M4 MacBook Air Production to Begin Soon, M4 Mac Studio Delayed

[MacRumors]

Apple will soon start production on M4 versions of the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models ahead of an early 2025 launch, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. There are no new design changes planned for the MacBook Air models, and the focus will be on the M4 chip.

Apple is working to bring the M4 chip to the entire Mac lineup, and the first Macs with M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips are set to be introduced next week. Apple has plans for new Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and iMac models.

The MacBook Air models will follow in the early months of 2025, between January and March. After that, Apple plans to refresh the Mac Studio. Gurman claims that the Mac Studio was on track to be updated alongside the MacBook Air, but it is now going to see a refresh between March and June. In prior articles, he has said the Mac Studio would come out in mid-2025, so it is unclear what has changed.

An M4 Mac Pro is in development as well, but it is not likely to come out until later in 2025.

Around the time when the MacBook Air models come out in early 2025, Apple will also refresh the iPhone SE, the iPad Air, the low-cost iPad, and introduce a new keyboard designed for the iPad Air. 2025 will also see the debut of a new home hub device that has a small, square screen.

Article Link: M4 MacBook Air Production to Begin Soon, M4 Mac Studio Delayed

 

[bizzaregood]

They need to get out a new Mac Pro.. they cant keep leaving it behind.

 

[DBZmusicboy01]

Tim Cooking another Delay 😒

 

[JanoschR]

Nothing has changed. The Mac Studio will be released at WWDC.

 

[MayaUser]

Mark G said Mac Studio and Mac Pro will not come with macbook air in spring but second half 2025...so Gurman never claimed that the Mac Studio was on track to be updated alongside the MacBook Air,

 

[neo_cs193p]

I hope "no design changes" actually means "adding USB-C on the right side".

 

[dugbug]

hope this means the m4 ultra is a thing

 

[jz0309]

Gurman claims that the Mac Studio was on track to be updated alongside the MacBook Air, but it is now going to see a refresh between March and June. In prior articles, he has said the Mac Studio would come out in mid-2025, so it is unclear what has changed.

so the "delay" is on the timeline Gurman dreams up ... since no-one has seen Apple's timeline ...
Typical Gurman pedaling back ...

 

[CWallace]

hope this means the m4 ultra is a thing

That could be the reason for this supposed "delay".

 

[Rychiar]

They need to get out a new Mac Pro.. they cant keep leaving it behind.

meh, should discontinue it as is

 

[sw1tcher]

They need to get out a new Mac Pro.. they cant keep leaving it behind.

I'm sure they're working hard on it. You know how Apple is. Why "put something out there and have it be sort of a mess. Apple's point of view is more like, 'Let's try to get each piece right and release it when it's ready.'" 😉

 

[turbineseaplane]

Another delay?

How are things this broken at Apple?

 

[turbineseaplane]

They need to get out a new Mac Pro.. they cant keep leaving it behind.

(2013 MacPro has entered the chat)

 

[Ethosik]

How flipping hard is it to create just a standard desktop for goodness sake.

 

[Manzanito]

Thank god they left intel behind and now they can update their desktops on a timely manner…

 

[CWallace]

They need to get out a new Mac Pro.. they cant keep leaving it behind.

meh, should discontinue it as is

Per channel data analysts, the Mac Pro is the second most-popular Mac desktop (behind the iMac and ahead of the Studio and mini).

Another delay?

How are things this broken at Apple?

How flipping hard is it to create just a standard desktop for goodness sake.

The general expectation was that a new Mac Studio would arrive at WWDC, so this "delay" may not actually be a delay and Gurman is re-trenching from a previously too-optimistic release schedule. If there is a "delay", then it could be due to the M4 Ultra SoC taking longer to enter "mass production" than originally planned.

 

[gusping]

They need to get out a new Mac Pro.. they cant keep leaving it behind.

I bet sales have dropped significantly versus the previous Mac Pro, which already didn't sell in vast quantities. There is virtually no reason to buy it over the Studio.

 

[Allen_Wentz]

Another delay?

How are things this broken at Apple?

Are you suggesting that Apple is not the world's largest most successful tech company? Is that what you mean by broken?

 

[McWetty]

Fine with me. Gives me time to save up. My M1Max Studio is still flying.

 

[Rychiar]

the only m4 I care about and want is the studio so of course its delayed. they'll release it right before m5 and ill be annoyed again

 

[Rychiar]

Fine with me. Gives me time to save up. My M1Max Studio is still flying.

why upgrade at all? you'll still get apple intelligence on that.

 

[iSandrotto]

Wonder why Gurman calls it a "delay" when he previously commented that the M4 Studio was to be announced around mid next year? To me, an announcement between March and June next year is the opposite of a delay if WWDC was previously rumored announcement date.
Or did I miss something?

 

[turbineseaplane]

I bet sales have dropped significantly versus the previous Mac Pro, which already didn't sell in vast quantities. There is virtually no reason to buy it over the Studio.

Yeah, the MP is a weird thing to even offer in the ASi era in my view

They'd probably sell just as many MPs if still offered with Intel chips (and continued expandability / dual booting, etc)

 

[Chuckeee]

Typical Gurman pedaling back ...

so this "delay" may not actually be a delay and Gurman is re-trenching from a previously too-optimistic release schedule.

More like Gurman throwing more guesses at the wall. This way he can cover all his bases and claim victory no matter what the outcome actually is.

 

[Peter_M]

I bet sales have dropped significantly versus the previous Mac Pro, which already didn't sell in vast quantities. There is virtually no reason to buy it over the Studio.

Yeah, unless Apple comes up with a "quadruple" M4 Extreme CPU, the Mac Pro is just an overpriced fashion statement IMO.