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The redesigned MacBook Air will have multiple color choices like the 24-inch iMac does, says Jon Prosser.
Apple released the iMac with an all-new design and bright colors in April. This design philosophy is expected to continue down the Mac product line, and a prolific leaker has confirmed it.
Jon Prosser has been fairly accurate on product details such as color and design specifics, so his latest details about the next MacBook Air shouldn't be overlooked. In his latest Front Page Tech video, Prosser says he got a tip from his source about a blue MacBook Prototype.
The source stated "colors for average consumers" alongside an old image from an Apple event. This suggests that color options would be made available for consumer devices, where "pro" Macs will have more subdued shades of gray and silver.
Prosser assumes this means the MacBook Air will receive color options similar to those found on the 24-inch iMac. The iMac has a saturated back panel with muted colors on the face plate. Concept images shared by Prosser show a MacBook Air with a more pastel color design.
Apple announced the transition to Apple Silicon would take two years during its 2020 WWDC. The products released so far have been aimed at consumers, so Apple is likely to focus on pro Macs for its next releases. Expect a refreshed design and a new M-series processor in the next MacBook Air once Apple's pro Macs have been released.
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I was disappointed when I didn’t see a redesign debut for M1 MacBooks.
I’d like to also see cellular but I take it that won’t be ready until Apple finishes developing their own from the Intel acquisition.
Would it be an MBA or the now defunct MacBook? Seems weird to come out with an M1 MBA, then a few months later redesign it completely with colours (and new processor?). Wouldn't it be one of the products they haven't yet touched? Or will this be a higher end MBA, perhaps MBA Pro? Or a simple extension of the colours into the existing design? Just wondering.
Either way, would love to see the new colours make their way into one (or all) of their laptop lines.
After Space Gray, everything else is just hey...
Since the new iMac no longer has the Apple Logo on it, will the new MacBooks no longer have them?