Codenamed J504, the new entry-level MacBook Pro will also get the same 8-core M3 chip as the new MacBook Air. View all commentsĩto5Mac has learned that, just like last year, Apple also plans to refresh the 13-inch MacBook Pro with its latest Apple Silicon chip. I heard that many businesses purchase it purely based on the 'Pro' moniker, when in most cases, a cheaper MacBook Air would do the job just as well, if not better. But these are not the only new MacBooks Apple has been working on.ġ3-inch MacBook Pro must be selling in significant quantity, enough for Apple to keep this quirky product in their lineup. There’s no evidence that any versions of the new MacBook Air will be equipped with more powerful versions of the M3 chip, such as M3 Pro. The chip will have an 8-core CPU just like M1 and M2. In the past, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple could release the 15-inch MacBook Air powered by the M2 and M2 Pro chips in “early April.” However, our sources say that the 15-inch model will get the same entry-level M3 chip as the new 13-inch MacBook Air. It will be announced along with a brand-new 15-inch version (codenamed J515), which will also have the M3 chip. The news follows a Bloomberg report on Sunday that said updates to the MacBook Air are “imminent” and that at least one of the new models would have the M3 chip.Īccording to 9to5Mac’s sources, the new 13-inch MacBook Air (codenamed J513) is already in the works with an M3 chip. New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with M3 chip What will these laptops have in common? They will be powered by the M3 chip. More than that, the company also plans to introduce an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro. 9to5Mac has now heard from independent sources that Apple is indeed working on a new generation MacBook Air in two different sizes: 13-inch and 15-inch.

We’ve been hearing rumors about a new MacBook Air for a while, but some details about it remain unclear.

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