Apple is reportedly working on a new design for its MacBook Air that includes the return of MagSafe charging. Bloomberg News reports that the updated MacBook Air may appear later this year or in 2022, and is designed to be thinner and lighter than the existing model.
Apple can make the MacBook Air smaller thanks to the reduced edge of the 13-inch screen, and will reportedly include two USB 4 ports on the laptop. Apple is also likely to include the next generation of its ARM-based processors in this new MacBook Air, after the M1 was launched on the existing MacBook Air in November.
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Apple’s magnetic charging system, MagSafe, is also expected to return with this MacBook Air redesign. Bloomberg News previously reported that the updated MagSafe for the MacBook Pro will be similar to the old pill-shaped design.
Bloomberg News also notes that Apple may have considered a larger 15-inch version of the MacBook Air, but scrapped the plans. This new MacBook Air design is said to be a ‘higher version’ of the existing laptop, and Apple is expected to sell the M1 version.
Rumors of a new MacBook Air design come just a week after TF International Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo revealed Apple is also planning to redesign a large MacBook Pro with square digits like the iPad Pro. There are also rumors that Apple is bringing its MagSafe magnetic charging connector back to the MacBook Pro.