Any news on the 14-inch MBP? I’m surprised they didn’t make the ARM MBP in a slimmer bezel.
It could still be 14" - Kuo said "similar to the 13.3" MBP form factor", not "exactly a 13.3" MBP form factor".
This might explain why the 13.3" received a spec bump recently and not replaced with a 14" model as has been rumored.
So, I guess the updated 16-inch this year will be a minor spec upgrade then next summer we could get the ARM version?
Unfortunate they didn't do a mid-way refresh of the 16" with 10th gen (if nothing more than for that sweet 5.3Ghz single core boost clock).
I am a bit surprised the 16" MBP has not gone to 10th Generation Intel CPUs since they are (finally) now available. Perhaps they are still trying to clear through their Gen9 motherboard stock since 10th Gen uses a new socket.
I don't understand why they would release another Intel iMac if they plan to completely switch over to Arm. Why draw out the transition longer?
Because the Intel Macs are on old CPU and GPU architectures. Intel has also stopped making the 8th generation CPUs the 21.5" model and lower-end 27" models use. So Apple has to do a CPU upgrade and AMD now has fairly better GPUs that can be added, as well.
So basically, spec update with 10th gen Intel CPU after WWDC, but no change to the form factor (no new design, no T2, no new cooling) until the ARM iMac is released late this year (or early next year).
There have been rumors that Apple will drop the Fusion Drive from the Intel iMac line and go-all SSD this year which would mean the next Intel iMacs would get T2 chips.
But does ARM require a different form factor? ARM chips supposedly won't need as much cooling, and there won't need to be a T2 chip either.
The 24" ARM iMac is rumored to look like a large iPad Pro (so slab sides, rounded corners with minimal bezels) and that form factor won't work for Intel+AMD unless it's multiple inches thick to handle the cooling system.
So sounds like the new 24" iMac will only be AMD and the 21.5" and 27" will soldier on in their current (old) form factors.
Pros can't Count On on the Arm-based computer to get their work done.
Might be why Apple is only moving two models to ARM then and leaving the rest Intel for now (with spec updates).
I've "heard" (don't know where from) that transition away from Intel will make already poor gaming selection even worse. Is that true?
ARM iMacs will likely only be able to play Apple Arcade games. They will certainly not be able to play Windows games (at least with any kind of performance via emulation).
Not sure the relevance of this - even if they don’t announce specific hardware, they will announce Arm. And these rumors are talking about machines being released Q4 or Q1 next year, so no reason to “announce” them now.
I expect Apple to unveil the 24" ARM iMac, but not announce a sale date to consumers. I also expect the first shipments will go to developers (so likely order using Develop IDs) to create and test applications. Then consumer sales in 2021.
