Whereas Apple has already launched a number of new Macs in 2023, together with a Mac mini and 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professionals with M2 Professional and M2 Max processors, there are a number of new fashions on the way in which, together with a shocking replace to the 13-inch MacBook Professional.
As Mark Gurman reviews, Apple has a number of Macs within the works for the remainder of 2023, with almost each Mac Apple makes due for a refresh:
- 13-inch MacBook Air
- 24-inch iMac
- Mac Professional
- 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional
And maybe most shocking, the 13-inch MacBook Professional can be due for an replace, based on Gurman. Apple up to date the 13-inch MacBook Professional at WWDC 2022 with an M2 processor however stored the identical design regardless of introducing a redesigned MacBook Air and bigger MacBook Professional.
Gurman doesn’t state whether or not Apple will redesign the 13-inch MacBook Professional, but it surely appears unlikely. Apple already has a 13-inch MacBook Air and a 14-inch MacBook Professional, so one other mannequin that appears related would solely add confusion and redundancy to the lineup.
In truth, for a similar causes, it’s shocking that Apple would replace the 13-inch MacBook Professional in any respect. It’s the one mannequin to make use of Apple’s older laptop computer design with a Contact Bar as an alternative of a perform row, and doesn’t have a Liquid Retina show or 1080p FaceTime digicam. But it nonetheless begins at $1,299, $100 greater than the entry-level M2 MacBook Air.
Presumably, the brand new 13-inch MacBook Professional would get an M3 processor, however the timing of that chip is unclear. Gurman says the next-gen chip isn’t prepared for WWDC 2023, which possible means a late fall or early 2024 unveiling.
