg.
The report said that Apple will plan to market the device as a state-of-the-art version of the current MacBook Air, which Apple launched in November with its new M1 processor. That device was among the three new Apple computers that made the switch to Intel chips.
Apple’s Mac revenue rose 28% year-over-year when the company reported its fourth-quarter tax earnings 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 in Apple laptops years ago, before being phased out two years ago instead of a new USB-C charger. But, it is convenient because it allows the charger to come out easily and helps prevent the laptop from being pulled off a surface if someone pulls the cord or stumbles over it. MagSafe is also used in the latest iPhone 12 phones, although it has a different design and is based on a magnetic puck accessory that wirelessly charges the phones.
TFI’s top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said earlier this month that Apple plans to launch two new MacBook Pro laptops this year – with 14- and 16-inch screens and MagSafe. Bloomberg confirmed the report, but added that Apple is also planning an iMac with Face ID, which means it would unlock when you look at it, a smaller version of the Mac Pro computer and a new Mac Pro with an Intel processor.
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