Despite a new rumor, I don’t think we’ll see updated 14-inch, 16-inch MacBook Pros this year

The Sellers Research Group (that’s me) is dubious of a new DigiTimes report that says Apple will release new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with more power-efficient mini-LED displays this year.

I don’t think we’ll see revamped versions of those laptops until mid-2024. The only updated Mac I’m expecting this year is a 24-inch Mac with an M3 processor. 

Still, here’s what DigiTimes says: Apple is expected to ship new models of 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro devices in the fourth quarter of 2023 with miniLED backlighting that can increase the display brightness by 10% compared to the first-generation specifications, the sources said.

Apple has not made major changes to the miniLED backlighting specifications since adopting it for its tablets and notebooks, the sources said. But the upcoming MacBook Pro devices will feature miniLEDs that are 10% brighter than the previous ones without changing the number of miniLED chips in the backlighting module, the sources said. The brightness enhancement is not meant to improve picture quality, but rather to save power and improve battery life, the sources said, adding that the new devices will start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2023.