The rumored OLED MacBook Air delays are no bad thing the last thing I want
is a price hike

Date:
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:24:12 +0000

Description:
The OLED MacBook Air might be delayed until 2029, but that could actually be
a good thing.

FULL STORY ======================================================================A new rumor suggests the OLED MacBook Air has been delayed until 2029 OLED tech could push the price up, so a delay isnt the worst news By 2029, OLED could
be much more affordable

Apples MacBook Air packs in a surprising amount of quality considering its
the companys most affordable laptop, with a blazing-fast chip and superb
build quality making it feel far more premium than it should. Yet its always lacked a truly flagship feature an OLED display and a new rumor suggests that well now be waiting until 2029 to see that tech make its debut in Apples laptop.

Thats according to leaker Jukanlosreve on X , who cites Korean outlet The
Elec to claim that the apparently poor sales performance of the OLED iPad Pro has led Apple to push back the OLED MacBook Airs release date. Its not the first time weve heard of a delay to the OLED MacBook Air , and it might sound strange to hear it, but Im actually glad that theres more evidence its been postponed.

Thats not because Im some partisan OLED hater no, I would love to see an
OLED panel one day grace the MacBook Air. But Im concerned that adding OLED would compromise the MacBook Airs best feature: its price.

OLED is a costly addition to any computer, and theres no doubt that bringing it to the MacBook Air would push up its price. Right now, you can buy an M2 MacBook Air for under $1,000 / 1,000, with the speedy M3 model costing just $100 / 100 more. How long would we be able to continue saying that if OLED
was part of the equation? Still the best Apple laptop for most people (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

After all, the MacBook Air is not a laptop designed for Apples most demanding users thats a role fulfilled by the MacBook Pro . Instead, the MacBook Air
is for everyone else, and its combination of fair price and a sprinkling of quality features means that in most cases, its the best Apple laptop for most people.

Id be willing to bet that the majority of Apples MacBook Air customers care a lot more about the price than they do about their laptops display tech. After all, theyre not demanding pros who need the best of the best they just want
a solid laptop that performs well enough for their needs and lasts them
years. The MacBook Air fulfils that role superbly right now. Would it be able to if it got a high-end upgrade that its users dont need and a price rise
that they definitely dont want?

Ultimately, the report from The Elec doesnt say that Apple will never bring OLED to the MacBook Air, just that its been delayed until 2029. By that
point, OLED costs might have fallen enough that the price impact will be minimal, in which case we could have our cake and eat it, too.

That would be a great time to introduce OLED to the MacBook Air. Right now, though, keeping the price low is probably what most MacBook Air fans care
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