After announcing the M2 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, Apple silently increased the price of the M1 MacBook Air in India by Rs 7,000.
Apple MacBook Air M1 price in India now starts at Rs 99,900 for the base 256GB storage version instead of Rs 92,900. This means the older MacBook Air with an M1 chipset has seen a price jump of Rs 7,000. The reason behind this hike isn't clear at the moment but we believe it has something to do with the supply chain limitations or just Apple wanting users to choose the latest M2 model instead.
The complete price list of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models with an M2 chipset can be accessed from here. These will be available from select Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers from next month.
The Apple MacBook Air 2022 sports a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display with a notch for the FaceTime camera, 2560 x 1664 pixels resolution, TrueTone, Wide colour gamut, and 500nits brightness. It is powered by the new M2 chipset with an 8-core CPU and up to 10-core GPU, up to 24GB memory, and 2TB SSD storage. The speakers and mics are integrated into the keyboard.
The laptop is equipped with a three-mic array and a four-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio support for stereo audio. There's 67W fast charging support that can charge up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes. There's Magic Keyboard, Touch ID, and Force Touch trackpad. Ports on board include two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports with support for charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3, USB 4, USB 3.1 Gen1, MagSafe 3 and a Charging port.
On the other hand, the MacBook Pro also has a 13-inch screen and is powered by the same M2 chipset with 10 core GPU and CPU. It packs up to 24GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD storage. There's a next-generation media engine and a powerful ProRes video engine for hardware-accelerated encoding. There's an active cooling system to control any heating issues. Other specifications remain the same as the Air model, including Touch Bar, Touch ID, 2x Thunderbolt ports with USB 4 support, and a headphone jack.