New MacBook Air Leak Reveals Apple’s Stunning Upgrade

Apple is set to offer a stunning upgrade to the MacBook Air, bringing the display into line with many high-end Windows laptops. But you’ll have to wait a long time for this impressive option to become available.

The details on the new displays come from noted industry watcher Ross Young and his analysis of the supply chain:

“Apple will introduce a 13.3 inch OLED MacBook Air in 2024, along with its 11-inch and 12.9 inch OLED iPad Pros… Big year for OLEDs.”

2024 is rather a large launch window, yet there are two key moments this could happen; at WWDC in June or later in the year in the October/November window. Given the launch of the second generation Apple Silicon MacBook Air alongside the M2 chipset at WWDC in 2022, I think June 2024 is more likely… Apple is a creature of habit and getting the Mac platform on a regular update cycle that apes the iPhone will no doubt be welcomed by many, not least consumers and enterprises looking for a predictable upgrade cycle.

Then there’s the fact that this will be the first Apple Silicon powered MacBook Air that will feel truly modern. The M1 MacBook Air carried over the design of the Intel-based machines – a choice that emphasized continuity but left the refreshed MacBook design to the larger 14-inch and 16-inch models. It might take until 2024, but the MacBook Air will finally join the modern laptop world, and no doubt the MacBook Pro OLED laptops will follow.

I also find it curious that the changes to the MacBook Air are linked to the iPad Pro. It looks like Apple will still be balancing its ‘you need a computer,’ and it’s ‘your next computer is not a computer’ marketing dichotomy, even as their respective hardware specs draw closer and closer to parity.

Unfortunately, we’re going to have to wait rather a long time for Apple to join the rest of the laptop world and adopt OLED screens for its laptops.

Now read why Apple continues to offer a hobbled MacBook Pro to consumers…