In Bloomberg, Mark Gurman’s latest report based on his sources claims that the updated 14- and 16-inch M2-based MacBook Pro could be shipped later this year or early 2023. These will be accompanied by an M2 Max chip. extending to the 10 CPU cores and 32 GPU cores of their high-tech predecessor with 12 CPU cores and up to 38 GPU cores. Make room for more laptops What gets interesting is a note that says we should expect to see the first 15-inch version of the MacBook Air next spring. A new 12-inch laptop under development could follow and could be shipped later next year or early 2024. Newer versions of the Mac Pro and Mac Mini are also reportedly being tested, along with finally next generation M3 chips. If these reports come out, Apple will have a fairly full range of laptops in a few years. Separately, analyst Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, mentions on Twitter (via 9to5Mac) that, according to his sources, a 14.1-inch iPad Pro with Mini LED backlight and ProMotion display is in progress, with possible release early next year. Bloomberg’s Gurman also said that new versions of the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro are in the works for release later this year, along with a larger version that takes advantage of the new iOS 16 multitasking modifications. We compiled last year’s new MacBook Pro with the M1 series chip, a return to form for Apple. They are expensive and still have some annoying peculiarities, but they have continued to release the M1 MacBook Air in a satisfactory way and it seems that Apple is ready to expand a range of products that has shrunk as its path to the future of laptops has bypassed. A cheaper option for people buying large laptops who do not intend to move seems like an obvious choice, and once Apple supply chain problems are resolved, a smaller, cheaper entry-level laptop makes more sense than ever. At the same time, the newly unveiled iPadOS 16 multitasking calls for a larger screen for operation. Apple gave the ax to its 12-inch MacBook in 2019, the same year it rejected the 15-inch MacBook Pro as it introduced a 16-inch version. But as we noted when these rumors came out in March, it had no product in the big but cheaper market since it dropped the iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 series in 2006.
