Apple Reported Delays For Launching New Macs And MacBooks Late This Year

Apple will not present Macs and MacBooks powered by four new M2 chip variants. (photo: Ales / Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Apple's year-end blasphemy does not seem to be presenting Macs and MacBooks powered by four new M2 chip variants, namely Pro, Max, Ultra, and Extreme. It is claimed that the new device will not arrive until 2023.

Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, who often finds out Apple's information, claims the company has decided to postpone the launch of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro until early 2023.

"I was told that Apple aims to introduce an improved model, including an M2-based version of the MacBook Pro of 14 inches and 16 inches in the first quarter of the 2023 calendar," Gurman said in his Power On bulletin.

This is because Apple plans to introduce a new MacBook Pro with a stronger variation of its M2 chip, along with the Mac Mini under development with the M2 Pro chip, codenamed J474.

Launching 9to5Mac, Tuesday, November 1, the Mac Mini is claimed to have eight performance cores and four efficiency cores. The model will be the first update for the most affordable Mac since Mac Mini M1 in November 2020.

Previously, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) was reported to have received a large order from Apple to mass-produce the M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets for the upcoming portable Macs.

Selain itu, TSMC dikatakan juga menyediakan M2 Ultra, kemungkinan untuk Mac Studio yang terbaru, dan M2 Extreme untuk Mac Pro.

Furthermore, Gurman himself suspected that the MacBook-centric Apple event would be held in the first quarter of 2023.

Gurman also said Apple is also planning to release the new iOS 16.3 along with the launch of the MacBook between early February and early March.

"Apple has rarely launched new products in January or February over the last few years, so I hope the new Mac will be announced in the first half of March," Gurman said.

"That's in line with the planned delivery date for the appropriate software, but it also makes sense given Apple's recent history of launching a new Mac during that month, including this year's Mac Studio."