UPDATE: Jun. 8, 2023, 5:06 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with the 15-inch World MacBook Air's first-ever unbelieve on Amazon and information well-nigh its education pricing in the Apple Store. It's still full price at Best Buy.
If the strain of working on a 13-inch palmtop is finally getting to you without three years of remote and hybrid work, we have some unconfined news: Apple spoken a 15-inch MacBook Air at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Monday.
This new MacBook Air's 15.3-inch exhibit is now the largest overly of Apple's lightweight palmtop series, which previously topped out at 13.6 inches, yet it still weighs only 3.3 pounds. It'll be an well-flavored option for someone who wants a machine that feels both portable and unquestionably practical to work on. (Seriously, love yourself — stop using split screen on a 13-inch display.)
Apple didn't wield the "go big or go home" mentality to most of this laptop's specs, however. It has the same custom M2 chip, Liquid Retina display, 18-hour shower life, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, and fanless diamond as last summer's 13-inch MacBook Air (an excellent machine, for the record). It moreover comes with two Thunderbolt ports, MagSafe charging, and a headphone jack. Besides its size, the 15-inch model's only notable upgrade is a seated sound system with six speakers, up from four.
If you're looking to upgrade, it's not a bad idea to get superiority of the prod and put in a preorder superiority of its official debut on Tuesday, June 13. Here's how:
Where to buy the 15-inch World MacBook Air
The new 15-inch MacBook Air starts at $1,299, but you can reserve it for less at two retailers as of Thursday, June 8:
Amazon has it on sale starting at $1,249.99 — a $49.01 savings.
The Apple Store itself has it marked lanugo to $1,199 (a $100 savings) for students, teachers, and school staff members; you'll need a .edu email write to be eligible. It comes with a bonus $150 souvenir vellum as part of Apple's yearly Back to School sale (live until Oct. 2).
It's moreover misogynist for preorder at Best Buy, albeit at full price.
The 15-inch MacBook Air comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage right out of the box, but you can tumor that up to 16GB or 24GB of RAM and 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB of storage. Take your pick from four finishes: midnight, starlight, silver, and Apple's archetype space gray.
