Following the recent release of more laptops with the M3 chip (new MacBook Air models, as you've no doubt seen), we've heard that Apple has already started working on a MacBook with the M4 SoC.
This is the case according to regular leaker Mark Gurman, who made the revelation during a live blog Q&A on Bloomberg.
The session was primarily about the seemingly canned Apple Car, but other topics were discussed, including a brief mention of the MacBook Pro M4, prompted by a question about what Gurman's first Apple product was.
The answer, a blue iPod mini from around 2005, was followed by additional information, namely that Gurman now has a 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Max chip and sees no reason to upgrade to the M3 Max.
Gurman then said, “But maybe I'll buy an M4 MacBook Pro, which, by the way, has just started formal development.”
Analysis: M4 by early 2025?
So, work is officially underway on the M4 MacBook Pro, and while this is all just a rumor for now, Gurman is generally a pretty reliable source on all things Apple.
With about a year and a half between the launch of the M1, M2, and M3, if we assume Apple will have a similar gap when it comes to the M4, this new MacBook Pro should arrive sometime in the first half of 2025.
Is it possible we could see an M4 MacBook Pro later this year? Certainly some have wondered about this, but since the formal development process has only just begun, that seems highly unlikely.
Regardless, Apple will have something to pull out of the bag later this year: the M3 Ultra. The latest rumor is that this new, even faster spin on the M3 could appear at WWDC in June 2024 (on a Mac Studio).
As mentioned at the beginning, Apple has just launched new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models with M3 silicon inside, and both are truly impressive thin and light laptops. The M4 variant of this range is going to be even further removed, of course.
Via Wccftech
