It would be the first time to do such a thing for Apple.
I waited for the release of this year's MBPs. When they were first released in '19 I didn't like it enough and wasn't pressed to update, but by the second half of '22 I was more than ready to.Well, iPhone clearly showed whats coming so take it as a lesson to know next time that waiting 2 years and the give up is not the right call. Either keep waiting or buy when you need it. Simple
Your M2 Max is more than capable. These M3 Pro/Max will be slightly more power efficient, 20-25% faster, probably support more screens and have Thunderbolt 5 support. Nothing to worry about if your workflow doesn’t demand more right now.
I'm not super worried, but you hopefully get where I'm coming fromWell, if you bought this year model in january then you got almost a year out of it. I haven't bought as I need/want raytracing so I didn't get anything but hopefully with the M3 release and raytracing in all variants I'll either get M3 Pro mini or will wait for M3 Max studio (pending various factors).
if you don't need raytracing then don't worry about having M2 as the machine you have will be fine for a long time. I do 3D so raytracing for me is a must. Until its there I'm not getting new machine
I'm perfectly happy with my MBP and a new model won't make it any worse 
Apple's upcoming "Scary Fast" event will focus on the M3 series MacBook Pro models, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo's wording suggests that he is expecting multiple M3 chips rather than just a single M3 chip, hinting at the possibility of M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips.
If Apple does release M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips at once, we can expect to see the new chips introduced in 13-inch, 14-inch, and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
Kuo says that he previously predicted that Apple would not likely introduce new MacBook Pro models in 2023 because of "limited 4Q 23 shipments," and if new MacBook Pros do come out in November or December, the tight supply will last until the first quarter of 2024. Kuo further says that Mac shipments have declined due to the "limited M2 computing power upgrade," which may be the reason why Apple might launch M3 MacBook Pro models with low production volume.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman also says that Apple has been testing M3 Max and M3 Pro MacBook Pro models, suggesting that these machines are going to be refreshed. Gurman just last week claimed that Apple would not update the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M3 Pro and M3 Max chips until early 2024, so it seems that his predictions have since changed.
That Kuo and Gurman are both now suggesting that we'll see 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models at Apple's October event comes as a surprise because much of their prior information pointed toward a 2024 refresh for these devices.
Gurman maintains that Apple will not refresh the MacBook Air models, Mac mini, Mac Studio, or Mac Pro at this time, which leaves the iMac, 13-inch MacBook Pro, 14-inch MacBook Pro, and 16-inch MacBook Pro for the October event. As Gurman has previously pointed out, these are the machines that are facing extended shipping times in Apple's online store.
According to Kuo, if the M3 models don't end up boosting MacBook shipments, there is an increased likelihood of an "all-new design MacBook Pro in 2025" and also a chance Apple will consider a "more affordable MacBook model."
Article Link: Kuo: 'M3 Series MacBook Pro' to Be Focus of Apple's October 30 Event
So.... what's going on with Siri? Is AI team still led by, or did they release from the 'Car Project' senior vice president of Machine Learning and AI Strategy John Giannandrea? The guy brought on some 6-7yrs ago when the world and Apple got a strong wiff that Siri wsa seriously beginning to fall behind, taking 2yrs to bring us 20% more realistic voices and connection to 'Shortcuts', which was simply just a purchase as all the heavy work was already done pre-purchase by Shortcuts creator.
No, it wasn't. When the M1s went into the ipad pros the technical arguments to seperate the ipads from the macbooks were clearly no longer valid. Much like how the studio display has most of the guts of an imac.
Yeah that would be another possible one.(also I just remembered that all the iMacs are bright colors and a dark iMac with M3 series would be very cool going with the dark theme)
Part of my gut thinks Apple desperately wants to reclaim that window in time when everyone was raving about Apple Silicon's performance over Intel/AMD and thats gone now or told with a caveat like "best performance per watt...etc". If they are using the words 'Scary Fast' maybe they are going wow some headlines with M3 series.
I was seriously thinking about picking up a Mac Studio this week on discount from MicroCenter but I'll definitely hold off on what they got cooking up(even though a M2 series chips are far more than I need)
But the larger AnX and now M series chip always follow a 500-day or 1.5 year-ish release cycle, with Mn Pro/Max lacking behind the Mn for 90-ish days. Granted the M2 Pro/Max MacBooks should have been released on October 2022, at October 2023, it still feels too early, unless Apple changed their R&D process and somehow has M3 Pro/Max ready at the same time at M3. M3 is expected though, since it has been about 500 days since M2 came out.For those who said 14" and 16" MBP unlikely due to the fact they were released on January 2023, let us recall that these were delayed due to various production issues. There were supposed to be released in the Fall. Perhaps Apple is getting back to its originally planned release schedule.
Or perhaps we'll all wrong again
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I’m hoping they move the 13” MacBook Pro to M3 and a few other choice component upgrades as I love my M1 and would love to upgrade at this time. I am one of those users that still loves the Touch Bar. Can’t wait to see what Apple has in store for us on Monday.
Do you think there are that many cross shoppers that Apple would even care about that? Maybe in a decade or two if an ARM based Windows OS gains traction and the hardware has matured enough, that argument might gain some validity. Right now, if you walk into a shop to buy a Mac, you aren't cross shopping and the same can be said if your work uses Windows or you want a gaming PC.
After witnessing the announcements from Qualcomm's keynote today, I'm confident they will. A lot to get excited about.
