If you ’ve been waitress patiently to overstretch the gun trigger on a new Mac purchase , get quick for Thursday . Apple ’s legacy product lineup is feeling a small neglected as of previous , with the company prioritizing the iPhone , iPad , and Apple Watch this year . The 12 - in MacBook see a minor upgrade in April , but that laptop is n’t for everyone — it has just one porthole for both charging and connecting to peripheral equipment . But on Oct. 27 , Apple has invited the press ( includingMacworld ) to Cupertinofor an announcement . The only hint : “ Hello again . ”
Of of course , anyone familiar with Apple think back Steve Jobs premise the first Macintosh in January 1984 by have the computer utter . Its first word : “ Hello . ” New Macs are patently on the horizon . Here ’s what ( we recall ) we know about the overhauled batting order :
MacBook Pro
The MacBook Pro is long delinquent for an upgrade , having ache since 2012 . This will be the star of Apple ’s “ Hello again ” event . According toBloomberg , the 13 - inch and 15 - in models will be flimsy and lighter , but the biggest alteration is an OLED touchscreen video display on the keyboard where the function keys would be . The Magic Toolbar , as Apple has reportedly named it , would make the keyboard contextually relevant , with the ability to change keys depending on which app you ’re using . Ideally this feature article would be open to third - political party developer .
The Magic Toolbar has a Touch ID button for lumber in and using Apple Pay .
KGI Securities , a reliable germ of Apple analysis and forecasting , back up up the Bloomberg reportwith expectations of a Retina 13 - inch and 15 - inch MacBook Pro with OLED touchscreen bar . As leak by Apple itself , the Pro will include Touch ID for Apple Pay , which makes sensory faculty given that macOS Sierra supports the exercise of Apple Pay on the vane . It ’s ill-defined what the next - gen Pro ’s internals will attend like , though KGI prognosticate “ many ” major upgrades .
The Magic Toolbar put back the top row of keys on a traditional Mac keyboard . Yes , including the Escape key , which will now require a software tantamount .
Other Pro rumor betoken that Apple is dump its USB - A ports for USB - C , like the 12 - inch MacBook , which would n’t be a terrible move now that many adapter , docks , and peripheral twist are compatible with USB - C. But bar the HDMI , Thunderbolt 2 , USB , and HDMI slots in favour of four USB - ascorbic acid ports sure would be a jolt to the system of rules . TheUSB - one C port suffer both USB - C and Thunderbolt 3 , but get ready to buy some dongle for any peripheral devices you own that are n’t USB - C or Thunderbolt 3 .
MacBook Air
The MacBook Pro may hang on to USB - A ports , but we may see the MacBook Air go all - in with USB - C. This would be less of a shock to the system than the Pro change ( specially if the Pro sized down to one port wine ) .
MacBook
KGI Securities is expecting a 13 - column inch MacBook to join the 12 - inch MacBook in the individual - embrasure Retina laptop batting order . The house does n’t say whether the 13 - in model would replace the 12 - inch one , though it would be strange for Apple to trade two MacBooks so close in size of it . We ’re a little skeptical about this one , but we ’ll receive out on Thursday .
The iMac is emphatically pose an overhaul . The only question is when .
What about the iMac?
KGI psychoanalyst Ming - Chi Kuo , who has a moderately upright track record when it come to Apple product announcements , does n’t await new iMacs with AMD chips or that rumour 5 yard outside display with integrated GPU , which Apple was reportedly crop on with LG . The company phase out its 27 - inch Thunderbolt Display this summer , so there ’s a hole where a 5 grand exhibit would slew in nicely . And both of those merchandise are reportedly still in the grapevine , but it ’s unclear if they ’re ready to roll . Bloomberg also report that a Modern iMac was in the works , but did n’t say if it would take the stage at Thursday ’s event .
Mac Pro or Mac mini?
Usually in the lead - up to an Apple event , rumors about major product announcements commence swirling months in procession . regrettably , there have been absolutely no leak detail about an overhauled Mac Pro or Mac mini . Apple could storm us all with brand new versions of both , but do n’t throw your breath .
