Apple's Supply Chain Gears Up for MacBook Pro Models With M4 Chips

[Kottu]

Wonder if it's time to upgrade my Macbook Pro M1?

It all depends on your needs. For me I can keep my M1 Pro until it breaks down or can’t install latest macOs. An M4 would be almost twice faster than M1 but I hardly ever gonna notice. I like the black colour though.
If MB Air had same display as in Pros, I would buy one today.

 

[Will Co]

2018 Intel MBP 16 starting to creak after 6 years of daily hard use. Still fundamentally working, but lots of fan activity despite cleaning, and a clear sign of battery degradation. I make extensive use of VMs running Windows workloads, but I'm now satisfied that Win11 on Arm on AS via either vmWare or Parallels is viable, having run a mockup test on an M2 Mac mini that I got hold of second-hand. So, Apple, bring the M4 MBP 16. Bring it soon, please. Like, this month. Tomorrow would be better.

 

[nikaru]

Enough talking about it ... release 'em!

Go to Russia and buy one today!

 

[richinaus]

Yes, definitely. The M4 will be a huge upgrade for you.

I question the need to move to an M4 tbh.
I am a power user, and have all sorts of 3D + graphic apps running plus through a studio display and it performs very well [working professionally]. Obviously we can always have more speed and power, but Apple certainly did an amazing job with the M1 chips.

 

[Bearygoodfries1]

Here’s hoping the 16” MBP starts with at least 20 GB RAM, or 1TB SSD.

If it’s the same as the current base 16” MBP, then I hope it at least starts cheaper and the upgrades are less expensive 😭

 

[RRF985]

Considering getting a 14" MBP when it's released. I'll be coming from a 2019 16" i9. I'm tired of the excessive heat any time I do anything and just ready for some newer tech. I'm really excited to go down to 14" as I haven't enjoyed the larger 16" as much as I thought I would. I think this will be a huge upgrade. I'm ready as soon as Apple releases.

 

[StoneJack]

Got base configuration 14inch m3 macbook pro few months ago in good deal….still going strong but cant wait see newer models. Hope for lighter macs

 

[DarthDon]

Can't wait for the 5-Port russian version 🤣.

 

[DarthDon]

Considering getting a 14" MBP when it's released. I'll be coming from a 2019 16" i9. I'm tired of the excessive heat any time I do anything and just ready for some newer tech. I'm really excited to go down to 14" as I haven't enjoyed the larger 16" as much as I thought I would. I think this will be a huge upgrade. I'm ready as soon as Apple releases.

You must do a very heavy load. My 16" I9 32 512 ist qiet and not even getting warm @ daily tasks or video playing. I'll personally think, all of them (even the newer ones) start to cook with the right load?

 

[joloriquelme]

RAM's fine in my current base model M1 Pro 14", but I came short with the 512 GB storage for storing my entire iCloud photo library offline.

Looking forward to the M4 Pro 14" with 18 GB RAM and 1 TB storage. If they bring Wi-Fi 7, I'm buying day-one.

 

[anakin44011]

Considering getting a 14" MBP when it's released. I'll be coming from a 2019 16" i9. I'm tired of the excessive heat any time I do anything and just ready for some newer tech. I'm really excited to go down to 14" as I haven't enjoyed the larger 16" as much as I thought I would. I think this will be a huge upgrade. I'm ready as soon as Apple releases.

Coming from an Intel machine - you can pick up an M3 model on sale and it will be so fast, you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between it and the M4.

 

[Chuckeee]

If Apple is planning on selling new M4 MacBooks by the beginning of November, I would have thought production would have already been going on months.

This whole rumor just seems really really really stale. Seems like “Apple supply chain gears up” for production months not weeks from world wide product release.

 

[michelg1970]

The only problem I have with the new Mac mini form factor is that it won't line up perfectly when stacked on top of my M1 Mac mini.

Scrap the M1 MM and just buy two new MM's because they stack so well together ;-)

 

[RRF985]

You must do a very heavy load. My 16" I9 32 512 ist qiet and not even getting warm @ daily tasks or video playing. I'll personally think, all of them (even the newer ones) start to cook with the right load?

