Apple upgraded several Macs to the M4 chip a few weeks ago, including the MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini. The former is easily the most exciting of the three, as Apple gave fans a much-needed upgrade. The M4 MacBook Pro comes with 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB, effectively reducing the laptop's price for those who would spend extra money for more memory. It's all in the name of Apple Intelligence, a suite of genAI features still in its early days. Apple is ensuring that all its devices will have the resources to handle AI and one's non-AI computing needs. I said at the time that Apple had no choice but to give the M4 MacBook Air the same 16GB memory upgrade. Apple practically confirmed this during the M4 Mac launch week when it said that existing M2 and M3 MacBook Airs will also come with 16GB of RAM as the new default. Apple didn't reveal the M4 MacBook Air release date at the time, but leaks said the 13-inch and 15-inch laptops would drop at some point in the first quarter of 2025. A new update from an insider teases an even faster launch than expected, as Apple might not want to wait until the iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11 are also ready to launch. Continue reading... The post M4 MacBook Air to launch before iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11 appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $40 Magic Bullet, $38 Sony Bluetooth speaker, $25 myQ, Energizer batteries, more Best Echo Dot deals for December 2024 Best Fire TV Stick deals for December 2024 Today’s deals: $374 PlayStation 5, Beats headphones, $399 Google Pixel 8a, $99 foot massager, more