According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities, Cupertino won’t launch new M3 MacBook models before the end of the year.
It seems that Apple will not launch new MacBook models (equipped with M3 series processors) before the end of this year.
Andrew Cunningham for Ars Technica:
Kuo didn’t share specifics, but he has sources inside Apple’s manufacturing supply chains that often give him reliable information about the company’s plans.
Apple’s timing shifted similarly last year when M2-based MacBook Pro and Mac mini designs that were apparently intended for late 2022 launched in January 2023 instead…
It’s also worth noting that Kuo’s post only refers to MacBooks and not other products within Apple’s lineup. The iMac is particularly long overdue for a refresh as the only Mac in Apple’s entire catalog not to get some variant of the M2 chip.
MacDailyNews Take: Good things come not only to those who wait, but also to those who buy M2-power MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models today!
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We have entered into a weird time. I would love to buy a new MacBook Pro that was lighter and faster but I just don’t NEED to. I type this on a 16″ 2019 MacBook Pro with 32 Gig of memory and 2TB of HDD. This thing still feels “snappy”. The battery isn’t “great” but I get a good 5 hours which is almost good enough. Not sure I’d get $3500 worth of value out a new M2 (or M3) powered MacBook Pro. Even Photoshop and Lightroom don’t slow this current one down.
The cat spilled a glass of Coke onto some engineer’s MacBook while working at home.
I am in even a weirder position. Our business “requires” one-piece desktops, viz., iMacs. We are getting seriously stuck with 2017 5K iMacs because Apple refuses to update them. I would take them in any flavor (M1, M2, M3, M&M), whatever.
We must have at least 5K, and we must have all-in one. Are you listening, Tim?
After whining about Intel for years, Apple finds out that making new processors isn’t easy.
Of course not… The top M2 variants were just released a few months ago. There won’t be an M3 Mac until about this time next year. It’s every TWO years. M1-2020, M2-2022, M3-2024. Even before Mac transition started, the “pro” variants (for iPad Pro) happened for every OTHER A-chip. A10X, not for A11. A12X (and Z), not for A13.
Ken1w – if the M3 isn’t due out for another year then why haven’t they updated the iMac to an M2?