The shift to Apple Silicon has confirmed to be a dangerous however profitable choice for the Cupertino-based tech firm as its new Macs have been nicely obtained by customers. A 15-inch model of the M2 MacBook Air was unveiled at WWDC 2023 in June alongside different merchandise corresponding to M2 Extremely Mac Professional and Mac Studio and with it, Apple has lastly transitioned from Intel processors to its proprietary chipsets. As per earlier rumors, the corporate can be creating its next-generation M3 SoC and has began testing it on a brand new gadget.
M3-powered Mac Mini below testing
Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman, in his Power On newsletter, lately revealed that Apple is reportedly testing an M3-powered Mac Mini which might be a part of the corporate’s M3 lineup. Gurman famous that the gadget being examined has an identifier Mac 15,12, and it’s certainly a Mac Mini. Whereas it will not be launched this yr, he claimed that it might see a 2024 launch, alongside different Macs.
The gadget, which is at the moment below testing, is powered by an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, paired with 24GB RAM, and is working on macOS Sonoma 14.1. As per Gurman, the specs are equivalent to the M2 Mac Mini aside from the RAM dimension. Shifting on to the discharge date, Gurman highlighted that Apple has seen a double-digit drop in revenues for the Mac within the fourth quarter this yr and thus, does not anticipate any M3-powered gadget to return out till a minimum of till October.
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M3 Macs: Anticipated launches
In line with a earlier Gurman newsletter, Apple is planning to introduce the M3 SoC beginning with the subsequent iMac, 13-inch MacBook Air, and 13-inch MacBook Professional. Nonetheless, the top-end MacBook Execs usually are not anticipated to make the soar presently. The M3 chip might be on its manner and we might see the brand new Macs in October, shortly after Apple’s Fall occasion.
Nonetheless, the Mac Studio and Mac Professional usually are not anticipated to make the soar to M3 so quickly contemplating they solely obtained the M2 SoC improve in June. Additionally it is doubtless that the iMac might additionally get a refresh for the primary time since 2021.
