[Gearbest Technology News]Well-known technology blogger Mark Gurman revealed that Apple is planning to release the first batch of computer products equipped with a new generation of M4 chips later this year, and in the next year, more models will also be launched. Will appear one after another. He further detailed the update roadmap for these Mac products.
According to Gurman's revelation, it is expected that by the end of 2024, we will have an entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro equipped with an M4 chip, and a new 24-inch iMac also equipped with an M4 chip.
Entering early 2025, Apple will focus on updating the high-end market and launch 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models equipped with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips. At the same time, the new Mac mini will also be available in two configurations, equipped with M4 and M4 Pro chips respectively.
In the spring, Apple will release the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air, which will also be equipped with M4 series chips, injecting more power into the thin, light and portable Air series. By mid-2025, the much-anticipated Mac Studio workstation will also usher in an iterative version equipped with a high-end M4 chip, providing top performance support for professional creative workers.
Finally, as Apple’s top desktop device, Mac Pro is expected to be equipped with the M4 Ultra chip in the second half of the year. It is worth noting that Gurman mentioned that although Apple has already tested the M3 Ultra chip internally, at least some high-end desktops may directly skip the M3 series and directly use the M4 chip to achieve more significant performance improvements. .
In addition, Gurman also emphasized that Apple will pay special attention to performance optimization in artificial intelligence during the development process of the M4 chip series, indicating that future new Mac products will be more powerful in machine learning, speech recognition, image processing, etc. capabilities to bring users a more intelligent experience.
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