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Not all surprised by the lack of WiFi 7 in the AVP but very surprised by the lack of 6E. If there is one device that would benefit from lower latency connections, it’s the AVP with its beautiful dual 4K+ displays.
 
I won't be satisfied until I can export my videos before I am done editing. 🤣

It worked in Spaceballs, come on Apple!
 
Maybe it’s just me, but I still don’t understand these days that when they bring out new generations of products, they stick to the former gen wallpaper on the box.
It happens with this iPad Pro, and also if you look at iPad Mini 6 to 7, same wallpaper. As if you’re buying a 0,5 gen upgrade. Which actually is the case with just a chip upgrade, of course.
 
Basically “chip and ship” updates.

I’m a little surprised Vision Pro doesn’t get N1, but then again it’s a commercial failure so the SoC update is really just to keep it from becoming a brown banana.
I’d assume that WiFi 6e or 7 would require antenna changes which probably wouldn’t be worth it for what looks like a spec bump.
 
I'm way more excited for all the 'secondary' products, like the ATV and airtags.
Both of those are well overdue. And they are cheap and items that I use daily (well the AirTags aren't checked daily, but they are in places like my car and my keychain to serve a purpose and they are in station daily). So for me both of those are basically instant buys.

Now will the M5 Pro iPad convince me to upgrade from my M1 Pro iPad? That is also a daily used item (both at home and at work). But I'm not sure I'd see enough functional increased value to justify that $1,000 or so price (would also include buying a new keyboard case).
 
The M3 chip was released via press release. The article says M1-M4 was via event.

I know this because my M1 fried for no reason so I was forced to buy an M2 immediately, and weeks after my return date the M3 MBP popped up in an unexpected PR…

Yup, I’m on an M2 still with a hardly working M1 repair with no screen.

So yeah, it makes no sense that we’re goin to see an M5 in 2026 via event. Unless there’s something we do not know like massive architectural change which has been rumored but no details exist…

We know it’s still the 3nm node so… yeah. M5 MBP in October 2025 as far as all logic points.

Via press release.
 
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