Rumored Colors for Low-Cost MacBook Were Originally Tested for 2022 MacBook Air Redesign

Apple tested colour options for the 2022 MacBook Air redesign that are said to beryllium akin to the finishes planned for its forthcoming low-cost MacBook, according to a Chinese leaker.


Apple is expected to denote its rumored low-cost MacBook astatine an lawsuit connected March 4, with the instrumentality coming successful a enactment of bold colour options that are believed to see yellow, green, and bluish – as seen connected Apple's invitation graphic.

In a station connected Weibo, the relationship known arsenic "Instant Digital" says Apple primitively planned to connection the aforesaid benignant of light, playful colour strategy for the MacBook Air with M2 chip.

Indeed, backmost successful October 2021, a proven leaker claimed the redesigned MacBook Air would travel successful colour options that are akin to the 24-inch iMac, but it didn't happen. The exemplary yet dropped successful July 2022 successful silver, starlight, abstraction gray, and midnight colors.

Writing successful his Power On newsletter implicit the weekend, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the colors Apple has tested for its fund MacBook truthful acold see airy yellow, airy green, blue, pink, classical silver, and acheronian gray, though helium says it's improbable each of them volition ship.

If the colorful palette is unveiled, it would marque the fund MacBook the astir colorful laptop Apple has offered since the iBook G3 epoch successful the precocious 90s. Apple offered the machines successful Tangerine, Blueberry, Indigo, Graphite, and Key Lime.

As antecedently reported by Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo, the low-cost instrumentality volition retail for good nether $1,000 and tally an iPhone spot – perchance the A18 Pro – alternatively than an M-series processor. It volition diagnostic a slightly-under-13-inch show and an aluminum chassis, which is being built utilizing a new, faster manufacturing process that Apple developed to support costs down, according to Gurman.

Apple is believed to beryllium trying to vie with Chromebooks, targeting the fund MacBook astatine students and endeavor users. Earlier this week, Apple announced a "special Apple Experience" for the media successful New York, London, and Shanghai, taking spot connected March 4, 2026 astatine 9:00am ET, erstwhile we're hoping to get a glimpse of the caller machine.
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