After a rumor that Apple has scheduled an announcement about the product for tomorrowand discovery MacBook Pro is not listed in the Canadian regulatory databaseIt looks like the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models are finally here.
Ahead of the potential launch, here’s a rundown of everything we’ve heard so far about the next-generation 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro.
M2 Pro and M2 Max chips
It is expected to be a major innovation in upcoming MacBook Pro models M2 Pro and M2 Max chips for faster performance. bloombergAccording to Mark Gurman, these chips offer only a “marginal” improvement in performance over the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips in current models, as they Leaked standards proposed last year.
Wi-Fi 6E
The RF bands mentioned in the Canadian regulatory filing indicate that the new MacBook Pro It will support Wi-Fi 6E, which extends Wi-Fi to the 6GHz band for more bandwidth, faster speeds, and lower latency. The current 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros support Wi-Fi 6, which is limited to the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.
RAM is faster
New MacBook Pro models are rumored to beVery high bandwidth, high speed RAMOn a purely speculative basis, it is conceivable that the new models will be equipped with Samsung’s latest LPDDR5X RAM, which increases memory bandwidth by up to 33% while consuming up to 20% less power.
There is no change in design
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Gurman suggested that the new MacBook Pro models will not have any changes in the external appearance, and Some other important features.
This aspect wouldn’t be too surprising, as Apple completely redesigned the high-end MacBook Pro for October 2021, with more ports like HDMI and MagSafe, a notch at the top of the screen, an all-black keyboard, and more. MacBooks often skip several generations between major hardware changes, so higher specs in 2023 are a reasonable expectation.