Yea i'm sure the newer ones get warm at some point still. I just don't feel like I do very intensive tasks but idk maybe I do.

Coming from an Intel machine - you can pick up an M3 model on sale and it will be so fast, you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between it and the M4.

I've actually considered it. I've been looking in the Refurbished section the last week or so seeing what's in there. I almost pulled the trigger a week ago. Maybe when the M4 releases the prices will drop more. I'm willing to wait and see.

 

[drrich2]

I've been looking in the Refurbished section the last week or so seeing what's in there. I almost pulled the trigger a week ago.

Best Buy has had some good sales lately, and Black Friday isn’t far off.

 

[JSRinUK]

I’ve been finding reasons not to buy a new Mac year on year. I’m thinking 2024 may be the year I finally have no reasons.

 

[GregoriousMan]

It all depends on your needs. For me I can keep my M1 Pro until it breaks down or can’t install latest macOs. An M4 would be almost twice faster than M1 but I hardly ever gonna notice. I like the black colour though.
If MB Air had same display as in Pros, I would buy one today.

The improvements are really incremental these days unless you're doing CPU-intensive tasks. I have an M1 Pro that will last me another 3 years no problem.

 

[mrr]

Getting ready for a Mac Mini M4.

 

[SparkSuspect]

I'm running a mid-2014 MBP that keeps chugging along... but it's on its last legs. I reeeeally need them to release the new ones soon before this one implodes!

 

[drrich2]

I’ve been finding reasons not to buy a new Mac year on year. I’m thinking 2024 may be the year I finally have no reasons.

Fair enough. From that varied input I've seen, sounds like the M4 Macs will likely have TB 4, not 5, whereas Thunderbolt 5 peripherals are trickling out and external TB 5 SSDs have much faster data transfer speeds (though I'm not sure how much you'd notice in day-to-day use). Given Apple's high-priced internal SSD upgrade prices, if you plan to use an external and tend to keep your Macs several years, might be something to consider.

 

[RedTheReader]

2018 Intel MBP 16 starting to creak after 6 years of daily hard use. Still fundamentally working, but lots of fan activity despite cleaning, and a clear sign of battery degradation. I make extensive use of VMs running Windows workloads, but I'm now satisfied that Win11 on Arm on AS via either vmWare or Parallels is viable, having run a mockup test on an M2 Mac mini that I got hold of second-hand. So, Apple, bring the M4 MBP 16. Bring it soon, please. Like, this month. Tomorrow would be better.

I think yours might be a 2019 machine. Or maybe you have a 15" model. The 16" Intel models were not introduced until the fall of 2019.

 

[awsco9]

Been hunting for an M3 PRO refurb and it's finally on the refurb store a month later. We're like single digit days from the M4 announcement though. Not sure if I pull the trigger and lean on the 15 day return period for refurbs if the M4 sounds more compelling, or just wait it out a bit longer and hope the M3 refurbs aren't snatched up in the next two or so weeks. FWIW I'm in Canada, so not as many Black Friday deals and other opportunities to snag M3's cheaper.

 

[snipr125]

It seems inconceivable that Apple would announce M4 Macs with only a press release, especially if the Mac mini is getting its first redesign in 15 years.

Absolutely, and I reckon the Mac Mini will be the main event as its the product they can talk about the most because of its redesign.

 

[svish]

Looking forward to seeing the new Macs this month. Hopefully it will have an increase in RAM for the base models

 

[Skoobunny]

Yea i'm sure the newer ones get warm at some point still. I just don't feel like I do very intensive tasks but idk maybe I do.



I've actually considered it. I've been looking in the Refurbished section the last week or so seeing what's in there. I almost pulled the trigger a week ago. Maybe when the M4 releases the prices will drop more. I'm willing to wait and see.

I just bought a Mac Book Pro M3 Pro 18GB/2TB. I hope Apple Intelligence never runs on it.