According to display analyst Ross Young, MacBook Pro models with an M4 chip are expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2024. In a tweet to subscribers, Young said panel deliveries for new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will begin in the third quarter of 2024, hinting at a launch toward the end of the year.
Apple began its M4 chip refresh in May with the launch of the M4 iPad Pro, but the first Macs with M4 chips are also scheduled for a 2024 launch. BloombergAccording to Mark Gurman, Apple will update both the MacBook Pro and Mac mini series this year.
The entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro is expected to get an M4 chip, while the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will be updated with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips. The Mac mini gets M4 and M4 Pro chips. The MacBook Air, Mac Studio and Mac Pro models won’t be updated with M4 chips until 2025, and it’s not yet clear when the iMac will see an update with the updated chip technology.
Apple’s M4 chip is built on an upgraded 3-nanometer node, with Apple first introducing 3-nanometer technology with the M3 line. In Geekbench 6 benchmarks, the M4 chip is up to 25 percent faster than the M3 chip when it comes to multi-core performance, so we could see similar gains for the M4 Pro and M4 Max chips.
Apart from the M4 chips, the upcoming MacBook Pro models are not expected to receive any significant feature updates. Apple is working on OLED display technology, but an OLED MacBook Pro is not expected until 2026 at the earliest.
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