With the release of theiPad Pro , Apple has ushered in a new chip genesis with the M4 . The introduction of that chip disrupted Apple ’s usual chip release cycle , however – theM3was first released only six months ago in the MacBook Pro and iMac . The last twist to get an M3 was the MacBook Air in January . What about the rest of the Mac lineup ?
In the late variant of hisPower On newssheet , Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman reports that the Mac Studio and Mac Pro are n’t on Apple ’s going docket until mid-2025 . In April , Gurmanreportedthat Apple was testing a Mac Studio with “ a still - unreleased M3 - era potato chip ” as well as a M4 - series chip , which left its status for dismission in 2024 unclear . But now it appears that Apple has decided to skip the M3 - based Mac Studio , which probably also intend it ’ll pass over the M3 - based Mac Pro , too .
So , the currentM2 Max / Ultra Mac Studio and M2 Ultra Mac Pro will remain in Apple ’s batting order for another year . That also entail that WWDC24 in all likelihood wo n’t have any new Mac announcements ; Gurman report in April that theM4 Mac rolloutwould set about in the later part of 2024 with M4 - based MacBook Pros and an iMac , which would be about a class after those Macs were released with the M3 .
The other Mac that still uses M2 - serial chips is theMac mini . Gurman reports that the Mac mini wo n’t be update until later 2024 or early 2025 . That pass on four mac — the low - destruction MacBook Air , Mac miniskirt , Mac Studio , and Mac Pro — with M2 chipping and three Macs — the unexampled MacBook Air , MacBook Pro , and iMac — with M3 chips .
The decision to skip the M3 - found Mac Studio and Mac Pro is n’t surprising . The M3 was the first microchip made with the 3 nm fabrication operation , but the M4 uses a new enhance 3 nanometer process . As our own Jason Snell haspointed out , the two processes are contrastive , so Apple needed to make the switch to M4 to oblige production .
With no new Mac hardware expected at WWDC24 , the Mac spot turns to macOS 15 and any other apps , such as Xcode . WWDC24 is expected to have an AI stress , with several AI - based features being revealed . Those feature will probably be iPhone- and iOS 18 - centric and brought over to the Mac where applicable .
Read ourMac Studio superguideto learn more about Apple ’s in high spirits - terminal screen background Mac . And get more selective information aboutWWDC24and the upcomingmacOS 15 .
