Apple will seemingly maintain one other occasion in October this yr to announce new Macs and iPads. If that’s the case, it might be the fourth time within the final 5 years that Apple has held an occasion in October. Final yr, Apple held a digital occasion on Monday, October 30 to announce new MacBook Professional and iMac fashions with the M3 collection of chips.
In his Energy On e-newsletter immediately, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reiterated that Apple plans to announce the primary M4 Macs and new lower-end iPads at its subsequent occasion “in the coming weeks.” He expects the MacBook Professional, iMac, and Mac mini to be up to date with the M4 collection of chips this yr, adopted by the MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Professional all through 2025. He stated a number of the first M4 Macs are already delivery from factories.
Gurman expects the next merchandise to be up to date at Apple’s subsequent occasion, which he beforehand stated would happen in October.
MacBook Professional
Apple plans to announce up to date 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions with M4, M4 Professional, and M4 Max chips at its subsequent occasion, in response to Gurman. No design adjustments have been rumored for the laptops this yr, with enhancements comparable to an OLED show and thinner design not anticipated till 2026 on the earliest.
Apple final redesigned the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional in 2021, and the newest fashions with M3, M3 Professional, and M3 Max chips had been launched final October.
iMac
Apple additionally plans to replace the iMac with the M4 chip on the occasion, in response to Gurman.
Will the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad trio of equipment for the iMac lastly change from Lightning to USB-C this yr?
Mac mini
Gurman expects the Mac mini to be up to date with M4 and M4 Professional chips on the occasion, and he beforehand stated the desktop laptop will probably be redesigned to turn out to be practically as small as an Apple TV. The brand new Mac mini will apparently lack USB-A ports.
iPad mini
Gurman beforehand stated he expects a seventh-generation iPad mini to be unveiled on the occasion.
Rumored options for the subsequent iPad mini embody a quicker chip, upgraded entrance and rear cameras, a repair for “jelly scrolling” display tearing in portrait orientation, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 assist, and new coloration choices.
Apple provide chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo beforehand stated the subsequent iPad mini would enter mass manufacturing within the second half of 2024, so there may be settlement from a number of credible sources in regards to the gadget being up to date later this yr.
Apple launched the present iPad mini in September 2021, with new options on the time together with a bigger 8.3-inch show, a USB-C port, a Contact ID energy button, the A15 Bionic chip, 5G assist on mobile fashions, a 12-megapixel rear digicam with Middle Stage assist, compatibility with the second-generation Apple Pencil, and extra.
Entry-level iPad
Gurman immediately stated “new, lower-end iPads” plural will probably be unveiled on the occasion, so there could also be an iPad 11 too.