Kuo: Next 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro Will Have Limited New Features

[MacRumors]

Apple's next-generation 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will feature new chips, but few other changes, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

In a post on Medium today, Kuo said Apple has lowered its fourth quarter shipment forecast for the new MacBook Pro models by 20% to 30% before mass production of the notebooks begins due to lower than expected demand. Kuo said signs of a recession and fewer people working from home are two reasons for Apple's reduction in orders, while "limited new selling points" for the new MacBook Pro models may also impact demand.

"The main upgrade of the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros is only the adoption of new processors," wrote Kuo, in the Medium post. "The limited new selling points may also result in lower-than-expected demand."

It's unsurprising that few changes are planned for the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models given the notebooks launched with a significant redesign in October 2021 that included a notch at the top of the display, the return of ports like MagSafe and HDMI, and more. MacBooks often go multiple generations between major hardware changes.

The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models are expected to be equipped with Apple's M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, which Kuo believes will remain 5nm. Apple is expected to hold an event in October focused on new iPad and Mac models, but it's unclear if the new MacBook Pro models will be announced at that event or at some point next year.

Article Link: Kuo: Next 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro Will Have Limited New Features

 

[4743913]

rubbing my m2 midnight air while reading this...

 

[roland.g]

They are laptops. Faster, better battery. What else can you really expect. It's a laptop.

 

[neuropsychguy]

Call me shocked and get me an ambulance! This has to be the most unsurprising rumor in a long time.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Personally, I think they will be announced in Spring 2023 at, the Apple event.

If apple is only going to upgrade the 14" & 16" MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro/M2 Max Chips. At least offer them in new colors, please. Hint: MacBook Pro 14" / 16" model in Midnight.

 

[NT1440]

What new features are necessary?

 

[syklee26]

Does it even need a new feature other than newer processor?

 

[gknewell]

This is a feature I look for in all my laptops.

 

[boak]

Update via press release early next year?

 

[thevelvetdevil]

I mean the current design is only a year old, and they really knocked it out of the park with that design refresh...

 

[ProfessionalFan]

rubbing my m2 midnight air while reading this...

Whatever floats your boat! Just make sure to use the Apple polishing cloth after because it'll be full of fingerprints.

I love that machine by the way, that midnight color is so good.

 

[ghanwani]

So they’ll be called Limited Edition?

 

[t0rqx]

The M1 Pro/Max are amazing I truly wonder if they run hotter with the small gains they bring. If so, is it worth it to wait for the M2 Pro/Max.

 

[walnuts]

How can unreleased MacBooks have lower than expected demand? They are lowering previous sales projections? But its all "expected" at this point right? I don't mean to nitpick over words but it makes it sound like the revisions are unsuccessful somehow (clickbait how many apple products are panned as failures with "lower than expected demand").

 

[Ceecephous]

Apple really thinks people will buy a new laptop every other year?

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Apple really thinks people will buy a new laptop every other year?

Some do, but they know not everyone will. There are people who didn't buy the M1 edition of this who now will buy it.

 

[ilikewhey]

The M1 Pro/Max are amazing I truly wonder if they run hotter with the small gains they bring. If so, is it worth it to wait for the M2 Pro/Max.

given how m2 is essentially a overclocked version of m1, i wouldn't hold my breath for any type of leaps and bounds we got from intel to m1. m3 with 3nm finfet is gonna be the next big thing for apple silicons.

 

[antiprotest]

I will wait till the next MacBook that has UNLIMITED new features.

 

[CarAnalogy]

At first I read it as top notch display which is true in every sense.

But yeah not surprising and I'm glad for once an Apple product I just bought isn't being immediately made obsolete by a new release.

 

[alexandr]

Personally, I think they will be announced in Spring 2023 at, the Apple event.

If apple is only going to upgrade the 14" & 16" MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro/M2 Max Chips. At least offer them in new colors, please. Hint: MacBook Pro 14" / 16" model in Midnight.

I don't think they're going to be introducing new colors for MBPs. Also it doesn't seem that the midnight is a big hit due to how easily stained they are.

 

[tygurr]

Hopefully get rid of the notch

 

[SactoGuy18]

I think the next possible change but won't come until 2023: replacing the MagSafe connector with a USB-IF Power Delivery 3.1-compatible Type C port. PD 3.1 supports up to 240 watt initial charging rate, so that eliminates one of the advantages of the MagSafe connector.

 

[Shirasaki]

This is the downside of producing your first generation product way better than what it supposed to be (M1 Pro still run around M2 in terms of everything, for example). Lmao. Not to mention M2 CPU improvement is only up to 15% compared to M1 on paper, which is pretty modest.

I dont know what those Wall Street maniacs want. Apple shipping 3x of M2 Pro Macbook Pro this year compared to last year or sth? -_-

 

[Kazgarth]

Just release it in midnight blue and it will be selling like hot cakes.

 

[nfl46]

Apple really thinks people will buy a new laptop every other year?

Lol. Exactly. I think the same applies to the iPad.