Arrr, Apple’s M4 schemes be makin' them fancy new MacBooks look like yesterday’s fish guts!
2024-04-15
Avast ye! Hold off on swashbuckling for a new MacBook, mateys! Word on the high seas is that Apple be cookin' up some new treasures for later this year. Best keep yer doubloons safe 'til then, arrr!
Last week, we reported on famed Apple leaker Mark Gurman’s prediction that an M4 Mac refresh could be expected sometime this year. Gurman suggested that the in-house silicon is nearing the production stage, and could launch later this year. Now, Gurman has shared a roadmap of exactly when to expect M4 refreshes of the Apple Mac lineup.If you’re thinking it’s a little soon for a whole new chip and line refresh, you’d be right. The M3 chip was officially announced just last October at Apple’s Scary Fast event, and we’ve literally only just seen a new M3 MacBook Air model. If the rumor is true, the entire Mac lineup will be receiving a new chip generation together for the first time.While Gurman is well known for being a reliable leaker, until we get official word from Apple we should take this list with a pinch of salt. That being said, it’s an exciting lineup, starting with brand new MacBook Pros and a refresh of the iMac fitted with the M4 chip. Hopefully, the new iMac is another chance for Apple to finally add more colors to the iMac range.2025 looks littered with exciting refreshes as well, with Gurman hinting at the M4 Ultra chip being introduced through the Mac Pro - a surprise given that we haven’t even seen an M3 Ultra yet. As we said when the news of the rumored refresh, the move to do a very quick turnaround and have a sweeping hardware update like this seems like a desperate attempt to catch up to the competition in the sphere of AI-focused chips and computers.