Apple's Rumored 12-Inch MacBook Could Be Pro Model With M2 Pro and M2 Max

[MacRumors]

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman on Thursday reported that Apple is considering launching an all-new 12-inch notebook at the end of 2023 or in early 2024. Gurman said it is unclear if the 12-inch model would be a low-end MacBook or a higher-end MacBook Pro.

Twitter user "Majin Bu" has since claimed that the model will be a new 12-inch MacBook Pro that may be equipped with Apple's next-generation M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. In the MacBook Pro, Gurman said the M2 Max will feature a 12-core CPU and up to a 38-core GPU, while the M1 Max maxes out with a 10-core CPU and a 32-core GPU.

Apple has released both lower-end and higher-end 12-inch notebooks in the past. At the low end, Apple introduced an ultra-thin 12-inch MacBook that weighed just two pounds in 2015, but the notebook was discontinued in 2019. And at the higher end, Apple offered a 12-inch PowerBook G4 in the mid-2000s, prior to the original MacBook Pro.

In any case, Apple silicon chips deliver impressive performance per watt, paving the way for Apple to introduce ultra-portable, high-performance MacBooks without the thermal constraints of Intel processors that the company used over the last decade and a half.

Majin Bu has a hit-or-miss track record with Apple rumors, but he has gained some credibility recently after tweeting that Apple was planning a new 14.1-inch iPad Pro. The rumor has since been backed by very reliable display industry consultant Ross Young, who tweeted that his supply chain sources have confirmed that Apple is indeed planning a new 14.1-inch iPad Pro with a mini-LED display that could launch in 2023.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1535235336804212737

Article Link: Apple's Rumored 12-Inch MacBook Could Be Pro Model With M2 Pro and M2 Max

 

[BF1M]

lol jeez…ok.

 

[UltimateSyn]

That's an interesting claim. So we'd have...

12" / 14" / 16" MacBook Pro
13" / 15" MacBook Air

M2 Max in a 12" chassis, though? Sounds like it would be incredibly thermally limited.

 

[dantracht]

Interesting to say the least. Loved the 2016 12” I had.

 

[MayaUser]

M2 Pro/Max in that tiny clamshell?? come on...physics tells us what is all about
Not going to happen in the 12" laptop. If its coming in early 2024 it can get the M3 3nm

 

[TSE]

I'm back, bitches!


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[stevemiller]

add it to your bingo card along side flat-edged Apple Watch and MacBook Air in iMac colours.

 

[norwaypianoman]

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman on Thursday reported that Apple is considering launching an all-new 12-inch notebook at the end of 2023 or in early 2024. Gurman said it is unclear if the 12-inch model would be a low-end MacBook or a higher-end MacBook Pro.

Twitter user "Majin Bu" has since claimed that the model will be a new 12-inch MacBook Pro that may be equipped with Apple's next-generation M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. In the MacBook Pro, Gurman said the M2 Max will feature a 12-core CPU and up to a 38-core GPU, while the M1 Max maxes out with a 10-core CPU and a 32-core GPU.

Apple has released both lower-end and higher-end 12-inch notebooks in the past. At the low end, Apple introduced an ultra-thin 12-inch MacBook that weighed just two pounds in 2015, but the notebook was discontinued in 2019. And at the higher end, Apple offered a 12-inch PowerBook G4 in the mid-2000s, prior to the original MacBook Pro.

In any case, Apple silicon chips deliver impressive performance per watt, paving the way for Apple to introduce ultra-portable, high-performance MacBooks without the thermal constraints of Intel processors that the company used over the last decade and a half.

Majin Bu has a hit-or-miss track record with Apple rumors, but he has gained some credibility recently after tweeting that Apple was planning a new 14.1-inch iPad Pro. The rumor has since been backed by very reliable display industry consultant Ross Young, who tweeted that his supply chain sources have confirmed that Apple is indeed planning a new 14.1-inch iPad Pro with a mini-LED display that could launch in 2023.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1535235336804212737

Article Link: Apple's Rumored 12-Inch MacBook Could Be Pro Model With M2 Pro and M2 Max

Anyway, I am buying a M2 Max in november.

 

[Fragment]

Waiting for 16" M2 Max.

 

[1Peace]

12-inch is way too small for professional usage when you need to spend long hours in front of it.

 

[KrisLord]

Just when you thought that the lineup was starting to look a bit more coherent…

 

[GooseInTheCaboose]

Interesting, but these rumors make no sense.

 

[Eidorian]

The obsession with showing off GPU optimized tasks is getting old.

 

[unchecked]

And how are they going to price this thing?

M2 Pro below the M2?
12” above the 13”?

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Apple should really name the 12-inch MacBook Air SE.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

The obsession with showing off GPU optimized tasks is getting old.

I agree. Not sure why Apple is even calling it the M2 chip. The chip is more like M1 (S). I honestly feel like it was put together very last minute.

 

[Andres Cantu]

I do see a 12” M2 happening, but not a 12” M2 Pro or much less an M2 Max, for the same reasons that there is no iPhone 13 Pro mini nor an iPad Pro mini.

More likely is an 18” MacBook Pro Max, imo.

 

[FNH15]

Apple should really name the 12-inch MacBook Air SE.

The 12.4-inch MaBook Air SE with M2 Max Ultra in Midnight.

Rolls right off the tongue!

In all seriousness a 12-inch Pro laptop would be amazing, and a great companion to my current 16 inch for traveling and what not.

 

[senttoschool]

Not buying this rumor.

The thermals won't make any sense.

 

[emmab2006]

I have to ask.. at this point why does anyone listen to Gurman? he’s wrong 80% of the time, and when he’s proved wrong he just says he never said that. Despite clearly saying it.

 

[Eidorian]

I agree. Not sure why Apple is even calling it the M2 chip. The chip is more like M1 (S). I honestly feel like it was put together very last minute.

It's great for someone making money being trapped in the ecosystem with applications that leverage GPU power under OS X. It's also great for canned benchmarks to show off for marketing.

For everyone else it's wasted die space that sits idle.

 

[visualseed]

If that is true, I would say Apple finally understands the compact device market.

 

[jclardy]

Woah, 12" MacBook Pro would be insane, I'd be onboard if it had 120hz + multiple TB4 (both sides) + magsafe. 14" MBP has battery life for days, 12" would be just fine.

 

[ascender]

That doesn't make any sense does it? The new Pro machines are Pro because they are designed for maximum performance without compromise - so are larger to accommodate better cooling systems and larger batteries.

A 12" MacBook based on them would probably look like the old 12" PowerBook G4s!

I will absolutely buy a new M2-based 12" ultrabook, but I can't see how they make that a Pro-branded laptop. Other than cost of course!

 

[senttoschool]

I agree. Not sure why Apple is even calling it the M2 chip. The chip is more like M1 (S). I honestly feel like it was put together very last minute.

Bad take.

M2 is using A15 cores. The performance is as expected.

You don't put chips like this together last minute. Engineers start planning chips 3-4 years before launch.