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Bloomberg: Apple Likely to Hold Mac Launch Event on October 30 or 31
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The article states the iMac is the only device left with M1. Thats not accurate. The 13.3 MacBook Air still has M1. Are they planning on finally ending it? Pity because it still sells decently.
Analysts like monkeys throwing stuff at walls, see if anything sticks. From no new Macs one week to a new Macs and no event the following week to an entire Mac event the week after that lol….
These rumors don't add up.
An M3 release would update the MBA's, not the 14/16" MBPs.
The iMac is a prime candidate for M2, and reengineering its logic board to fit an M2 Pro might partially explain/excuse the delay.
As for the others... maybe this is a RAM price cut and spec bump? 25-33% price cut on RAM upgrades, with the 13" MBP now starting with 12GB RAM standard? Maybe the 14/16" MBPs now have 24GB/48GB ram upgrade options? (Wishful thinking. I'm starting to look for a new laptop and don't want to replace my 8GB/512GB 2015 with another 8GB/512GB in M2)
An M3 release would update the MBA's, not the 14/16" MBPs.
The iMac is a prime candidate for M2, and reengineering its logic board to fit an M2 Pro might partially explain/excuse the delay.
As for the others... maybe this is a RAM price cut and spec bump? 25-33% price cut on RAM upgrades, with the 13" MBP now starting with 12GB RAM standard? Maybe the 14/16" MBPs now have 24GB/48GB ram upgrade options? (Wishful thinking. I'm starting to look for a new laptop and don't want to replace my 8GB/512GB 2015 with another 8GB/512GB in M2)
I tend to agree. iMac to M2 and perhaps M2 Pro and or Ultra versions. I suspect the M3 is a mid-2024 product, perhaps announced mid-year with far launch.
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We’re exactly a week before this speculated event, or 8 days. So an invite today or tomorrow isn’t really far fetched.
I hope this happens because Apple has not launched too many products this year. Looking forward to see what will be launched!
While they have introduced the base M chip first, I don't agree with the low value/$ comparison. MBPs tend to be 2x the cost of an Air, so given the performance of the base chip, unless you need the higher performance for some reason, the Air series is a good value / $ for most users.
As for desktops, the iMac has been slotted in as the all-in-one for non-power users with the Studio and upgraded mii the solution for power users; I suspect part of that is many users who want the more powerful processors will want larger or better screens than on an iMac.
For the love of all that is good and decent, launch an updated 27" iMac (Non-Pro) or a new 32" iMac (Non-Pro) sometime soon!
iMac could still get M3 while the MacBook Airs wait until spring given they don’t really compete with each other. Someone who wants/needs a laptop isn’t likely to switch to an AIO desktop because it has more power.
Also it’s not inconceivable the MacBook 13.6 and 15 get M3 as well given M2 Pro/Max would still be more powerful.
Also it’s not inconceivable the MacBook 13.6 and 15 get M3 as well given M2 Pro/Max would still be more powerful.
Please stop listening to Gurman. He's been wrong so many times. Plus a lot of these recent rumors sound like honeypots to sniff out sources which in turn will mean worse rumors.
Don’t we love a rumor which will be confirmed or debunked within a week? 😄
Another vote for that. I'd love to be able to add iCloud as another backup destination in Time Machine.
And just Friday the report was that there were no new macs or iPads the rest of 2023. What a difference a weekend makes! Some factory must have been working 3 shifts in overtime!
I am just about to buy a Mac Studio M2 Ultra. Surely an update after only a few months can't be on. Though I have seen reductions in the UK for this machine of £200 & £400.
The 13" M2 MBA has been consistently on sale for $899 over the last month or so. This shows me that Apple could easily keep it around in the lineup and sell it for $999 (finally retiring the M1 MBA). Then the M3 version would take the $1099 slot. This would be a much cleaner lineup.
At the time it was rumoured the M2 14/16 inch pros were meant to launch in Oct/Nov 2022, and were just a few months late, so if we do see their M3 successors it would just be a reversion to form. On that basis I do think this is plausible.
MacBooks pro make zero sense without M3. Sounds fishy. Is Apple trying to find the leakers with false rumors?
I would like a new 24" iMac that can support 2 x 4k external displays, so I can fit it between my two LH 24" UltraFine displays for a triple display setup.