Apple is poised to disclose a brand new MacBook Air at its annual Worldwide Builders Convention (WWDC) on Monday, however even when it does, it’s possible you’ll not be capable of instantly purchase one. In keeping with a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, COVID-19 shutdowns on the Chinese language crops that make MacBooks would possibly imply a restricted provide of recent gadgets or a launch date that’s additional off.

China’s zero-COVID coverage has led to the non permanent closure of factories that make Apple merchandise, together with Pegatron and Quanta. Though China has begun to chill out a number of the motion restrictions it initially reinstated in March, some neighborhoods in Shanghai nonetheless stay underneath lockdown.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple to ship about six to seven million new MacBook Airs earlier than the third quarter of this yr if Quanta’s manufacturing capability returns to pre-lockdown ranges. He additionally believes that there could also be extra shipments of the brand new MacBook Air when in comparison with present shipments of the 14 to 16-inch MacBook Professionals — the brand new MacBook Air is ready to be shipped by each Quanta and Foxconn, whereas the MacBook Professional is shipped solely by Quanta. Apple at present has new MacBook Professional orders on maintain till late July resulting from closures and half shortages.

Each Gurman and Ming-Chi Kuo agree that the upcoming MacBook Air gained’t are available a wide selection of colours. It’s extra more likely to characteristic a few commonplace choices like the present house grey and silver, with the addition of two new colours, together with a darkish blue and a “champagne-like gold.” Gurman additionally thinks the MacBook Air will include a 13-inch show, two USB-C ports, MagSafe charging capabilities, and Contact ID. It’s not anticipated to come back with a Contact Bar, and would possibly even characteristic a notch just like the MacBook Professional.

When it comes to a brand new MacBook Professional, Gurman says Apple initially deliberate for the discharge of a “sooner” 13-inch model of the gadget across the time of the Air’s launch. Nonetheless, this date has reportedly been pushed again resulting from COVID-related lockdowns in China.

The introduction of a brand new MacBook Air, which can seemingly include an M1 processor, is predicted to be an enormous a part of Apple’s fast-approaching WWDC occasion on Monday — however so is Apple’s blended actuality headset mission, even when Apple doesn’t explicitly point out it. As Apple appears to be like to maneuver past its present gadgets and the software program paired with them, WWDC is predicted to have an undercurrent dominated by augmented actuality (AR) and digital actuality (VR).

As famous by each Gurman and a report from The New York Occasions, Apple is ready to indicate off new instruments for builders that permit them to include blended actuality options into their apps forward of the headset’s anticipated launch in 2023. Gurman notes that Apple is engaged on including AR and VR options into its personal apps as nicely, doubtlessly creating VR variations of FaceTime, Maps, Notes, and Calendar, and a strategy to view a Mac’s show by means of the headset.