The 2022 MacBook Air looks awesome

October 22, 2021

The new MacBook Pros are mad powerful, but not everyone needs the raw speed of an M1 Max chip.

For lots of people, a MacBook Air is perfectly adequate. In fact, with an M1 chip of its own, the Air is no slouch.

And just look at the new design reportedly coming next year, as imagined by unofficial renders based on leaks.

The rumored machine is wafer-thin -- making it truly worthy of its "Air" moniker -- but is packed with worthy upgrades, like a new mini-LED display and MagSafe. Plus, it'll come in multiple colors.

It sounds absolutely great, and we can't wait to see it.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

We could be waiting until the middle of 2022 for the next MacBook Air refresh, but according to the latest rumor, it will be well worth the wait.

This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: Erfon can’t stop gushing about the new MacBook Pros! (What a shocker.) Plus, he reveals what it felt like to get Sherlocked during Apple’s “Unleashed” event this week. (Spoiler alert: CultCloth sales shot through the roof!)

The trailer shows significant improvements in graphics for all three games in the set, while remaining true to their original style, just as Rockstar promised.

Recently we featured a SwitchEasy sale on iPhone 11 cases, giving those who didn’t upgrade to iPhone 13 a reason to live (just kidding). Now a new SwitchEasy Flash Sale in the Cult of Mac Store is in effect — 30% off select iPhone 13 cases. But it ends at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Monday, so act fast.

Because you can never have too much storage or too many ports, the just-launched Satechi USB-C Hybrid Multiport Adapter includes an SSD storage compartment as well as four additional ports.

The new model brings small but significant changes to the smartwatch's internals — and a somewhat surprising repairability score.

If you decided to walk to the supermarket wearing your new “wearable air purifier” and a lab coat, you might cause a major panic. That’s how “airborne toxic event” these badass things look.

Who says an M1 Mac mini and a revved-up gaming PC can’t get along? Macs aren’t known to excel at gaming, so it’s natural for many folks to keep a Mac alongside a tricked-out gaming rig. These days, it’s easy to switch back and forth, as we’ll see in today's computer setup featuring a massive TV screen and a slightly more modest monitor.

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One more thing ...

"I was worth about over a million dollars when I was 23 and over 10 million dollars when I was 24, and over a hundred million dollars when I was 25 and ... it wasn't that important -- because I never did it for the money." -- Steve Jobs

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