Apple has launched its first M4 Macs , but the most popular Mac wasn’t among them. The MacBook Air has not yet received an M4 chip. But here’s everything we know about when that upgrade’s coming, and what else to expect from the new model.
Following this week’s MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini debuts, Apple’s Mac lineup is locked in for the remainder of 2024.
So when will the new MacBook Air launch?
Reports indicate
Benjamin and Chance react to this week’s trio of Apple announcements, with the exciting launch of the newly redesigned M4 Mac mini, and all the changes in the updated M4 MacBook Pro and iMac lineups.
, we consider how successful this three-day event format was for Apple, and whether we’d like them to do it again. Subscribe at .
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Apple’s big trio of M4 Mac announcements is over. But one of the week’s biggest surprises gives us a hint into what Apple has in store for the Mac’s future, especially in the realm of new Apple Intelligence features.
The new M4 MacBook Pro is a beast, offering a phenomenal combination of performance and battery-life, with the bonus of a Center Stage camera and the option of a nano-texture display.
But I have to say that I’m not remotely tempted because, honestly, my 2021 M1 Max MacBook Pro still feels to me like a brand-new machine – and that phenomenon could be an issue for Apple going forward …
Historically, I’ve
Apple’s big launches for 2024 are nearly complete, so reports are going to pick up regarding the 2025 product lineup. Today, a new report highlights Apple’s plan to use an in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip in next year’s iPhone 17 line.
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Broadcom currently supplies over 300 million Wi-Fi+BT chips (hereafter referred to as Wi-Fi chips) per year to Apple. However, Apple will rapidly reduce its reliance
SRAM scaling came to a screeching halt with the last round of new process nodes, portending a dark future where on-chip memories would become increasingly expensive. However, contrary to what we've seen in the past , SRAM scaling apparently isn't dead after all.
TSMC has announced that its N2 process technology (2nm-class) offers substantial improvements in performance, power efficiency, and area (PPA) compared to previous-generation nodes. However, there is one
The latest MacBook Pro laptops are here powered by the new M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max Apple Silicon. In addition to more powerful and efficient CPUs/GPUs, these MacBook Pro machines have longer battery life, Thunderbolt 5 (with M4 Pro/Max chips), a nano-texture display option, a new webcam, and more. Read on for an in-depth look at what’s new with the M4 MacBook Pro vs M3 MacBook Pro lineup plus a buyer’
It’s officially the end of an era. Apple on Wednesday held the last day of its super week of Mac announcements , this time with the launch of a new generation MacBook Pro with an M4 chip . But the company also did something else: it upgraded all Macs with 16GB of RAM as standard, putting an end to 8GB Macs.
Although Macs have gained a lot of RAM upgrade options over the past few years, Apple has never changed anything in the base models since 201