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Apple Event to Include 13-Inch MacBook Pro, 16-Inch MacBook Pro, and 13-Inch MacBook Air With Apple Silicon Chips [Updated]
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No 13” to start with - there are two 13” MBP models at the moment, 8th gen Intel Processors and 10th gen. The 10th gen will still be the top end 13” MBP, then entry level 8th gen will be replaced with AS.
Next year the 14” MBP will replace the 10th Gen Intel models. I suspect the entry level 13” MBP with AS will stay around as a cheaper option like it currently is.
Ugh.
I'd much rather have a 12 inch Macbook.
I'd much rather have a 12 inch Macbook.
Don't worry, there won't be any silicone in those machines. Also, why would there be issues? There ARE issues with Intel Macs (Heat, mostly), and Apple's got a lot of experience with their own chips already.
I doubt AS Macs are plagued by more issues that Intel ones
All laptops need minimum 1080 front facing camera...embarrassing that they currently don’t.
To be fair it’s been that way and with the 16” MBP for most of the year now (same with some of the new iMacs too) they just can’t keep up with demand and lowered factory staff levels too.
Do you think it possible the current £1799 model be relegated to the entry-level position of the current 8th gen models upon release of the Apple Silicon variants?
Because they won’t be ”more superior’ to begin with - they’ll just be better than the 8th Gen Intel chips currently in that range.
You were too quick for me, in my head the 14” was an existing product lol.
I would be surprised if the 16 is going AS at this point ...
But I do not think they will mention an Intel upgrade during the event, why would they do that ... could be a silent upgrade that day though, or a press release soon ... Intel is no longer getting airspace with Apple
We'll see. AS chips are so much more power efficient leaving so much thermal headroom, I do expect those chips to be significantly better particularly in constrained environments like laptops.
But again, let's wait and see what Apple's got up their sleeves
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Very much doubt i’m pretty sure the plan has always been to start from the bottom and work up - the position they start from is one of extreme power efficiency rather than performance. Start with exploitation of that and go from there. I’m sure they’ll close the gap to the 10th gen Intel processors though and when the refresh for the top end 13” does come out they’ll probably destroy it.
A (presumably) hour-long “event” just to announce new processors in existing laptops? I’m skeptical...
To me much of the appeal of Apple Silicon is to enable thinner, lighter versions of the kind of devices we already have. I was hoping for a 12” MacBook with Liquid Retina (rounded corners, please), Face ID in slim bezels, maybe some new hardware bells and whistles.
To me much of the appeal of Apple Silicon is to enable thinner, lighter versions of the kind of devices we already have. I was hoping for a 12” MacBook with Liquid Retina (rounded corners, please), Face ID in slim bezels, maybe some new hardware bells and whistles.
Tell that to us who bought the iPhone 6, 7, 8, 10, & 11 lololol
Does this MiniLed has any benefits besides picture quality like lower consumption?
Coming from ThinkPads, what Apple desperately needs is a consistent, public roadmap.
As an iPad Pro user I find my self wishing Side Car supported touch when pairing together. Mark my words it’s going to support touch.
No brainer if it already has the tech built into the chip my good friend.