There is already an official launch date for the new MacBook with the Apple M2 chip

The new ARM chip developed by Tim Cook engineers is taking all the flashes of the press, and it is not for less. After a month of news and benchmarks, we now know when the first laptop with this processor will be released.

What to say about the Apple M2? The truth is that for 3 weeks, this microprocessor -successor to the 2020 M1- has dominated news, videos and covers in all the media. And not because of marketing or advertising, but because the chip is really interesting.

The point is that Apple’s new M2 processor is primarily an upgrade to the M1, rather than a successor. And this is mainly due to the manufacturing process of the M2, hence the benchmarks are not very encouraging.

Chipmaker TSMC is behind the manufacturing of the M1 and M2, and Apple says that the M2 comes with a “second generation 5nm” node. And as was said at the time, the MacBook Air will be the first computer with this chip to go on sale. Today we know when.

When Apple introduced its new MacBook Air with the M2 chip at WWDC in June, it never gave us an exact release date.beyond saying that it would arrive in July.

Now, MacRumors says he has confirmed with a retail source that the new MacBook Air will have an official launch on July 15, with pre-orders starting a week before, on July 8.

Of course, even if the release date mentioned is accurate, the new laptop could still be in short supply and delivery dates would be pushed back quickly towards an uncertain future, but that is already speculating too much.

The new MacBook Air is quite a change from the previous version, with a new design (similar to the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro), and a 13.6-inch screen with slimmer bezels.

In addition to the new M2 chip, delivering 18% more CPU performance, 35% more GPU performance, and up to 50% more bandwidth of memory compared to the M1 chip. On paper it’s a clear improvement.

The new MacBook Air starts at €1,519 right now, but it can be upgraded with more storage and memory, bringing the price up to €3,019 for the most powerful configuration.