 |
| Report: Apple plans MacBook Air and iMac with M3 chipset |
According to a report published by Bloomberg on Sunday, Apple is developing new versions of my computer: the MacBook Air and iMac, whose chips (M3) are manufactured using 3-nanometer manufacturing technology and are characterized by speed and energy efficiency.
While it's unclear when Apple intends to reveal the new version of the two computers, Bloomberg expects them to arrive later this year or early next year.
In a report released last June, Bloomberg started talking about Apple developing 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops with a (M3) chip, as well as a new iMac computer.
At that time, the agency expected this to happen in early 2023, but Apple has not taken any action yet, as it revealed new versions of the MacBook Pro computers equipped with (M2 Pro) and (M2 Max) chipsets early. January. In addition to a new version of his Mac Mini (M2 Pro) desktop computer with a chip.
It should be noted that the (M2 Pro) and (M2 Max) chipsets are made using the second generation 5 nm manufacturing technology, compared to the first generation technology that the company used in the (M1) chipset.
(M3) promises better performance. According to TSMC, which makes chips for Apple, 3nm manufacturing technology can be up to 15% faster and consume up to 30% less energy than current 5nm manufacturing technology.
Taiwan Chipmaker Corporation (TSMC) began mass-producing 3-nanometer (M3) chips at its Taiwan factory last year, but the company has no plans to produce the technology at a new plant in Arizona before 2026.
It should be noted that soon not only the MacBook Air and iMac will use the chipset (M3). On the same day that Apple launched new MacBook Pro computers with (M2 Pro) and (M2 Max) chipsets, the famous Apple leak analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the company may be in the first half of other versions of MacBook Pro computers. . 2024 with chipset (M2 Max). M3 Pro chips) and (M3 Max).