Apple will probably introduce new Macs on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says in his latest “Power On” newsletter.
It’s an unusual strategy but not a first, he adds. The last time Apple announced products three days in a row was in 2019, when it launched an iPad mini and Air, a new iMac and updated AirPods in consecutive days.
Gurman thinks that, for the base-level MacBook Pro, that Apple may skip a nine-core CPU configuration and only produce versions with the 10-core unit. For the first time, Apple is also likely to start shipping at least some low-end Macs with 1GBof memory at minimum. Apple Intelligence, coming on Monday, only requires 8GB, but it could use up to a few gigabytes at a time, which won’t leave much for other tasks, Gurman says.
While the high-end processors in the MacBook Pro will be the highlight of the launch, the Mac mini is likely getting a rare makeover. The model will be smaller — approaching the size of an Apple TV set-top box — and will include two ports on the front (like the Mac Studio) and, at least on some versions, another three on the back.
“People familiar with the product believe it’s the most impressive Mac yet to use Apple’s in-house silicon because of the combination of its size and power,” Gurman says.
Afor the iMac, the new model will represent a bit of a strategy shift, he adds. After launching the M1 version in spring 2021, Apple didn’t touch the machine again until late 2023 — when it offered the M3 variant. Now it’s being refreshed again 12 months later.
“It appears the M4 chip is so important to Apple and its AI ambitions that it wants to bring the chip to its entire Mac line — the first time Apple has done an end-to-end overhaul since switching to homegrown processors,” Gurman says.
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