Lyra Martin Tech 07.08.2022 11:Jul AM EDT

New MacBook Air M2 Now Open for Orders, Shipping Starts on July 15

The new MacBook Air has a more prominent display. Its front camera is now in a display notch and is 20% quicker than the MacBook Air M1.

Major Design Change to the MacBook Air Present in New MacBook Air

Customers may now order the new MacBook Air with an M2 processor, with the first machine shipping on Friday, July 15. The cost of the entry-level MacBook Air with an M2 chip is $1199, or $1099 for consumers in the educational market.

With a uniformly flat enclosure, a more prominent display, and reduced screen bezels, the new MacBook Air represents the most significant design change to the MacBook Air line in ten years. The front camera is now located inside a display notch, just like the 2021 MacBook Pros. Compared to the already quick M1 MacBook Air, the M2 processor drives faster CPU and GPU performance by about 20%.

The 2022 13-inch MacBook Pro was the first to use the M2 chip, but other than that, no additional changes were made to the device. The new Air, however, has numerous enhancements.

The updated chassis abandons the traditional MacBook Air taper in favor of a boxier, rounded-edge appearance that draws inspiration from the 2021 MacBook Pro. Of course, at only 11.3 millimeters, the new Air is significantly thinner than the Pros.

Here's What You Should Know with MacBook Air M2's Design

MacBook Air's new design, built around M2, is astonishingly slim. With an all-aluminum unibody enclosure that feels robust and is meant to last, it's only 11.3 mm thin, 2.7 pounds, and 20% smaller than the previous model. M2's power efficiency enables MacBook Air's fanless, silent design. MacBook Air comes in silver, space gray, midnight, and starlight.

Users can easily connect to a specialized charging port with MagSafe, which shields the plugged-in MacBook Air. Additionally, the MacBook Air has a 3.5 mm audio jack that supports high-impedance headphones, two Thunderbolt ports for attaching a range of peripherals, and two Thunderbolt ports.

The Magic Keyboard also has an expansive, industry-leading Force Touch trackpad, a full-height function row with Touch ID, and other features.

In addition, several charging choices are available for the MacBook Air, including a brand-new 35W compact power adapter with two USB-C ports that allow users to charge two devices simultaneously. And with an optional 67W USB-C power adapter, the MacBook Air now offers rapid charging for the first time, which can charge the device up to 50% in just 30 minutes.

Apple is Generating New 12-Inch Laptop and 15-Inch MacBook Air for 2023

Next year, Apple Inc. wants to increase the number of laptops available that employ its new, faster internal chips to capture a larger market share.

The insiders, who asked not to be named because the plans are private, claimed that the business is developing a larger MacBook Air with a 15-inch screen for delivery as early as next spring. In the fourteen years of the MacBook Air, this would be the first model in that size. Apple has also worked on the company's smallest new laptop for years.

The 13.6-inch MacBook Air that Apple launched last week is being expanded to a 15-inch variant. It relies on the M2 chip, is slimmer than recent versions, and does away with the wedge-shaped frame from the previous generation. The design was shown at the developer's event on Monday. The MacBook Air has significantly changed since Steve Jobs unveiled it in 2008.

Apple also started developing a new 12-inch laptop and is debating whether to release it after 2023 or in 2024's beginning. If Apple releases the product, it will be the company's smallest notebook since it stopped manufacturing the 12-inch MacBook in 2019.