In July, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman predicted that Apple might announce an upgrade to the 13-inch MacBook Air this autumn. This new laptop will presumably replace the existing M2 13-inch MacBook Air that’s $1,099. 


Gurman didn’t mention the 15-inch MacBook Air, which was debuted in July 2023, but it would be uncommon if both Macs are on the same upgrade timetable.


Here’s all you need to know about the next generation MacBook Air, including the latest rumors, conjecture based on existing knowledge and Apple’s history, and verifiable facts.


What about the 15-inch MacBook Air?

You’ll note that Gurman only listed the 13-inch MacBook Air. It would be a curious choice on Apple’s side to upgrade the cheaper 13-inch MacBook Air to an M3 while keeping the 15-inch MacBook Air unaltered, therefore we believe that both will be updated at the same time. But it is plausible that Gurman, who appears to have access to a lot of Apple’s secrets, might be true and Apple would initially just upgrade the 13-inch MacBook Air, leaving the MacBook Air for a later update. Surely the only reason to do so would be to offer the 15-inch MacBook Air an update to the M3 Pro, but we find that improbable since we anticipate both to have the identical improvements (M3, Wi-FI 6E, etc.).


M3 MacBook Air: Release date

In July 2023, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman stated that Apple is planned an October event that “could feature the first Macs with M3 chips” and cited the 13-inch MacBook Air, along with the 13-inch MacBook Pro and the iMac as the first machines to receive it. The current M2 13-inch MacBook Air was introduced in July 2022, which would suggest that an October M3 update would follow around 15 months after the M2 version reached the market.


However, Apple announced the 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 in June 2023. An upgrade to the 15-inch MacBook Air only four months later would be rare and beg the issue of why Apple announced the 15-inch model at WWDC and didn’t simply wait until the M3 model could ship. Apple might overlook the 15-inch MacBook Air and upgrade it to M3 sometime after the 13-inch model is updated but this would be a confusing offer to users who won’t want to pay more on the less powerful model in order to benefit from the bigger screen.


On this premise, we don’t anticipate the MacBook Air upgrade that Gurman alludes to, we believe Apple will wait until spring 2024 and will update both MacBook Air models at the same time.


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M3 MacBook Air: Price

At this moment, no reports have been made about the M3 MacBook Air’s pricing. When Apple debuted the M2 15-inch MacBook Air in June, the firm cut the price of the 13-inch model by $100/£100. Apple might use the M3 update as a chance to boost the price back to $1,199, but we anticipate it to stay at the current pricing


The M3 13-inch MacBook Air’s pricing and features will likely mirror those of the present M2 13-inch MacBook Air or be close. For your information, below are the pricing and characteristics of the M2 13-inch MacBook Air standard configurations:


M2 chip with 8‑core CPU/8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD: $1,099/£1,149

M2 chip with 8‑core CPU/10‑core GPU, 8GB of RAM, 512GB SSD: $1,399/£1,449

Apple also offers the 13-inch MacBook Air M1 for the same $999/£999 that it did when it released in October 2020. It’s feasible that Apple may retire the M1 MacBook Air while cutting the price of the M2 model to $999 when the M3 comes.


The M3 13-inch MacBook Air will be accessible via the normal retail sources once it goes on sale: the Apple Store, Amazon, and other major retailers. You can discover the greatest prices for a new MacBook Air in our MacBook Air offers post.


M3 MacBook Air: Design

When Apple debuted the M2 13-inch MacBook Air, it also gave it a full facelift for the first time. It deleted the tapered shape and applied a classic style that’s identical to the 14-inch MacBook Pro.


Macbook Air M2 in Schwarz aufgeklappt auf einer Tisch

An M3 13-inch MacBook Air will feature the same design as the present M2 model.