Apple Macbook Air
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Apple plans to launch a new, thinner, lighter MacBook Air that will launch in the second half of this year or early next year, according to Bloomberg.
The report said Apple would plan to market the device as a high-end 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 to move away from Intel chips.
Apple’s Mac revenue rose 28% year-over-year, when the company reported its fourth-quarter tax profits in October. This impetus was helped by millions of people forced to work from home because of Covid.
According to the report, the new MacBook Air will include Apple’s magnetic charging system called MagSafe. MagSafe was used on Apple laptops for years before being removed more than two years ago instead of being charged with the new USB-C. However, it is convenient because it allows the charger to come out easily and helps prevent the laptop from being dragged off the surface if someone pulls the cord or comes out of it. MagSafe is also used in the latest iPhone 12 phones, although it has a different design and is based on a magnetic accessory that charges cordless phones.
Apple’s top analyst MFI-Chi Kuo of TFI said earlier this month that Apple plans to launch two new MacBook Pro laptops this year, with 14- and 16-inch screens and with MagSafe. Bloomberg confirmed the report, but added that Apple is also planning an iMac with Face ID, meaning it would be unlocked 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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