Over the past few days, we’ve received a ton of new information on when we should be
expecting the brand new 14 and 16” MacBook Pros, which is really exciting, but unfortunately,
there’s also some really bad news.
As most of you know, I made a bet that Apple would be revealing the M1X MacBook Pros at
this year's WWDC event which happened last month, but that obviously never happened.
My prediction was based on three main things, the reports that said that we should be expecting
the MacBook Pros in the 2nd half of this year, and then the fact that Apple revealed their
iMac at the Spring event but didn’t start shipping them for an entire month, and then
the report that Apple’s next Apple Silicon chip has already started mass production.
So I basically combined all of that info and made the claim that the MacBook Pros would
be announced at WWDC but wouldn’t ship until July, which is the 2nd half of the year, matching
up to all of the reports, including a report from Mark Gurman saying that we could see
them launch as early as this Summer, but of course, I was wrong.
And we later found out that they were most likely delayed due to Mini-LED component shortages,
which is really disappointing.
So we made a follow up video where I, of course, shaved my beard like I said I would, before
discussing the possibilities of when we could be seeing the new MacBook Pros getting released,
and we basically narrowed it down to two options.
The first and most likely option was that Apple would host an event in either October
or November like they did last year for the M1 Mac event, which would of course really
suck to wait that long.
And the second option was that Apple would host a surprise event this summer, either
in July or August, just for the new M1X MacBook Pro, which isn’t as likely because Apple
doesn’t do summer events.
And unfortunately, a few days ago, we got some bad news from Mark Gurman, who is by
far the most reliable Apple leaker if you consider his accuracy rate and his vast number
of leaks put together.
He says that quote: “For Apple, all attention is on the fall, so the next several weeks
are destined to be light on product news” and then he even said, stay tuned for plenty
of news after the summer doldrums, which basically means a state of inactivity, stagnation or
depression.
He went even further, reminding people not to forget about the Mac, with new MacBook
Pros coming later this year.
So basically, from his perspective, he’s not expecting any Macs from Apple over the
summer, and he’s especially not expecting any kind of Summer Apple event.
This is pretty crappy news because as most of you know, there’s a tech drought going
on right now, with basically nothing new to cover, especially from Apple.
So that basically leaves us with the most likely option which is a Mac event in October
or November.. But wait.. We just got some brand new reports that actually claim that
we’re getting these MacBook Pros sooner than expected!
According to the Economic Daily news, new AirPods and MacBooks are due to launch later
this year, with Apple suppliers apparently hurrying to increase capacity in preparation
of new launches, with shipping momentum expected to be significantly stronger from the third
quarter of the year at the earliest, which is in between July and September!
And then getting even more interesting, DigiTimes reported that Apple is gonna launch the 14
and 16” macbook pro late in the third quarter!
And Macrumors believes that it most likely means it’s gonna be happening in September,
which is really odd!
But if we go back to a report they made in early June which said that Apple would begin
shipments of new MacBook Pros in the third quarter.
Going even further, DigiTimes claimed that Apple is reportedly spending $200 million
on other suppliers to make sure that they have enough Mini-LED displays for their upcoming
14 and 16” MacBook Pros, which shows that they’re in a rush to get enough supply.
And this totally lines up to earlier reports from back in February and April saying that
these new MacBook Pros will for sure be getting Mini-LED displays, which some people recently
started doubting.
So apparently, the idea is that Apple is gonna be revealing the new MacBook Pros at their
September event, which sounds extremely weird, but it might actually make sense!
First off, according to recent leaks, the iPhone 13 might actually be called the 12S,
which points to it not being that exciting of an upgrade, especially since it seems like
Touch ID is no longer coming this year!
On top of that, we recently got bad news for the Apple Watch Series 7 as well, with any
redesigns not expected to happen until next year, which is extremely disappointing.
So if Apple ends up having two products that don’t get any awesome or major updates,
people might be extremely disappointed with the event, and that’s obviously bad news
for Apple.
So there’s a chance that they’re gonna be revealing the new MacBook Pros at the event
itself to make sure it’s an awesome and exciting event, despite the lackluster iPhone
and Apple Watch updates.
And that would fit perfectly in line with the reports that claim that the new MacBook
Pros will be launching in the third quarter of this year, and it’ll also match up to
what Mark Gurman is expecting, with no new Apple products until after the Summer.
However, I personally feel that these Macs deserve their own Mac-related event, because
mixing the announcements with iPhones and Apple Watches will seem a bit too crowded.
So what if there is a chance that Apple does some sort of a press release or mini-event
in August, with a launch date at the end of September?
Because on top of all of these new products, we’re actually expecting even more, like
the AirPods 3, which I believe are coming alongside the new iPhones at the September
event.
And I’m very confident about that because in March of this year, DigiTimes reported
that New AirPods are expected to launch in the third quarter, which points to September.
And on top of that, Mark Gurman said in May that AirPods 3 with a Pro-looking design will
launch later this year, and what better time than alongside the iPhones?
And about a week ago, DigiTimes reported that at least 7 Apple suppliers have kicked off
component shipments for upcoming Apple products like the Apple Watch, iPhone and the third-gen
AirPods, which clearly shows that they’re all releasing at the same time.
And on top of that, we’re expecting the iPad 9 to get released as well, which can
also be revealed at the September event, so in my opinion, it seems a bit too crowded
to show off the MacBook Pros at the same time as everything else.
I personally think it makes more sense for Apple to either wait until October or November
for these MacBook Pros, with a small but very unlikely chance that Apple will reveal them
in August, with a launch in late September.
However, if Apple waits until after the iPhone event to reveal the new MacBook Pros, this
brings up the question of what Apple is gonna be calling the new chip.
If they call it the M1X, it might seem weird to do that after revealing the A15 chip in
new iPhones, but it’s gonna match up to their usual naming scheme.
And if they end up calling it the M2 chip, it’s gonna be even more weird because they’re
gonna be the high-end chips, so the big question is what will Apple name the chip that’s
going into the redesigned MacBook Air?
I personally believe the M2 chip will be very fitting for that lower-end MacBook, since
it’s also gonna be perfectly fitting for the 2022 iPad Pro which we just made a video
about.
So in my opinion, Apple is either gonna call the new chip going into the MacBook Pros the
M1X chip like we previously expected, or they’re just gonna go straight to the M2X chip, and
then later, when they reveal the MacBook Air, they’ll give that the M2 chip.
Yes, that sounds confusing, so I personally think it’s gonna come with the M1X, and
it’s gonna feature the same cores as the M1 chip, which might seem weird after the
A15 chip comes with newer cores, but hey, we can blame the chip shortages for all of
that.
Unless of course, Apple shocks everyone at the end of this summer with a surprise MacBook
Pro reveal, which obviously isn’t as likely, but it would surely be awesome to not wait
that long for new Macs!
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