Apple Had M1 Mac Pro Ready to Ship Months Ago, Mac Mini Redesign Unlikely

[MacRumors]

Apple had a Mac Pro featuring the M1 Apple silicon chip ready to ship and launch to customers "months ago," but has ultimately decided to wait for the "M2 Extreme" Mac Pro later this year, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has revealed.

In an interview with YouTuber Max Tech, Gurman said that Apple likely held off on the M1 Mac Pro to wait for the more high-end and powerful version with the "M2 Extreme" chip set to launch later this year. Gurman predicts that a preview of the high-end Apple silicon Mac Pro will happen later this year with a launch in early 2023. Gurman notes Apple had originally planned to announce the Mac Pro during this year's WWDC but those plans obviously did not pan out.

In the interview, Gurman also said he does not expect the Mac mini, which previous rumors have indicated could get a facelift, will be redesigned. Gurman points out the similarities between the Mac mini and the Mac Studio, saying a refreshed Mac mini will simply be a spec bump to the M2 chip.

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[dantracht]

I’m waiting for M2 Ludicrous myself.

 

[icanhazmac]

Waiting patiently for M2 Mini goodness. Not holding my breath though.

 

[profets]

At the spring event, after the M1 Ultra was shown, didn't they mention they have 1 more product left? At the time it felt like they were referring to an updated Mac Pro with a 2xM1 Ultra setup or something.

 

[gpat]

The bump from M1 Extreme to M2 Extreme will be a marketing stunt more than anything else.
The chip itself will be essentially the same that was ready to ship months ago.
M1 and M2 are structurally almost the same design.
It would be weird to ship an "M1 Extreme" now that the M2 is out, that's all.

 

[erikkfi]

Didn't a certain leaker promise a new Mac Mini with a "plexiglass top"?

 

[Mizouse]

I’m personally waiting for a Mini with either an M2 or M2 Pro. Also hopefully HDMI 2.1.

 

[xserret]

It makes sense... why jeopardizing the excellent sales of the Studio?
And... it takes quite a lot of time to develop any silicon, even if it just looks like a simple repeat to us.

 

[usersince86]

I'm not a Mac Pro user, but I assume waiting longer to update the highest end machine to Apple silicon won't be welcome news...

 

[doboy]

I’m waiting for M2 Ludicrous myself.

Followed by M2 Insane

 

[rgeneral]

M2 infinity and beyond.

 

[gpat]

Followed by M2 Insane

M2 Insane would be a legitimately excellent name. 10/10 would buy.

 

[BootsWalking]

Gurman talking to MaxTech, for the ultimate Apple rumor hyperbole echo chamber.

 

[BornAgainMac]

M2 Insane Pro Max

 

[Danoc]

I would prefer Apple to name this M2: M2-12650HX.

 

[doboy]

M2 Insane would be a legitimately excellent name. 10/10 would buy.

Name was inspired by MaxTech, haha

 

[macsplusmacs]

As much as I think MaxTech has gone off the deep end on many subjects, the one item he brought up that I thought was worrisome if true, was a memory bandwidth roadblock that did not allow scaling as much as most thought it would that was inherent in the M1 series. (I believe this affected 3D programs especially) I wonder if that was true, and apple fixed it in the M2 and said to themselves better to wait and have even moar powerrrr...

 

[GMShadow]

Didn't a certain leaker promise a new Mac Mini with a "plexiglass top"?

There are designs that Apple tests that don't pan out - see the Mac Mini with an iPod dock connector on the top, for example.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Apple needs to release M2 Extreme Mac Pro in color Mid-Night.

 

[iAFC]

The bump from M1 Extreme to M2 Extreme will be a marketing stunt more than anything else.
The chip itself will be essentially the same that was ready to ship months ago.
M1 and M2 are structurally almost the same design.
It would be weird to ship an "M1 Extreme" now that the M2 is out, that's all.

Except the M2 is faster.

 

[krspkbl]

i don't care about Mac Pro and i don't care about a Mac Mini redesign. just refresh the current Mac Mini with M2 and 24-32GB RAM and you can have my money Apple.

edit: unless, of course, a M2 Mac Mini runs so hot it thermal throttles even with the current cooling solution. 😁

 

[jz0309]

LOL - YouTuber interviews leaker… don’t believe a word other than a Max Pro will be coming…

 

[blazerunner]

Remember when Intel would stifle innovation like this and all you Apple fans grilled them for it?

I'm expecting consistency.

 

[CWallace]

There are designs that Apple tests that don't pan out - see the Mac Mini with an iPod dock connector on the top, for example.

Aye.

Perhaps, like the square-sided Apple Watch, this new multi-port Mac mini turned out to be one of the "thousand 'nos'".

 

[blazerunner]

It makes sense... why jeopardizing the excellent sales of the Studio?
And... it takes quite a lot of time to develop any silicon, even if it just looks like a simple repeat to us.

If Intel did this, you'd be singing a different tune.