Apple is all set to announce the next generation MacBook with the latest M4 chip. According to a Tweet from Apple’s marketing executive: Greg Jowaski, fans can expect announcements regarding a new line of products all week starting this Monday. Although he did not explicitly reveal the specificities of the products, he tweeted, “Mac your Calenders!”, so it is safe to assume that we can expect to have the first look at the new MacBook lineup and the new macOS.
Apple is also expected to release more Apple Intelligence features this Monday. So, people who are using Apple devices that are compatible with Apple Intelligence such as the iPhone 16, and iPhone 16 Pro can expect new features as a part of updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The new MacBook Pros powered with M4 chips are more adept at computing Apple Intelligence features. However, the earlier versions can also expect the updates.
New Apple Macs Releasing This Week
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As with other products from Apple, the MacBook also gets updated every year. The one thing most enthusiasts are excited about is the new MacBook Pros powered by the M4 chips. MacBook Pros are arguably one of the most powerful laptop computers in the world. So, as Apple is slowly and steadily starting to explore the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence, in their products, fans are anticipating big changes.
The last generation of MacBook Pro with the M3 Chps was announced in October 2023 and the sale began on November 7th. It looks like we can expect a similar release date with the latest versions too. Greg Jowaski, the marketing executive at Apple has teased the fans with his latest Tweet that read:
“Mac your calendars! We have an exciting week of announcements ahead, starting on Monday morning. Stay tuned…”
The Tweet of course does not give away any details about what products he is referring to. However, he gave the clue in the first sentence itself, with the wordplay on “mark your calendar” with “Mac your calendar”. So, yes we have an announcement for the New Mac lineup waiting for us next week starting from October 28, 2024. The new versions of iMac, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with M4 chips are speculated to be released Monday.
Apple Releasing New Line of Products with M4 Chip
Apple M4 Chip, the successor of highly popular M3 chips was first released in May this year with the iPad Pro. The iPad Pros powered by M4 chips were an instant hit, with many tech enthusiasts, saying that they were considering entirely replacing their MacBooks for the handheld iPad Pros. One of the major advantages of the iPad Pros released this year was of course what the device had under its hood. A whole new iteration of the Apple Silicon, the M4 chip.
M4 chip has up to 10 core CPUs with four performance cores and six efficiency cores. The chip is designed with a second-generation 3 nm tech, and up to 16-core NPU. The M4 Chips was praised for its performance from the early stages of the iPad Pro. So, you can only imagine what the Mac lineup powered with this powerful chip can do. The chip not only excelled in performance but also in power efficiency, which is essential for Macs when running intensive tasks such as Apple Intelligence computations on a bigger scale.
Apple Launching New Products: What to Expect?
As we have mentioned above, the major thing to look forward to, in this coming week from Apple, is the release of the new Mac Lineup powered by the M4 chip. Here are the expected new releases from Apple:
MacBook Pro
- 14 and 16-inch models
- M4/M4 Pro/M4 Max chip
- 16+GB RAM
- 10-core CPU and GPU
- 3 Thunderbolt 4 ports
Mac mini
- Smaller footprint than the current model
- M4 or M4 Pro chip
- No USB-A ports
- Five USB-C ports
- 1x HDMI port
- 1x internal power supply
iMac with new M4 processors
These are speculations at the moment and you should wait till at least Monday morning for the official announcement from Apple.
