A new report claims that Apple is running down its stock of the MacBook Air, in time for a refresh with the M4 processor in March.
The M4 MacBook Air has long been expected to be released in early 2025, and a March date would make it a year since the last version was launched. Now Bloomberg says that Apple Stores and presumably the online Apple Store, are letting their inventory of the current model run down.
At present in AppleInsider research, there are signs of availability changing. Base configurations are still showing a two-day shipping time, at least in major US cities.
However, configurations with greater SSD storage or RAM are now showing a delivery date of between March 7 and March 11.
When the previous M3 version of the MacBook Air was released in March 2024, it was increasingly well received. The AppleInsider three-month review even called it “the best Mac for nearly everyone.”
The forthcoming version will feature the faster M4 processor, as currently used in the 2024 MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac. It’s also used in the iPad Pro and recent benchmarks, believed to be of the New MacBook Air, showing it having the same GPU performance as that iPad.
Otherwise, the overall design is believed to remain the same as the M3 edition. However, recent code within macOS suggests that the front-facing camera will be improved to have an ultra-wide lens.
This should mean that the M4 MacBook Air will have Center Stage, where the camera follows a user around during video conferences. It may also have Desk View, the ability to show a top-down view of a user’s desk without moving the camera.
