Thanks to chip shortages, you probably won’t be able to get one right after they’re announced. The two variants could explain why guesses about the name of the new CPU, M1X or M2, haven’t tipped conclusively toward one or the other.Īs for Intel offerings, as early as last January we began hearing predictions that there wouldn’t be Intel versions of the MacBook Pros and to date there haven’t been any indications to the contrary. That doesn’t make sense for buyers of high-end equipment, where opting for a lesser processor can potentially save you thousands or where a discrete GPU may be essential. Having two variants (with rumors of future versions with even more core options intended for the Mac Mini and Mac Pro) makes a lot of sense: In my testing, the M1 chip has performed almost identically regardless of device, giving the iPad as much power as the Mac Mini. And it’s unclear whether a discrete GPU remains an option. Doubling or quadrupling the number of cores promises significantly better performance that, in combination with the tight integration with MacOS, could rival the performance of a discrete AMD GPU. In contrast, the M1 has eight cores, split equally between performance and power saving, and either seven or eight graphics cores. There’ve also been rumors that there will be two variants of the new chip, both with 10 cores (eight high-performance and two energy efficient), but with different integrated graphics core configurations: 16 or 32. Multiple sources agree that there will be a new version of the CPU - and sources indicating that it’s already in production - for the larger MacBook (currently a 16-inch screen version), and possibly for upcoming new desktops. Apple’s M1 CPU has made it as far as the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, 24-inch iMac, Mac Mini and iPads, but thus far we haven’t seen any of Apple’s home-grown silicon in systems for power users. And based on some reliable rumor-mongering, there might be some big changes, including a new higher-powered version of Apple’s M1 processor in all models, a new 14-inch MacBook Pro, new mini LED-based screens similar to that of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the return of much-missed connectors and the ditching of the not-much-loved Touch Bar. (Mark Gurman of Bloomberg corroborates this: “There will be two events,” according to a recent tweet of his.) In his recent Power On newsletter, Gurman also says he expects new MacBook Pro models to debut by the end of this year.
It’s highly likely that the company will launch new MacBook Pros or other new Macs in a follow-up event in October, as it has tended to do. Just not yet. Apple’s big event last week showed off the iPhone 13, Apple Watch 7, iPad Mini 6 and updated entry-level iPad. If you’ve been holding off on shelling out for a new MacBook Pro out of FOMO or indecision, this fall may hold the answers you’ve been waiting for.
New MacBook Pro models could arrive before the end of the year with a few significant upgrades, including a new 14-inch size, a more powerful M1X processor and more.
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