Apple “gearing up” for upcoming M4 MacBook Air launch, per report

Michael Burkhardt | Feb 23 2025 - 5:11 am PT

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is “gearing up” to launch a new version of the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air with the M4 chip. The company is preparing for a debut in March.

We’ve been hearing rumors about this M4 MacBook Air for the longest time. References for it even leaked within the macOS 15.2 beta back in December, suggesting its launch was around the corner. Mark Gurman even made reference to the fact that the MacBook Air was on track for an earlier launch than other spring products like iPhone 16e and iPad Air. Nonetheless, the iPhone 16e launched, and there’s still no MacBook Air.

That should be changing soon though. Gurman reports that the new M4 laptop should launch in March, and Apple is currently preparing marketing, sales, and retail teams for it. He also says current M2 and M3 models are facing low inventory in stores.

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I hope they will be building what I need this year in the macbook air. Every year I invest more money in an upgrade the pro machine there is somewhat a downgrade in performance. It would have been better to keep the older machines because they were able to handle the software I needed. I now am tired of using pro & hope air will give me speed & lightness.

My family was looking forward to investing in the16e but our SEs feel more simplified as an office/kids/2nd line model. The 16e seems like a phone which needs a phone case for protection and that is not what we wanted for the SE upgrade.

I am also looking forward to the new iphone air because every year I upgraded my pro max and opened the box I was surprised with a heavier rock. The models in the store never feel heavy and I got tired of upgrading to a heavier phone that can no longer fit in my hands for 30 minutes without giving me pain because I love/need the camera.

So my main concern is obviously the weight/slimness of the products then performance second. Please APPLE give ME what I need this year for upgrading and give the rest of my family what they need perhaps this year too or next year.

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Other than the M4 chip, we don’t really have many expectations for the M4 MacBook Air. Some plausible upgrades include Thunderbolt 4 (rather than USB 4/Thunderbolt 3), as well as a Center Stage camera, and a nano-texture display option. All of these upgrades debuted on other M4-equipped Macs.

Are you looking forward to the launch of the M4 MacBook Air? Let us know in the comments.

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