The M1-powered MacBook Pro (which evolved from the Intel version released earlier this year to longevity and ultra-fast speeds) was only the tip of Apple's silicon story

As CNBC reports, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has pointed to not one but two redesigned MacBook Pros, but the bigger news that is debatable is that Apple plans to make the MacBook Air more affordable that it is planning to make the MacBook Air more affordable

The new MacBook Pro design is slated to arrive in 2021, while the lower-priced MacBook Air will be available in 2022

Kuo did not say how affordable the new MacBook Air will be, but it has long been expected that Apple could introduce a MacBook Air that is at least $100 or $200 cheaper than the current $999 model kicked Intel out of the MacBook production process, Apple now owns much of the entire supply chain

Kuo also did not elaborate on how Apple would change the look of the MacBook Pro, but we are excited nonetheless Apple has not changed the MacBook Pro since the 2012 MacBook Pro Retina display model, which was In 2016, the move to Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports enabled a thinner MacBook Pro macOS Big Sur adds an iOS-like control center and a touchscreen that Apple has long avoided Some say it appears to be preparing a Mac

According to Kuo (one of the most reliable and respected Apple prognosticators), these laptops will be "one of the first ones" to feature the long-rumored mini LED screens for Apple's laptops

Apple's MacBook Pro and Air have had fairly good screens, but along with the overall design of Apple's laptops, this category has been more or less unchanged for some time now

Mini LED technology improves contrast and overall brightness, allowing Apple to add more HDR support categories to its laptops; Apple TV Plus programming supports 4K HDR and Dolby Vision, allowing the company to add its It is no wonder that the company wants to make its programs look as good on laptops as they do on the best TVs

Last year, Kuo predicted that a mini LED iPad Pro would be available in the third quarter of 2020, but this did not happen