MacBook Pro M4 allegedly in fall

After the iPad Pro M4, MacBooks could be the first Apple computers with the new SoC. But a little patience is still required.

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MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon, here an older model.

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This article was originally published in German and has been automatically translated.

Apple surprised its users in May: for the first time, a completely new Apple Silicon generation was introduced on a tablet. The iPad Pro M4 is the first device from the manufacturer to be equipped with the latest 3 nm generation from chip manufacturer TSMC. Since then, customers have been wondering when the Mac will also receive the M4 for the first time and which models it will be. Now there are the first solid rumors.

The usually well-informed screen expert Ross Young from Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) told his X subscribers that he expects this to happen in the fourth quarter of 2024. This means that the first machines with M4 would be expected from Apple in the fall at the earliest. Delivery of the necessary screens is scheduled to begin in the third quarter. The models Young has heard about are the MacBook Pro series, which Apple likes to present in the fall anyway.

He is expecting new 14 and 16-inch variants. However, they will probably not (yet) have an OLED screen like the iPad Pro M4, although Apple is reportedly working on this. New MacBook Pro models with M4 are likely to be released in three variants: with standard M4 (possibly slightly faster than the one in the iPad Pro), M4 Pro and M4 Max. The M4 in the iPad Pro is said to be around 25 percent faster than the M3, at least in multi-core benchmarks. The M4 Pro and M4 Max are likely to be even faster.

Young's statement coincides with information from Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, who also believes in M4 Macs this fall. In addition to the MacBook Pro, he also expects a Mac mini. In the desktop sector, the Mac Studio and Mac Pro are still stuck in the outdated M2 segment, which is also likely to go straight to the M4 - although it is unclear when this will be.

A MacBook Air M4 can also be expected. Apple upgraded the iMac to M3 last year, and it could remain there for the time being. Following the presentation of new Macs in the fall - probably in October rather than September - these could then go on sale before the Christmas season.

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