Apart from a 15-inch MacBook Air, different Mac laptops and desktops are reportedly in growth, together with up to date Mac Studio and iMac fashions.
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman speculated that Apple would possibly unveil a bigger 15-inch MacBook Air at its upcoming five-day WWDC occasion in June.
- The corporate can be engaged on different Mac computer systems, together with a brand new high-end MacBook Professional, two new Mac Studio fashions and up to date 24-inch iMacs.
- Nonetheless, the upcoming Mac laptops are anticipated to run Apple’s present M2 chips as an alternative of the corporate’s next-generation M3 processors.
A bigger MacBook Air is coming
The newest version of Gurman’s Energy On e-newsletter on Bloomberg mentions that among the laptops that Apple’s been engaged on will probably be introduced on the upcoming WWDC occasion, which runs from June 5-9.
A bigger MacBook Air with a 15-inch display could possibly be one of many laptops to be unveiled on the present. The machine lately appeared in developer logs as Apple started testing it internally with the most well-liked apps from the App Retailer.
The MacBook Air is Apple’s hottest pocket book, so including a brand new display measurement might enhance its enchantment. {Hardware} refreshes also needs to assist with gross sales as Mac income lately contracted greater than an estimated 40 % within the final quarter.
Two new MacBook Execs
Along with the brand new 15-inch mannequin and the up to date 13-incher, Gurman claims Apple can be engaged on two new MacBook Execs: an up to date 13-incher and a brand new “high-end” mannequin. He says these laptops will go on sale this yr or early 2024.
Apple is reportedly additionally planning to refresh its 24-inch iMac all-in-one desktop (the present M1-based mannequin dates again to April 2021). German believes that the Cupertino firm can be planning Mac Studio follow-ups. In the meantime, the await an Apple silicon version of the Mac Professional workstation continues.
When will M3-based Macs arrive?
All upcoming fashions seem like based mostly on the present Apple M2 chip. “The logs present machines working chips with an eight-core CPU—break up between 4 high-performance cores and 4 effectivity cores—and a 10-core graphics processor,” the e-newsletter reads.
It seems like Apple gained’t launch any M3-powered Macs till 2024.
Not less than among the new laptops will probably be introduced at WWDC, I’ve been informed. However there’s an enormous caveat: The fashions coming in June most likely gained’t boast main new M3 chips. As an alternative, they’ll run one thing according to the present M2 processors. The bottom M2 chip debuted in June 2022, and quicker variants arrived subsequently.
Listed below are the Mac fashions based mostly on the Apple M2 chips:
- M2
- MacBook Air (2022)
- 13-inch MacBook Professional (2022)
- 11-inch iPad Professional (sixth era, 2022)
- 12.9-inch iPad Professional (sixth era) (2022)
- Mac Mini (2023)
- M2 Professional
- 14-inch MacBook Professional (2023)
- 16-inch MacBook Professional (2023)
- Mac Mini (2023)
- M2 Max
- 14-inch MacBook Professional (2023)
- 16-inch MacBook Professional (2023)
Gurman didn’t inch discuss concerning the M2 chips he believes will energy the 15-inch MacBook Air and different fashions. Subsequently, we’re nonetheless figuring out if the brand new Macs will use the identical previous M2 chips because the earlier fashions or their up to date variations.
