An unreleased 15-inch MacBook Air with a processor “on par” with the M2 chip has been noticed in App Retailer developer logs, in response to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The lengthy-rumored laptop computer will doubtless be launched by WWDC in June.

The report signifies that the chip in the brand new MacBook Air configuration noticed in the logs has an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, identical to the M2 chip, together with 8GB of RAM. The laptop computer has the mannequin identifier “Mac 15,3” and is listed as operating macOS 14, which is predicted to be introduced at WWDC alongside iOS 17 and different updates. The brand new Air can also be listed with a show decision equal to that of the 14-inch MacBook Professional.

There have been conflicting reviews about which chip the 15-inch MacBook Air will use, however the developer logs and Gurman saying the M3 chip is “coming later” counsel that the preliminary 15-inch mannequin shall be powered by the M2 chip, just like the 13-inch mannequin.

A bigger MacBook Air was first rumored in 2021, with manufacturing of 15-inch show panels reportedly ramping up in recent months. It is unclear precisely when the laptop computer can be launched, however it can doubtless be introduced by WWDC, which begins June 5. Apple introduced the 13-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip at WWDC final yr.

Apple can also be engaged on an up to date 13-inch MacBook Air, in response to Gurman.

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