Apple’s 14- and 16-inch MacGuide Pros may not arrive till subsequent March

As famous by Gurman, this launch window would permit Apple to launch the brand new MacBooks across the similar the macOS Ventura 13.3 and iOS 16.3 updates come out, that are anticipated someday between early February and March. This prediction aligns with Ming-Chi Kuo’s tweet from August that means Apple might launch the brand new MacGuide Pros early subsequent 12 months, in addition to a current rumor from Korean leaker Lanzuk (yeux1122), which additionally signifies the brand new MacGuide Pros will arrive in March.

Gurman cites Apple’s current earnings name as additional proof that the upgraded line of MacGuide Pros isn’t coming this 12 months. During the call, Apple CEO Tim Cook says the corporate’s product lineup is “set” for the vacation season, whereas chief monetary officer Luca Maestri says he expects Mac income to “decline substantially” in December, probably as a result of Apple doesn’t plan on releasing a brand new MacGuide Pro this 12 months. When Apple launched the brand new 14- and 16-inch MacGuide Pros final October, the units added $10.9 billion in Mac income, and it doesn’t seem to be Apple’s anticipating the identical development this 12 months.

The upgraded 14- and 16-inch MacGuide Pros aren’t anticipated to return with any main design modifications, however they’ll seemingly function the extra highly effective M2 Pro and M2 Max processors. According to Gurman, the M2 Max chip is rumored to function 12 CPU cores and as much as 38 GPU cores, an improve from the ten CPU cores and as much as 32 GPU cores within the M1 Max. While Apple launched its 13-inch MacGuide Pro in June, it comes with the bottom M2 chip (additionally included within the new MacGuide Air), that includes eight CPU cores and as much as 10 GPU cores.