Apple Event to Unveil First Apple Silicon Macs Could Happen on November 17

[MacRumors]

Apple will hold another digital event on November 17 to announce its first Apple Silicon powered Macs, according to frequent leaker Jon Prosser.

Apple has already said that this year it intends to introduce the first Mac powered by an Apple Silicon chip instead of an Intel processor. One thing it hasn't revealed is the date it will be announced. According to Prosser's source, that date is November 17. "You should see this confirmed with an announcement on Tuesday, November 10," added Prosser in a followup tweet.

Another known unknown is which Mac model will feature the first custom Arm-based Mac processors. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has said it will be a notebook, but rumors have conflicted on whether it will be a new 13-inch MacBook Pro, a new MacBook Air, or a revived 12-inch MacBook.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes the 13-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ and ‌MacBook Air‌ will be updated with Apple Silicon chips before the end of 2020, while Chinese language newspaper The China Times claimed the first Apple Silicon Mac will be a new variant of the 12-inch Retina MacBook weighing less than one kilogram (2.2lbs) and with a battery life between 15 and 20 hours.

Whichever models arrive first, rumors suggest the A14X chip will be in the first Apple Silicon Mac. Apple's first Mac processors are said have 12 cores, including eight high-performance cores and at least four energy-efficient cores, according to Bloomberg. Apple is said to be exploring Mac processors with more than 12 cores for further in the future, with the company already designing a second generation of Mac processors based on the A15 chip.

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Lastly, it's worth bearing in mind that Prosser has been hit and miss with his recent Apple leaks, sometimes making accurate claims and other times relying on misinterpreted information from his sources or revising his predictions after the fact. However, Bloomberg has previously said that Apple is planning to unveil Apple Silicon Macs in November, perhaps at a November event or via a press release, so there could be substance to Prosser's latest claim.

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[SevrinDantus]

Now thats the big change and the big news of the year for Apple

 

[thomas040]

Here we go.

 

[nick9191]

Good, that means plenty of time for at least 2-3 more Big Sur betas. Take your time Apple, don’t rush it and try to bug fix after the fact. Catalina is still buggy as hell.

 

[farewelwilliams]

Jon Prosser...

YAWN. Next rumor please.

 

[recoil80]

I have to say I like having shorter events, like the September one, instead of having less of them packed with announcement that last for a couple of hours.
The first Apple Silicon Mac deserves its own event, I'm glad they didn't announce it last week together with the new iPhone. And it give them more time to get ready for Big Sur, I don't want another Catalina

 

[jlua]

I was hoping for an iMac. It is long due for an update. I am waiting for it to replace mine.

 

[profets]

I was hoping for an iMac. It is long due for an update. I am waiting for it to replace mine.

The 27" iMac was just updated in August no? But I agree, its awaiting a long needed design refresh. I'd love to see this rumoured 23-24" iMac with the iPad Pro like design.

 

[abrooks]

Jon Prosser...

YAWN. Next rumor please.

His track record improved significantly after the most recent event, surely?

 

[swm]

finally fan-less macs, here i come

 

[Le0M]

finally fan-less macs, here i come

I doubt they will be fan-less. In order to have very high performance, the chips still needs cooling.

 

[Reason077]

I can’t remember the last time I was this excited about a new Apple product announcement. Can’t wait!

 

[sublunar]

Wonder if these Macs will be included in any Apple Black Friday discounts? Good way to get sales going for people who aren't sure?

 

[Reason077]

I doubt they will be fan-less. In order to have very high performance, the chips still needs cooling.

Hopefully they’re much cooler running and less fan-happy than the current Intel models, though.

My MacBook Pro’s fan cranks up every time I run “Hearthstone”, but the same game runs great on an iPad with very little heat and no fan.

 

[GadgetBen]

He also said that the Tags will be delayed until March and then a few days later that they will be released at this event...

 

[Ghost31]

Is this the same guy that said we were gonna get air tags like the last 3 events? “It’ll be this one!” Event passes “ok wow guys something happened. So it’ll actually be the next one”

 

[Ballis]

I was always confident there would be a november event for macs.

Not so sure now that Jon agrees

 

[SWAON]

The EVENT of the year, that I'm most excited for sure! Can't wait.. Hope for 13' inch in 12 unibody, that would be great start

 

[DinkThifferent]

finally fan-less macs, here i come

But you sound like a fan, so it has at least one fan!

 

[MayaTlab]

His track record improved significantly after the most recent event, surely?

Jon Prosser: 69.1% accurate

Reporting on leaks for years on his YouTube channel, Front Page Tech, Jon Prosser only became a source in 2020 and made a name for himself by sharing the iPhone

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[bobob]

rumors have conflicted on whether it will be a new 13-inch MacBook Pro, a new MacBook Air, or a revived 12-inch MacBook.

finally fan-less macs, here i come

I'm in the fan-less fanboy camp, and I believe it will indeed be the revived 12-inch MacBook.

It will make a statement that Apple is going to seriously revolutionize the personal computer yet again.

(Edit: I forgot to mention the new Apple Silicon 42" iMac that will launch alongside the new Apple Silicon 12" MacBook.)

 

[jlua]

The 27" iMac was just updated in August no? But I agree, its awaiting a long needed design refresh. I'd love to see this rumoured 23-24" iMac with the iPad Pro like design.

True. But the update was relatively minimal, and only to the 27" model (I have the 21.5" one). Besides that, at this point, I don't understand why they still come out with more Intel-based updates, when they have already announced an upcoming change to a -presumably better- architecture and design around the corner.

 

[ruka.snow]

ARM Macs would be a great chance to introduce the Mac. Apple has been getting very non Apple of late with naming. Just have a lineup that is Mac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro. I don't know why we need Air in the line up and iMac... every Mac is a iMac now. Since we are getting into daft numbers for iPhone and iPad, they can be renamed Apple Phone and Apple Pad. I would love to see the clean line up from Apple.

 

[clangers23]

What are we likely to see? MBP 13" and/or MacBook Air and/or 12" MacBook?

 

[Dolmio]

I’d be up for an A14X (or whatever the desktop chip variant will be called) Mac mini