Apple leaks throughout the year pointed to October for the first M3-powered MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models. Recent reports are more cautious over the timing, but those looking to upgrade will be excited to read Apple’s plans for the next generation of macOS laptops.Update: Monday October 9th: Apple is not the only company working to improve laptop hardware. Intel supplies much of Apple’s competition with its range of CPUs.
If those two features sound familiar, it’s because these have been the tentpole benefits Apple's marketing has leaned on for its Apple Silicon chipsets found in the macOS platform. The first M1 chips catapulted the first MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops comfortably ahead of the similarly priced laptops that were powered by Intel.
While Digitimes are generally accurate in the features that will be added to consumer technology - unsurprising given it focuses much of its coverage on the supply chain - it’s less stellar around potential release dates and schedules. The same report suggests that these new MacBooks will be launched by the end of the year.
The M3 technology is expected to be based around 3nm fabrications, just as the current A17 Pro chipsets in the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max smartphones. Apple is looking at long lead times on these handsets, and many believeNot only that, but the laptops under discussion are the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. When you look at the M1 and M2 portfolios, the larger professional laptops were launched several months after the consumer-focused MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops.