Rumor: Apple will release MacBook Air with 15.5″ screen in April

Apple may release its first MacBook Air with a 15.5″ screen in early April, according to Display Supply Chain Consultants analyst Ross Young. The analyst says that the screens for this laptop are now being produced.

Ross Young writes in a tweet to his subscribers that Apple started mass production this month of 15.5″ MacBook Air displays. According to him, the laptops are expected to be available in early April. An announcement and preorders could happen sooner, also notes MacRumors. In the past, Young regularly shared correct information about the release and screen specifications of unannounced Apple hardware.

Apple regularly holds an event in the spring where it announces new hardware. Last year, for example, the tech giant announced its Mac Studio and a new iPad Air on March 8. The year before, the company introduced a new iMac and iPad Pro at the end of April. The company may also introduce a 15″ MacBook Air during a spring presentation this year, although Young does not confirm this.

There have been rumors about the arrival of a MacBook Air with 15″ for some time. -screen. Ross Young posted there early last years already. TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo endorsed that message at the time, but he stated that the laptop would not appear until later in 2023. Bloomberg also said in June that Apple would be releasing a MacBook Air 15″ “no sooner than spring 2023″.

It would be the first time that Apple releases a MacBook Air with that screen size. Until now, such laptop models have only been released with smaller displays. Little is known about the specific specifications of the MacBook Air 15”. The laptop may get an M2 chip, but that has not yet been confirmed.

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