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New MacBook Pros Likely to Launch at Apple Event This Month, Says Gurman
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I don’t see why it’s impossible that both the 13 and a rumoured 14-inch model couldn’t coexist.
Apple sold both a two port and four port 13-inch for ages that were quite different under the skin, no reason they couldn’t continue the trend.
It is already of questionable value to have both an M1 Air and Pro, but obviously the can get a decent number of people to stump up the extra even though for many there will be little to no benefit.
At least an M1 13 Pro and an M1X 14 Pro are far enough apart to make sims sense.
Mark Gurman: 86.5% accurate - AppleTrack
Since Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman began his career reporting on Apple rumors as a teenager at 9to5Mac, he has leaked countless products and even more features: he’s now widely regarded as one of the greatest Apple leakers of all-time. Rumor list 2022 ⏳ iOS 16 public beta releasing alongside beta 3 ⏳...
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I don't know the guy, but I find it strange that, on macRUMORS, Gurman is so much disparaged despite being the main source of accurate leaks.
As for Prosser, and don't mind him. I think many don't like his style in YouTube videos.
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The 13" base model MacBook Pro has always had similar performance as the MacBook Air did (even back when they both used Intel U series chips). The reason the base Model MacBook Pro exists is because Intel 15 watt U series chips began to be too much for the MacBook Air to handle thermally.
The 4-port 13" MacBook Pro that is still sold today with Intel will be replaced by the rumoured 14" model as a higher tier of product which, for the first time maybe, will have similar performance as the 16" model.
The only reason to listen is that he’s bandwagoning onto an already established rumor. No news here.
An established rumor based on his own leak, BTW. Gurman has been predicting the release of new MacBook Pros this fall, at least since July.
Granted, his latest newsletter is a rehash of what he's already said. I suppose he just got another tip from cupertino.
On a different thread, there was a discussion of MacBook Pro vs PowerBook for best Apple laptop name. In this context, I really like PowerBook M2 as a now/nostalgia name for the upcoming releases.
Because he is annoying and pompous, or so I have heard.He has better stats that Prosser, and most of his predictions are not about sating the obvious. Just read the list.Mark Gurman: 86.5% accurate - AppleTrack
Since Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman began his career reporting on Apple rumors as a teenager at 9to5Mac, he has leaked countless products and even more features: he’s now widely regarded as one of the greatest Apple leakers of all-time. Rumor list 2022 ⏳ iOS 16 public beta releasing alongside beta 3 ⏳...
I don't know the guy, but I find it strange that, on macRUMORS, Gurman is so much disparaged despite being the main source of accurate leaks.
As for Prosser, and don't mind him. I think many don't like his style in YouTube videos.
I'm glad you feel qualified to interpret me.
There are two tiers of MBPs and it may be that eventually they'll coalesce but I'm talking about this announcement timeframe and not in some indeterminate timeframe. I've likely been buying Macs and computing devices longer than you so I'm quite adept at understanding technology and my needs and the confluence of the two.
I would almost agree, but I think Apple is prioritizing its chip inventory for the iPhone 13/13 Pro and soon Apple Watch 7 models. The fact Apple has yet to announce the AirPods 3 and the MacBook Pro 14" and 16" is quite telling.
Well, his leak plus Kuo, Nikkei Asia, Trendforce, and DigiTimes. Could also add Morgan Stanley and Wedbush but they guessed WWDC (then again, Gurman guessed this summer).
You want nostalgia, you're going to love the "iBook M2"!
Haha true! I kept a few iBooks running back in the day. I thought they were great little laptops!
I believe the last gen base Intel MB Air ran at 1.1ghz with an i3 quad core. The base Intel MB Pro ran at 2.0ghz i5 quad. This doesn't explain why they became so close in features and price in today's offerings. They both have M1 chips which is odd.
The new ports are no excitement considering they previously existed on the last gen MB Pro. They're supposedly bringing back what they took away. It's also a big question mark if the M1 will be upgraded in all the other Macs since it's now a year old.
I recently bought a iPad Pro 12.9 and its great but isn't a laptop replacement. If the touch screen isn't a big deal for you, just buy an M1 MB Pro or wait for the upcoming new MB Pro. Much better battery life and has a keyboard and trackpad (no need to buy those expensive iPad accessories).
Do we not have any indicators of the performance of these chips? Don't we typically see them showing up in advance on Geekbench?