Well… I am not going to buy a 2021 MacBook Pro in 2023 (to replace my 2018 MBP). I've thought about getting a M2 MacBook Air… but no USB-C port on the right side is a deal breaker for me.
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Next-Generation MacBook Pro Models With M2 Pro and M2 Max Chips Reportedly 'Delayed Once Again'
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In one year my MacBook Pro M1 Max battery's capacity has dropped to 85% already. 
M2 has 20 billion transistors, 25% more than M1. That's the difference between 5N and 5N+. If you don't want that spec bump, somebody else will.
Maybe we should just stop updating the MacBook Pro. We’ve apparently reached peak performance according to you.
Weird that an enthusiast forum has so many people that are against the idea of new technology coming out.
Here’s the wild part. If you are against them updating the MacBook Pro, you can just choose not to buy it!
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Remember when Apple ‘said’ they couldn’t release yearly updated MacBook Pros because of Intel delays?
Of those so called enthusiasts so many will swear that nobody needs more than 8GB of RAM on a Mac, thus trying to make excuses as to why Apple are still putting 8/256GB in their computers when they could have gone with 16/512 combo so easily.
Haha! 😆 I see what you did there. At least both run cooler than Intel. Phew! 🥵AMD might be bringing the heat, but Apple is doing its best to avoid that!
If it’s to use the 3nm process and have more performance or better battery (in laptops), and if it gives them enough time to fix their ray-tracing implementation in the GPU, it’s worth the wait.
Other than that, honestly, it will look really bad for the transition to Apple Silicon.
Other than that, honestly, it will look really bad for the transition to Apple Silicon.
AMD made a statement at CES that the new chip enables 30 hours of laptop battery, while being 30% more powerful than M1 Max.AMD might be bringing the heat, but Apple is doing its best to avoid that!
I’m extremely skeptical, because Apple leads the market and achieves 20 hours. I don’t know how AMD can make it even cooler.
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entirely possible... in stand-by
(or when equipped with a 300Wh battery)
awww, this means I need to get my paint brushes and paint thinner out instead of using affinity design next year?
oh I'm typing this message with this MacBook Pro from 2012 using Monterey.
the Macbook M1 is playing music now.
oh I'm typing this message with this MacBook Pro from 2012 using Monterey.
the Macbook M1 is playing music now.
When did Apple announce that they'd be releasing a new Apple Silicon generation every year?
When did Apple promise that new MacBook Pros were coming this quarter?
When did Apple ever leave a Mac model for 18 months without an update?
(Ans: never, never, frequently).
A lot of this fuss is just "analysts" releasing monthly no-news-letters justifying why the tea leaves have moved since last month's no-news-letters. Plus, Apple is hardly the only one in the tech industry having issues at the moment.
And have Mac minis, MacBook Airs and 13-inch MacBook Pros with horrendous integrated Intel graphics again? No thanks!
Lack of native support for a second monitor (when the 2020 2-port model with 8th Gen Intel even had that) is abysmal, but if you have a Mac Studio, maybe there's no need for it on a 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro? I have the M1 version and I love it.
I'm here with you! I don't like versions of it where the 'esc' key is part of the Touch Bar. And, the T1's OS is a little bit kludgy for my liking on those 2016 and 2017 Touch Bar MacBook Pros. But, give it to me on a 2019 Intel 16-inch or even an M1 or M2 13-inch, and I'm more than cool with it!
It was never delayed since Apple never announced it 😂
My assumption was that release cycles would be similar to what the iPad Pros had, i.e. roughly 18 months. That is indeed what we've seen for the M1 → M2, and as long as the M2 Pro ships around May, it's the same for that one as well.
This cadence of course also means that Mx chips occasionally skip a generation of Ax cores. E.g., the M1 is A14's, the M2 A15's, but the M3 could instead be A17's.
It doesn't help that sites like MacRumors have been telling people to not make purchases since at least October of certain Macs with M1 Pro processors. Thats where the issue is. I ignored this as the change from M1 to M2 wasn't a big deal, but if I had waited 4 months to make a purchase and then was told "eh maybe 2H 2023?" I'd be a bit annoyed.
I hope it's not simply a delay but rather a bigger upgrade. As many have pointed out, if it's just the chip, that's not enough, and customers will complain.
It is possible that 30 hours figure is based on a laptop with OLED display which uses way less energy than LCD/miniLED display.
Exactly. The new product is ready when it's ready. At least that was what Apple always explained us quite some years back. They seem to have started to listen to rumour-demands since, complying to release schedules etc. resulting in products which weren't really production ready. I've had two Macbook Pro's and an iMac with discrete GPU issues, issues which could have been prevented with better quality control and extended testing. Of course the issues occurred on my systems outside the recall windows.
So, not giving in to customer expectations sounds to me like good news. Please don't take any shortcuts, Apple, just deliver something that's really good. Please tell this your software teams as well. Meanwhile, I'll stick to my Intel i9 16" MBP.
Is it me, or does the rumor mill feel like it has been on hyperdrive the last 12-18 months? I feel like I'm getting daily updates on changes in Apples plans to release different products. I need to work on ignoring these type of articles and just enjoy the Mac products that I have.