

I loved the new look of the 2022 MacBook Air, and I assume the 15-inch model will follow its lead visually. Not a very Apple move, maybe, but a welcome one.Īpple needs to convince me with the design, too. Or better still, it could sell it at the same $1,199 (£1,249 / AU$1,899) price as the current 13-inch model, but drop the price of the smaller version.

So, I’d love Apple to surprise me by launching the 15-inch MacBook Air at a compellingly affordable price.

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Earlier MacBook Airs were sold as as an affordable way to get a MacBook, as well as being thinner and lighter - but if this one nudges into MacBook Pro territory, that's another selling point gone. Given that last year’s MacBook Air was already much more expensive than the M1 model that came before it, that's quite worrying. However, it’s likely that the 15-inch MacBook Air will be considerably more expensive than the 13-inch model. If you like the idea of a larger screen, but want the slimline design of the MacBook Air, then this will appeal. Otherwise, the 15-inch screen may look slightly worse.Īssuming that both models of the MacBook Air will come with similar pixel density, the benefits of the new MacBook will likely be confined to the larger screen size. I imagine, as with the MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch models, the larger screen will also feature a higher resolution, which means pixel density, and therefore image quality and sharpness, will remain the same on both MacBook Airs. However, the only major difference will be screen size, with the 15-inch MacBook Air set to offer a much larger display compared to the 13.6-inch panel on last year’s model. So, performance will likely be almost identical to the smaller MacBook Air, though there may be a bigger battery thanks to the larger body. While I’m happy to admit that I may be wrong about the existence of a 15-inch MacBook Air, what I really want is to be proved wrong about the wisdom of releasing such a laptop.Īs Macworld reports, the 15-inch MacBook Air will supposedly come with the same M2 chip as that inside last year's MacBook Air (M2, 2022).
