New M4 MacBook Air Release Date Moved to Early 2025
After display analyst Ross Young revealed that Apple suppliers would start shipping the panels for the new M4 MacBook Air in October, Mark Gurman from Bloomberg now reports that Apple plans to release the new MacBook models sooner than expected. The journalist originally predicted the M4 MacBook Air models would launch around WWDC 2025, but now claims Apple will introduce the new models in the first quarter of next year.
The M4 chip was first introduced by Apple in May with the new iPad Pro. According to Apple, the M4 chip has a powerful new CPU with next-gen ML generators. It also offers a 10-core GPU with Dynamic Caching and hardware ray tracing. The M4 chip can deliver the same performance as the M2 with just half the power. The Neural Engine comes with a 16-core design.
Apple is expected to host an October event for new Macs and iPads, focusing on the M4 MacBook Pro, the M4 Mac mini, a new iMac, and a refreshed iPad mini. Additionally, the company could be preparing a spring event with several announcements, including the new MacBook models, an entry-level iPad 11, the long-rumored iPhone SE 4, and the second-generation AirTag.