That is not true, I can tell you that they will be fasterNo one who actually knows will reply.
Those who reply almost certainly don't know.
What will a MacBook 2024 offer compared to the high-end maxed out notebooks 2024?
Take also a look at the high-end maxed out notebooks 2023.
-Instead of IPS displays, there will be mini-LED and especially OLED. Some 2023 notebooks already have it.Could you be a bit more specific than just "the high-end maxed out notebooks 2024"?
What will a MacBook 2024 offer compared to the high-end maxed out notebooks 2024?
Take also a look at the high-end maxed out notebooks 2023.
CAMMs are 57% thinner than SO-DIMMs.CAMMs won't become the new standard for a while. I believe Dell is still the only company attempting to push that at this time.
About the 6 MBP.MBP users will have an OS that doesn't push ads in the start bar, file explorer, etc.
MBP users will have an OS that doesn't report all their activity back to the OS vendor.
MBP users will have a trackpad that isn't so sensitive and jumpy that they just plug in a mouse to avoid having to use it.
MBP users will have a battery that lasts more than 2-3 hours.
MBP users will have machines that run quiet and cool.
MBP users will have access to iMessage and Facetime.
None of this is new to 2024 however, but it's all far more valuable to me than any of the hardware spec bumps you mention. As you seem focused on hardware, well, we honestly have no idea what M3 and new MBPs will add.
Hopefully:
- The CPU remains competitively fast
- The GPU continues to close the gap somewhat with discrete GPUs, maybe adds RT.
- Typically max RAM is increased on each M chip, so we'll get a higher max RAM for those who need it.
- Relatedly, as the RAM is unified on AS, we have no need to for 32GB/48GB GPUs. If you need that much, for AI or whatever, you buy a system with more RAM.
- Hopefully the latest WiFi, Bluetooth, USB-C options. If there's a new SD variant, support for that.
- Support for any high-end HDMI features currently missing (if any).
Would be nice, but I doubt it:
- At least dual-monitor support on the low-end M3, so the Airs become an option to more users.
- Stop with the half-speed storage on low-end configurations.
- eGPU support for those who really really really want an nVidia GPU.
- Hopefully they've figured out how to mix SOC RAM and off-SOC RAM, allowing upgradeability, and higher RAM cap for those who need it. I'd fully expect any RAM upgradability to require a visit to an Apple Store to fit specialty RAM. The old iMac 27's user accessible RAM door is an anomaly I don't see Apple repeating (sadly).
I can't see 18, 19, and 20" laptops being normal. I find the 16" MBP heavy already. Perhaps it's needed to have >1hr battery when you have 128+48GB of RAM, an i9 14980, a 6090 GPU, a 240Hz 4K 2000 nit screen, etc. Apple typically makes machines useful for a majority, not a small niche that need the absolute high-end in laptop form.
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-I see it simple: We have a guarantee that Apple will increase RAM by at least 32 GB (M1 MAX 64 GB RAM, M2 MAX 96 GB RAM, M3 MAX 128 GB RAM, M4 MAX at least 160 GB RAM.I don’t know about the chip, but it’s almost certainly that the M4 Max ships with 192GB of RAM.
We're all guessing about the Late 2024 (or even potentially Early 2025) M4 Max MBP, but I'd be surprised by another RAM jump, for two reasons.. First, exactly a year ago, you couldn't get a Mac laptop with more than 64 GB of RAM - we've come very far, very fast in maximum RAM capacity. Second, this is the first time in my memory that a Mac laptop has been available with exactly the same RAM capacity as the most capacious PC-based mobile workstations (by the time you could get 64 GB on a Mac, some of the PC workstations used 4 memory slots and could reach 128 GB). The chances that Apple actually pulls ahead are pretty small, in my opinion.
Apple DOES have a huge architectural advantage if they wanted to add more RAM - even the 4 slot PCs are dual channel, while the full-throttle M3 Max has 8 memory channels. They could theoretically get 256 GB (easily) and probably even 512 GB without running into timing problems from having too many chips per channel. The problem would be physically fitting the memory chips close enough to the CPU for the very tightly coupled unified memory architecture to work - there are some restrictions on trace length...
1. CPU: M1 MAX 10 cores, M2 MAX 12 cores, M3 Max 16 cores = +2, +4, +2, +4, +2, +4...2024 M4 Max and M4 Pro
#1. new 3nm+ die Same Cores as the M3 but a Speed Bump is my guess
#2. Face ID camera because the iPad Pro has had it for years and on MacBook Pro Apple Is like F-them
#3. Unified LPDDR6 RAM is the new default RAM making things even Faster it’s Shared with the GPU for Faster Ray Tracing
#4. Thunderbolt 5 120Gbps Vs. just 40Gbps now Thunderbolt 4 is slow and outdated
#5. WiFi 7 is a Must for VR transmission and beyond.
#6. New 2nd Gen Ray Tracing Cores
This is pretty conservative List of Features. Heck I may trade in because I don’t want a 1st Gen OLED Display and the Extra Cost it will have.
Here's the funny thing that most users don't realize. Apple has the M3 Max with 48GB of RAM. if i suspect that Apple uses a 4 slot RAM, 48x4=192.-I see it simple: We have a guarantee that Apple will increase RAM by at least 32 GB (M1 MAX 64 GB RAM, M2 MAX 96 GB RAM, M3 MAX 128 GB RAM, M4 MAX at least 160 GB RAM.
-But the Intel i9 13980HX can already use 192 GB RAM, so if Apple don't want to run behind Intel and be on the same level, they need to come up with 192 GB RAM as you mentioned before.
-But then Apple will be still 1 year behind Intel at 192 GB RAM.
-So I expect that Apple will increase RAM even more to at least 224 GB RAM for the next year.
-Intels 14980HX will probably increase RAM usage from 192 to 224 GB RAM.
-Don't forget that also AMD will increase RAM usage a lot.
=Due to this reasons it could be much easier for Apple to just double the RAM from 128 to 256 GB RAM and have a tiny advantage.