Apple Announces October Event for Macs: 'Scary Fast'

[swiftapplefan]

I still think it's M2 only for iMac. I cannot see them launching a new M3. 1. This year. 2. In an iMac. I know what the rumors have been saying. It just doesn't track, historically.

A whole event for an only minor one-year-old-chip update to a machine whose design won’t change? Don’t think so.

 

[headlessmike]

One thing I do hope we get is with the transition to USB C we finally get a redesigned Magic Mouse

A USB-C Magic Mouse that supports 100 W PD charging would be pretty scary and fast.

 

[falkon-engine]

I wonder if the new macintoshes will have scary fast thunderbolt 5?

 

[Steve121178]

Maybe the 'real' Mac Pro with availability in 2024 ...and M3 iMac/MacBook Air announcements for late 2023 availability?

 

[iGeek2019]

1am Tuesday morning! 😮

how is apple going to off set all that carbon needed to keep the lights on at that late hour?

Wouldn’t it be Midnight with the clocks going back an hour Sunday morning?

 

[Realityck]

Mac rumors have been confusing in recent months, but there are several possibilities. We could see a refreshed version of the 24-inch iMac, as that machine is still using an M1 Apple silicon chip. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has said not to expect a MacBook Air refresh, but the 13-inch MacBook Pro, 14-inch MacBook Pro, and 16-inch MacBook Pro could potentially get new chips.

Seems Apple would diffidently target the M3 for all the original M1 base SoC Macs. Such as the Mac Mini, iMac, 13” MBP. The 13/15“ MBA models would be interesting as the 15” just arrived during WWDC 2023. Of course Apple could just concentrate on the iMac as it’s the last M1 hold out due to a production quantities of the M3. If the M3 Pro arrived that would be shocking as compared to previous availability norms. There could be some M3 iPads also.

Just nice for the event announcement in spite of the no more 2023 Mac announcements rumors recently.

 

[bumblebritches5]

Officially on apple.com now:

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Thanks for the screenshot, it refused to morph for me, or it took several minutes and my ADHD makes staring at a logo for that long impossible idk.

Also, the monochrome negative space Finder face gives off serial killer vibes, I’m excited.

 

[Sami13496]

How about iPad Pro with M3 and no other changes. 🤡

 

[Anglagard]

Considering they are using the phrase "Scary fast", if its not M3, we are talking marketing flop of massive proportions.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

But it would have to have a M2 Ultra for it to be 'scary fast'.

Ahhh but we've seen this movie before: scary fast compared to m1 iMac... or even more likely, scary fast compared to those 2018-2020 Intel iMacs.

Or maybe the rumored iMac Pro "bigger" launches and it is scary fast against the specs of that- what- 6+ years old iMac Pro?

We'll all be treated... or tricked... soon enough. Fingers crossed for some genuine Mac WOW!

 

[icemantx]

Black iMac with M3???

 

[thegerman]

“Now, back to you Tim“

 

[sw1tcher]

Financial markets closed; also the end of the month.

Wise to have this last-moment, unexpected event after hours.

End of the month? The month of October has 31 days in it. This event is on the 30th.

 

[dominiongamma]

M3 iMac or bust.

Already looking forward to the m4 rumors, m3 is late to the game

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

I am sure that if Apple came out with a Mac hamburger, McDonalds may say something.

They got into music and the Beatle's Apple said something.

 

[shawnforever]

I would definitely my upgrade '17 MBP13 if the MBP14's are upgraded. No rush for me personally but it's about that time.

 

[stocklen]

In the UK at least, its always 6pm.
Ive watched every announcement for the last 20 years live, around 6pm.

However... this is the first one I'll miss because for some reason it's 1am UK time. s@d that.... I'll watch next day on catchup.

I hope this isnt the case going forward. cant imagine why this one is at a different time especially as its a pre-record as usual nowadays.

 

[Arghyayon]

If the event is being called "Scary fast," what else would it be other than an M3 chip? The M2's been out for over 1 year and we already have an M2 Pro, M2 Max, and M2 Ultra.

True because in 2021, when Apple released MacBook Pro with M1 Pro & M1 Max, they used the exact same phrase called "scary fast and scary faster" in the website. But they're using it again for this event! That makes me pretty damn sure we'll definitely get M3 Pro and M3 Max.

 

[scottlitch]

Apple introduces the all new AirPort lineup with Wi-Fi 7 mesh networking. "Scary Fast" Wi-Fi.

 

[bumblebritches5]

5 PM PT? That’s 2 am in Central Europe. Why?

Cuz Halloween, Apple’s up to something for sure.

 

[skippermonkey]

I’m calling it - Apple Car!

'S-CAR-y fast' Obviously a rapid vehicle of some sort! 😀

 

[jwdsail]

Soooooo, if this is an event is there a chance for iPad refreshes as well ??? I know that Gurman is usually spot on, but I hope that this time it will be an exception !

Anything is possible?

But, if they knew that they were going to have an iPad announcement this soon, why the Pencil update just a week earlier? Why wouldn't they have had the Pencil update with the iPad update?

As much as the iPad line-up could desperately use some clean-up, back to basics, simplifying ... (the iPad line-up reminds me of the Performa, LC, Quadra mess Jobs found when he returned where no one could tell him why anyone would pick one over the other?) I don't expect we'll see any more iPad news in 23?

But, anything is possible.

 

[klasma]

A nighttime event?? Wild!

It's always a nighttime event for roughly half of the world. What's more unusual is that this time it will also already be the next day (or more specifically, Halloween) for half of the world.

 

[jz0309]

mark haters need to read this:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1716848694262108244

That comment (Gurman) says a lot…

 

[Morod]

In the USA, Daylight Savings Time begins on November 4-5, not October 29-30.