Rumours are flying around that Apple is planning to release its new M2 chip with a new version of the MacBook Air in the first half of next year.

The chip is said to be used in only high-end Mac devices, with the M1X reserved for the lower-end products.

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Other top Apple analysts, such as the ever-reliable Jon Prosser, and Ming-Chi Kuo have backed these claims, with the latter saying: “In 2022, there will be a new MacBook Air featuring a fresh design that will be priced lower than the current M1 version.”

Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman also wrote ā€œApple is said to be reserving the ā€ŒM2ā€Œ name for next year’s chips, and that this will likely debut in a new ā€ŒMacBook Airā€Œ.ā€