Even if these leaks are fake, some of the specifications shown are likely accurate regardless.
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Apple Potentially Facing Worst Leak Since iPhone 4 Was Left in a Bar
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If it is fake then no unreleased specification is reliable. Nothing about a fake can be used as insight of an unreleased product.
If Apple changes the minimum RAM to 16GB I think many Apple fan(boy) will abandon Apple.
8GB for a minimum is far more than enough. Why Apple betrays them.
8GB for a minimum is far more than enough. Why Apple betrays them.
This is exactly what I thought. But as another user mentioned.. it's not the first time Apple reused Macbook's packaging
They are saying it is the worst one since the iPhone 4 leak. Not that it is worse than the iPhone 4 leak.
Vadim from Max Tech just published a video showing why the Russian videos for the leaked M4 MacBook Pros are legit. Vadim speaks fluent Russian, so he could spot things like that in the unboxing there were no Apple stickers, which the M3 MacBook Pros had, but are not included in the new M4 MacBook Pro model shown in the Russia video, plus he goes over the Russian text on the Apple About box and other screens show in the video.
Interesting video:
Interesting video:
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Exactly. If this were a new design or color, that'd be one thing. But this is an incremental update, even by Apple standards. Who cares??
I think what the article is trying to say is that this is the first time since the iPhone 4 that an Apple product ended up in the hands of a random person as opposed to just showing up in some spy shots or videos from a factory
It’s not implying the M4 MacBook Pro is as big a deal as the iPhone 4 was
It’s not implying the M4 MacBook Pro is as big a deal as the iPhone 4 was
Max tech clickbait YouTube video are not proof of anything ever.
It'd probably be a much more common occurrence if they made them in the US for so many reasons I can't even begin to list. But also they really can't. Pretty much everything about Apple is Asia, not just the assembly labor.
He bought stolen merch. A leak in and of itself isn't a crime. At worst its breach of contract.Tell that to the Gizmodo editor who got his door kicked in over the iPhone 4 leak
The iPhone Leak Gets Ugly: Police Raid Gizmodo Editor's House, Confiscate Computers | TechCrunch
Wow. Last week, Gizmodo published a massive scoop when they got their hands on what is mostly likely the next iPhone. At the time there was plenty of talk about the legality of Gizmodo's actions (as they admitted to paying $5000 for the device). Now Gizmodo has just published a post saying that...techcrunch.com
If that was the source of the leak, then why aren't more leaked M4 MacBook showing up in China?
Exactly. This isn’t remotely comparable to an iPhone 4 prototype that was so secret that it was encased in an iPhone 3G body.
That the laptops will get M4 is the most predicable thing ever.
Precisely what I wanted to know. It's the only useful piece of information people will glean from this release.
Even the thumbnail on his video makes it look like he has a box, which he doesn't. That channel is such a waste of time.
They don't even want to give us Apple stickers anymore, so it's plausible they aren't making new box art either, and they'll probably try to tell us that they did it "for the environment."
"Accidentally" left an iPhone 4 on a bar? Seriously? Didn't believe it was accidental then, don't believe it now.
Gizmodo didn't "obtain" anything. They knowingly bought stolen property and then whined when Apple rightly sent people to get it back. Gizmodo's been playing victim for years over this whining they no longer got product event invites and so on.
The editors, the article writer and others should have done jail time over that.
The worst leak since Leonardo and Raphael popped a hole in their water bed!
Alleged photos and videos of an unannounced 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M4 chip continue to surface on social media, in what could be the worst product leak for Apple since an employee accidentally left an iPhone 4 prototype at a bar in California in 2010.
The latest video of what could be a next-generation MacBook Pro was shared on YouTube Shorts today by Russian channel Romancev768, just one day after another Russian channel shared a similar video. The clip shows a box for a 14-inch MacBook Pro that is apparently configured with an M4 chip with a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, and a Space Black finish.
According to the "About This Mac" software menu shown in the video, the MacBook Pro in the video is allegedly an unreleased November 2024 model.
Given this MacBook Pro has the standard M4 chip, instead of a higher-end M4 Pro or M4 Max chip, the leaked unit could be the next entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro. If so, that means the minimum amount of RAM for the MacBook Pro lineup would be doubled from 8GB to 16GB, as previously rumored. A third Thunderbolt 4 port would also be an upgrade for the base model, as the current entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro is equipped with only two Thunderbolt 3 ports. Last, Space Black would be a new color option for the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, as the base model is currently only offered in Space Gray and Silver.
All other specifications listed on the box are familiar, including the display size and resolution, and other ports like MagSafe 3, HDMI, and an SD card slot. In addition, the 14-inch MacBook Pro does not appear to have any noticeable design changes.
Alleged box for 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 chip
Photos of this alleged MacBook Pro box were first shared by the leaker "ShrimpApplePro" on social media platform X last week. At the time, the authenticity of the photos was debated, particularly because the box reuses the same MacBook Pro graphic that appears on the current-generation MacBook Pro boxes. The two unboxing videos increase the likelihood of these leaks being legitimate, but there is no definitive proof.
