Tim Cook Teases New ‘Air’ Products Coming Very Soon

The air floating up from Apple’s spaceship headquarters is starting to smell like fan-less laptop exhaust. In a post to X, Apple CEO Tim Cook tells fans there is “something in the air”—and it’s probably the next MacBook Air.

Sure, Cook doesn’t give anything anyway, but unless something truly surprising happens we expect the MacBook Air M4 is on the horizon. The timing is right, considering Apple launched the M3 MacBook Air 13 and 15 last March. Recent reports from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman hinted that we’d see a MacBook Air reveal soon. In his latest newsletter, Gurman remarked Apple could launch the MacBook Air as early as this week.

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— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 3, 2025

Apple may have more Airs in store. Gurman was first to note that Apple is winding down on iPad Air inventory, meaning we could have new iPad Airs with updated chips compared to last year’s 11- and 13-inch renditions with M2 silicon. Just don’t assume we’ll get the rumored iPhone 17 Air. Knowing Apple’s release schedule, that thin mobile device won’t be around until later this year.

We don’t expect many major design changes for Apple’s next lightweight MacBook. Apple has kept the flat, squared MacBook aesthetic the same since the M2 MacBook Air. We have our money on Apple launching a 15- and 13-inch variant, just like last year. Recent benchmark leaks suggest Apple will keep the M4 chip the same across both MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, though likely with less graphical prowess on the shorter machine, like it was on the M3.

Rumors also suggest we may see the MacBook Air support two displays as well as the display on the MacBook, if Apple upgrades ports to Thunderbolt 5 from Thunderbolt 4 on the M3 MacBook Air.

Apple’s last big hardware drop, the iPhone 16e, came in the middle of the week with a similar teaser from Cook on DOGE captain Elon Musk’s favorite platform. Apple then announced its new, $600 iPhone six days later. The MacBook Air could get its reveal later this week, though we don’t know if it will be as light and airy a launch as was Apple’s latest “budget” smartphone.