According to the latest reports, Apple may be pushing up the release of the new MacBook Pro and the new Mac mini. This implies that the 14-inch and the 16-inch MacBook Pros, as well as the Mac mini, will need to wait to see an upgrade to the M2 chip. It’s not just the basic M2 chip, either, and that should come as no surprise. Seeing as the MacBook Pros belong to Apple’s more high-end segment of products, the expectation is that once they arrive, they’ll get the royal treatment and receive the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips instead. In all likelihood, they’ll be similar to the current-gen MacBook Pros in most ways aside from the chip.
As mentioned, this report comes from two sources, and both are fairly reputable. The first source is Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who publishes a regular newsletter titled “Power On” that talks about all things Apple. In the latest edition, Gurman says that he believes Apple won’t release any new Mac updates until the first quarter of 2023, around the same time as macOS Ventura 13.3 and iOS 16.3. “Apple has rarely launched new products in January or February during recent years, so I’d expect the new Macs to be announced by the first half of March,” said Gurman.
This statement is corroborated by yeux1122, a source that has proven reliable in the past. Yeux1122 quotes supply chain information, claiming that the Apple supply chain has started to see a move in the schedule, making shifts toward the beginning of 2023. Therefore, it seems unlikely that the new Macs will hit the market this year, which might come as a disappointment to those who were hoping to upgrade to the Apple M2.
