The hugely anticipated new MacBook Pro models equipped with Apple-made silicon will be launched by this November, according to reporter Mark Gurman’s latest newsletter.
Gurman has a reputation for precisely reporting news about future Apple products from sources with direct implications in Apple’s plans.
The reporter wrote that “some hiccups have led to production delays” for the upcoming MacBooks, which were expected to be launched sooner by numerous analysts across the globe.
Former reports on the subject claimed that the production of new Mini LED displays may be a bottleneck. However, Gurman stated that the new Macbooks “should still go on sale by the time the current MacBook Pro hits its two-year anniversary.”
It is believed that he referenced the second anniversary of the 16-inch rather than the 13-inch one.
That model was launched on November 13, 2019.
The transition is believed to mark a huge step-up from the current generation, as it will mark the introduction of Apple’s custom-designed silicon chip, a quicker, more efficient cousin of the current M1 chipset.
The name of the chip is still a subject of debate, as some reports named it the M1X, while others dubbed it the M2.
Regardless, current estimates/rumours claim that it will pack eight high-performance CPU cores and two efficiency CPU cores.
Additionally, it would supposedly be available in a 16-core GPU version and a 32-core GPU one.
To put a bit of perspective into how big of a step up that transition is, the M1 chip is composed of four high-performance CPU cores and four efficiency CPU cores, and it is available with seven or eight GPU cores.
Though the M1 is a very capable chipset, Apple still refers to it as a low-end option, with the faster one equipping the 16-inch MacBook Pro.
Apple normally announces several products in the fall. In the past few years, Apple held two events in the latter half of the year. One of the events normally focuses on the iPhone and Apple Watch lineups, while the other normally depicts Macs or iPads.
