Less than a year after announcing the , Apple reportedly plans to update those devices as early as this fall. Responding to a reader question in his latest Power On newsletter (via ), Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the company is already working on M2 versions of the 14- and 16-inch models.
According to Gurman, the design and features of the two computers are “likely to stay roughly the same” since Apple only redesigned the line last year to add MagSafe charging, more ports and better displays. The primary change will be the addition of M2 versions of the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips the company offers through its current models. “Look for much of the focus to be on the graphics side, just like with the standard M2,” said Gurman of the upcoming SoCs. On the , graphics performance is about 35 percent faster if you go with the 10-core GPU variant.
Although Apple reportedly hopes to release the new MacBook Pros sometime in the fall, Gurman notes the company could delay them to the spring of 2023. “Given the continued supply-chain challenges, it’s hard to predict exactly when these will hit store shelves,” he said. New Macs are just among a “deluge” of products Apple plans to release over the next year. In another recent newsletter, Gurman said the company was also working on a new and an .
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