The source of these leaks is unclear. Last week, "ShrimpApplePro" claimed that at least one of the unannounced 14-inch MacBook Pro units was apparently being offered for sale in a private Facebook group. In a follow-up post on X on Sunday, the leaker claimed that he saw someone online who was apparently advertising 200 of the unannounced 14-inch MacBook Pro units for sale, leading him to believe this leak originates from a warehouse. It is unclear if these details are accurate, but this whole situation is clearly very sketchy.
Even if these leaks are fake, some of the specifications shown are likely accurate regardless. For example, the M4 chip already debuted in the iPad Pro earlier this year, and from that we know that the chip is indeed available with up to a 10-core CPU.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman on Sunday said that he expects Apple to announce the first Macs with the M4 series of chips around the end of October, including a 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M4 chip, higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, a redesigned Mac mini with M4 and M4 Pro chips, and an iMac with the M4 chip. He said Apple plans to release "at least some" of these Macs on Friday, November 1.
Gurman previously said that Apple would likely hold an October event this year to announce the new Macs, similar to how it introduced the current MacBook Pro and iMac models with M3 chips during a virtual event on October 30 last year. Apple has yet to announce an October event this year, however, and press releases are always possible instead.
Apple is well known for having a culture of secrecy, so this magnitude of leak is rarely seen for its products. As previously mentioned, this could be the most significant leak for Apple since Gizmodo obtained and shared photos of an iPhone 4 prototype that a then-employee of the company accidentally left behind at a bar in California. In that case, Apple got law enforcement involved, but how it acts this time around remains to be seen.
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Not.
It is probably faked instead of actual M4 MacBook Pros.
Alleged photos and videos of an unannounced 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M4 chip continue to surface on social media, in what could be the worst product leak for Apple since an employee accidentally left an iPhone 4 prototype at a bar in California in 2010.
The latest video of what could be a next-generation MacBook Pro was shared on YouTube Shorts today by Russian channel Romancev768, just one day after another Russian channel shared a similar video. The clip shows a box for a 14-inch MacBook Pro that is apparently configured with an M4 chip with a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, and a Space Black finish.
According to the "About This Mac" software menu shown in the video, the MacBook Pro in the video is allegedly an unreleased November 2024 model.
Given this MacBook Pro has the standard M4 chip, instead of a higher-end M4 Pro or M4 Max chip, the leaked unit could be the next entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro. If so, that means the minimum amount of RAM for the MacBook Pro lineup would be doubled from 8GB to 16GB, as previously rumored. A third Thunderbolt 4 port would also be an upgrade for the base model, as the current entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro is equipped with only two Thunderbolt 3 ports. Last, Space Black would be a new color option for the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, as the base model is currently only offered in Space Gray and Silver.
All other specifications listed on the box are familiar, including the display size and resolution, and other ports like MagSafe 3, HDMI, and an SD card slot. In addition, the 14-inch MacBook Pro does not appear to have any noticeable design changes.
Alleged box for 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 chip
Photos of this alleged MacBook Pro box were first shared by the leaker "ShrimpApplePro" on social media platform X last week. At the time, the authenticity of the photos was debated, particularly because the box reuses the same MacBook Pro graphic that appears on the current-generation MacBook Pro boxes. The two unboxing videos increase the likelihood of these leaks being legitimate, but there is no definitive proof.
The source of these leaks is unclear. Last week, "ShrimpApplePro" claimed that at least one of the unannounced 14-inch MacBook Pro units was apparently being offered for sale in a private Facebook group. In a follow-up post on X on Sunday, the leaker claimed that he saw someone online who was apparently advertising 200 of the unannounced 14-inch MacBook Pro units for sale, leading him to believe this leak originates from a warehouse. It is unclear if these details are accurate, but this whole situation is clearly very sketchy.
Even if these leaks are fake, some of the specifications shown are likely accurate regardless. For example, the M4 chip already debuted in the iPad Pro earlier this year, and from that we know that the chip is indeed available with up to a 10-core CPU.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman on Sunday said that he expects Apple to announce the first Macs with the M4 series of chips around the end of October, including a 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M4 chip, higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, a redesigned Mac mini with M4 and M4 Pro chips, and an iMac with the M4 chip. He said Apple plans to release "at least some" of these Macs on Friday, November 1.
Gurman previously said that Apple would likely hold an October event this year to announce the new Macs, similar to how it introduced the current MacBook Pro and iMac models with M3 chips during a virtual event on October 30 last year. Apple has yet to announce an October event this year, however, and press releases are always possible instead.
Apple is well known for having a culture of secrecy, so this magnitude of leak is rarely seen for its products. As previously mentioned, this could be the most significant leak for Apple since Gizmodo obtained and shared photos of an iPhone 4 prototype that a then-employee of the company accidentally left behind at a bar in California. In that case, Apple got law enforcement involved, but how it acts this time around remains to be seen.
Article Link: Apple Potentially Facing Worst Leak Since iPhone 4 Was Left in a Bar