Unveiled at WWDC 2022 in June, the MacBook Air finally has an availability date. It will be July 15. Pre-orders for the redesign of Apple’s ultra-light laptop powered by the M2 chip begin this Friday, July 8.
The new MacBook Air is coming. Apple announced Wednesday its availability to Friday, July 15. As usual, pre-orders begin a week earlier, on July 8.
Unveiled at the last WWDC developer conference along with the 13-inch MacBook Pro also equipped with an M2 chip, the new laptop is this time more compact and lighter than the old model with the M1 chip released. end of 2020. But it will also be more efficient and more efficient from an energy point of view thanks to its new in-house SoC.
New design, new color and return of the MagSafe
The MacBook Air 2022 also boasts the return of the MagSafe charging port with its magnetic tip that detaches without taking the computer on board if you trip over the cable. There is still a Liquid Retina screen that goes from 13.3 to 13.6 inches by refining its borders. But it inherits the notch already seen on the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros released at the end of 2021, which still does not rely on facial recognition.
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The FaceTime HD camera is improved (1080p) and sees its sensor go up to 10 Mpx. There are four speakers and three microphones for enhanced video calls. The device has two Thunderbolt ports on the left (but none on the other side) and a 3.5mm jack on the right. The device draws a final line on the Touch Bar to return a Magic Keyboard with large format keys, just as large touchpad. The Touch ID sensor is implemented in the power button on the far right.
MacBook Air M2 price and availability
The MacBook Air with M2 chip will be available for pre-order from Friday July 8 at 2 p.m. for delivery from Friday July 15. It is available in four colors (midnight, starlight, silver and space gray) from 1499 euros.
During its introductory keynote at the WWDC developer conference, Apple showed off its all-new MacBook Air. A new, more compact and lighter design, but above all more power inside with…
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