Apple Hosting LA Event for Creators on January 27-29 That Could Coincide With MacBook Pro Announcement

[MacRumors]

Apple has sent out invites to select creators for an "Apple Experience" in Los Angeles, California, scheduled for January 27 to 29. The event has sparked speculation that Apple will also announce new MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.

Creator Petr Mara shared an image of his invite on Instagram on January 7, but it appears to have only now gained significant traction on social media platforms. Mara was also invited to an Apple event in September to test out the latest iPhone 17 Pro models.

Apple's new Creator Studio bundle of creative apps, announced last week, launches on Wednesday, January 28, so this event is surely related. Given the bundle includes several professional Mac apps, such as Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro, there's a good chance that Apple will use the coinciding event as an opportunity to release new MacBook Pro models too.

Also, Apple's next quarterly earnings call is scheduled for Thursday, January 29, and the company has introduced new products shortly before these calls on several occasions.

Apple in October updated the base 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M5 chip, so the higher-end models are due an upgrade. Beyond the processor, the only other notable change to the base model was PCIe 5.0 storage. According to Apple, this delivers up to twice the SSD read and write speeds of the previous generation.

Article Link: Apple Hosting LA Event for Creators on January 27-29 That Could Coincide With MacBook Pro Announcement

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

Here we go!

 

[Kylo83]

Just release them so we can start getting excited for the real MacBook Pro change coming in m6

 

[t0rqx]

Just release them and get the M7 rumours going...

 

[jimscard]

Why would they have the event in Los Angeles if it had anything to do with MacBooks?

 

[tyranne201]

"creators" = youtubers and tiktokers

 

[Anglagard]

Remember boys and girls, M6 = 2nm technology and potentially, OLED screens.

Just saying...resist!

 

[Frantisekj]

"creators" = youtubers and tiktokers

Exactly, Petr Mara is our vloger not creator besides he is doing his own videos.

 

[SmugMaverick]

"creators" = youtubers and tiktokers

Yep, morons who just scream at the camera and talk like they have a thumb up their a$$.

Apples obsession lately to court these low IQ people.

Not interested in the views of these buffoons, just release the products on a press release and be done with it.

 

[ralph_sws]

I doubt it. Instead of talking about Creator Studio, everyone will be talking about MacBooks.

 

[ralph_sws]

Just release them so we can start getting excited for the real MacBook Pro change coming in m6

They've already shown M5, you won't get anything new except pro version and max processors

 

[jaceapoc]

Remember boys and girls, M6 = 2nm technology and potentially, OLED screens.

Just saying...resist!

Nah

No way I'm buying a first-gen product from Apple again. Got burned with the butterfly keyboard, I learned my lesson

Wait for M7 or M8. In the mean time, get the M4 Pro or M4 Max, for a discount, a machine that's been through all the trials and errors since the M1. It's plenty powerful for most people.

 

[kotaKat]

Creator Some Guy I've Never Heard Of gets an invitation to Apple. Okay?

 

[Blaine]

If only they would release the two new displays too along with the new MacBook Pros. But if the custom configurations like the maxed out 16 inch M5 max MacBook Pro is not gonna be delivered until sometime in March. Maybe the two displays will be out by then.

 

[Wx_Man]

Starting with the new MacBook Pro all “Pro Features” of the new MacBook Pro hardware will only be available to people who subscribe to Apple Creator Studio.

Like….Warp functions in Pixelmator.

And…well…spell check in Pages.

 

[Kylo83]

This is only about the new ai creator features. They won’t want to over shadow that with a product announcement

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Just release them and get the M7 rumours going...

Oi, I’m waiting for m8, mate.

 

[SmugMaverick]

You must be fun at parties.

Yeah, I turn up and record everything, pretend its all great, act stupid, scream, say "hit that bell and subscribe" x100, and make sure I'm in every shot so brain dead morons can post in my"chat" whacky stuff.

Just waiting for my Apple invite.

 

[Ctrlos]

Nah

No way I'm buying a first-gen product from Apple again. Got burned with the butterfly keyboard, I learned my lesson

Wait for M7 or M8. In the mean time, get the M4 Pro or M4 Max, for a discount, a machine that's been through all the trials and errors since the M1. It's plenty powerful for most people.

The M67 will also have £300 RAM upgrade fees. Better to buy an older machine that has what you need before they all dry up!

 

[Novae Bentos]

The M67 will also have £300 RAM upgrade fees. Better to buy an older machine that has what you need before they all dry up!

62 years is long time to wait for an update, maybe I’ll just get an M4 for now…

 

[Evagoras2001]

The iOS 26.4 beta is just around the corner so they might be testing the new Siri.

 

[Rradcircless]

Yep, morons who just scream at the camera and talk like they have a thumb up their a$$.

Apples obsession lately to court these low IQ people.

They have the eyeballs on them, thus this is the order of things. I only really watch Brian Tong and CNET. Hopefully CNET gets an invite even if they’re technically journalists with an online “creator” presence.

 

[azentropy]

I guess it makes sense if they are just going to do a press release for them without any other new products.

 

[AusMness]

I’m sure the M6 models will be interesting but don’t understate these M5s… if the A19/Pro and base M5 are anything to go by these M5 Pro and Max chips are about to be insane

 

[wikiverse]

This is only about the new ai creator features. They won’t want to over shadow that with a product announcement

Unless the Pro/Max chips have more neural processors to make use of those features. Then the software is also a reason to upgrade hardware.