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Apple is expected to release new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with Apple silicon in the second half of 2021, boosting Apple's market share of notebook CPUs to about 7%, according to Taiwanese research firm TrendForce.

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In July 2020, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with Apple silicon and an all-new design will launch in the late second quarter or third quarter of this year. Kuo later added that these MacBook Pro models will feature Mini-LED displays for increased brightness, improved contrast, richer colors, and more.

Apple previously indicated that its transition away from Intel processors in Macs will take about two years to be completed, with other rumored Apple silicon Macs including a redesigned 24-inch iMac and a smaller Mac Pro-like desktop computer. Last month, Nikkei Asia reported that a new iMac Pro is also in the works for 2021.

TrendForce said that Intel faces increasing competitive pressure from both Apple and AMD in the CPU market and will need to deliver an "appropriate product strategy" in response. Last month, New York-based hedge fund Third Point urged Intel to take "immediate" action to restructure and curb the loss of talented chip designers.

Apple's first M1 chip has proven to be very impressive, with the base model MacBook Air outperforming the highest-end Intel-based 16-inch MacBook Pro in benchmarks. Apple says the chip delivers industry-leading performance per watt.

Article Link: 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro Models Expected to Boost Apple Silicon's Market Share in Second Half of 2021
 
It would be very cool of the 14" MBP could be kept to the same overall dimensions as the 13" MBP. After all the changes are called 1 inch but in actuality they are less as the 15 was really 15.4 and the 13 is really 13.3. I have the 13 for my corporate work computer and also a 13 for my personal MBP and I think it's a great size to carry around.
 
I hope my MBA 2017 lasts me two more years and I don’t need to buy a computer right away. With the COVID situation, I’d rather see money in my account than in Apple’s.

I also hope the 14” display brings a resolution bump.
 
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I originally bought the current M1 as a stop gap. I wanted to try and play with the M1, and get used to ARM64 for my dev work.

I had thought I'd jump on the 16 the second it came out, but I've mellowed with that view since. The 13 inch M1 is such a nice machine, I'm just gonna use it for a few years and then trade up.


By the way just so folks know, everything works great. Intel apps (though very few I use, only GPGTools is Intel on my machine atm) work great, and most apps have ARM builds now, even on homebrew.
 
Would I love a 16” MBP running Apple silicon? Of course. But if they can’t run Linux using Virtualbox or at least Docker, who is going to buy these? It doesn’t matter if it’s 10x faster if you can’t actually use it to do work.
 
I might get one when they come out. However, I'd want an easy way to use Windows on it as there are several Windows-only games I play. I know that there are workarounds with developer previews, but I'm too lazy to do all those steps. Plus, I want it to run as near-natively as possible.
 
Only reason I got the 16" was because it was more powerful than the 13".

Will there be significant differences between the 14" and 16"? Or will it just be the screen size and battery life?
 
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Would I love a 16” MBP running Apple silicon? Of course. But if they can’t run Linux using Virtualbox or at least Docker, who is going to buy these? It doesn’t matter if it’s 10x faster if you can’t actually use it to do work.

Many millions of Apple customers who don't have any idea of what Linux, Virtualbox, or Docker are, or don't need them. I wouldn't be shocked if that were at least 90% of Apple's customer base.
 
I will definitely take a look at these. The 14" is particularly interesting. I am hoping it has a variant of the M1 SOC that supports more memory, more TB ports, and more GPU and CPU cores. Based on the way my M1 Air works, a 16 GB with 512 GB SSD would hold me for a while.
 
I hope the 16" has the option of M1 or M1X as some of our users do not need more power, they just want the bigger screen, so a lower cost 16" is what i am hoping for when Apple Silicon comes to these.
Apple sees the 16" as their flagship powerhouse. Little chance they put a M1 with only 4 performance cores in it as the base model.
 
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Would I love a 16” MBP running Apple silicon? Of course. But if they can’t run Linux using Virtualbox or at least Docker, who is going to buy these? It doesn’t matter if it’s 10x faster if you can’t actually use it to do work.
The 99% of MacBook Pro users who don’t run Linux using virtuabox or docker?

I assume your post was sarcasm.
 
Many millions of Apple customers who don't have any idea of what Linux, Virtualbox, or Docker are, or don't need them. I wouldn't be shocked if that were at least 90% of Apple's customer base.
This, but then 90% of Apples customer base really don't care about ARM, M1 or whatever, they just want a device that allows them to do whatever they need to do and for the majority, that is what they have now.
 
Only reason I got the 16" was because it was more powerful than the 13".

Will there be significant differences between the 14" and 16"? Or will it just be the screen size and battery life?

Nobody knows. It’s certainly been the tradition, but the M-series chips will allow some deviation from that tradition.
 
Disagree 100% !

If Apple wanted to increase their market share, they could have done that with their "first wave" of M1 Mac products !

Instead, they went after (Higher) Gross Margin !
 
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I hope the 16" has the option of M1 or M1X as some of our users do not need more power, they just want the bigger screen, so a lower cost 16" is what i am hoping for when Apple Silicon comes to these.
Unlikely, as the main difference between M1 and the chip for these machines will be related to I/O - support for more memory and more ports. Probably the main difference between low end and high end configurations will be the option to use a “discrete” GPU (which may or may not actually be located in the package for the SoC, but would not be located on the actual SoC).
 
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