Apple may release M3 MacBook Air in March and refine its iPad lineup with new iPad Pro and iPad Air

Apple is planning some massive {hardware} drops for early 2024, in response to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Within the publication, Gurman predicts the corporate will launch the subsequent technology of iPad Professional and iPad Air in March — every of which is predicted to return in two sizes — and the brand new M3 MacBook Airs. The Mac Studio and Mac Professional will possible be a lot later to the M3 get together; Gurman writes that Apple gained’t have these prepared for launch till not less than the tip of 2024, and so they may even slip into 2025.

With the discharge of its new iPads, Apple is planning to make clearer distinctions between the fashions so the alternatives are much less complicated for shoppers, in response to Gurman. The iPad Professional is predicted to get Apple’s new M3 chip, an OLED show and are available in two sizes: 11 and 13 inches. Apple may also launch a brand new Magic Keyboard only for the Professional, Gurman says. The iPad Air, then again, will are available in a ten.9-inch model and a brand new 12.9-inch choice, and use the M2 chip. The modifications ought to make the variations between the high-end, midrange and normal iPads extra apparent so individuals can extra simply determine what matches their wants.

As for the M3 MacBook Air, Gurman says it’ll additionally possible are available in March, within the regular 13- and 15-inch configurations. At the moment, Apple can also kill off the 2020 M1 MacBook Air. Its higher-end fashions, the Mac Studio and Mac Professional, shall be final to get the M3 improve.