Apple is preparing to upgrade the MacBook Air lineup with the M4 chip, and as per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, this will most likely happen in March 2025. This comes after the iPhone 16e launch last week, which Apple introduced without a formal event. We expect the same for the new MacBook Air. The M3 MacBook Air was also introduced in March 2024, so the chances of this happening appear high.
New MacBook Air Coming Super Soon
In his Power On newsletter, Gurman suggests that Apple is preparing its marketing, sales, and retail teams for the launch of the M4 MacBook Air. The M4 MacBook Pros were introduced in October 2024, right after the launch of the iPhone 16 series.
The M4 chip upgrade will improve performance and efficiency. It has a 10-core setup, a 10-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine, whereas the base model’s M3 chip had an 8-core configuration.
The M4 MacBook Air is said to sport a slim profile and will come in 13-inch and 15-inch options, much like the M3 MacBook Air. It is also expected to support 16GB of RAM (for the base model), as opposed to the M3 MacBook Air’s 8GB of RAM at the time of the launch but eventually got upgraded to 16GB of RAM.
The laptop can also be equipped with Thunderbolt 4 (its predecessor came with Thunderbolt 3) for better connectivity, Apple Intelligence features, enhanced battery life, and many other upgrades.
Since this isn’t official information, it’s best to take it with a grain of salt and wait for Apple’s confirmation, which could come soon as March is around the corner. We’ll keep you updated, so stay tuned!
