This week, Apple announced new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops with M2 Pro and M2 Max processors. However, Apple’s website suggests that their announcement was originally scheduled for last fall.
John Gruber of Daring Fireball pointed out that the title of the new video file that Apple released after the announcement of the updated 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini includes 2022. This suggests that the video was originally timed to coincide with last year’s presentation. The video, over 18 minutes long, is similar to Apple’s digital events that the company has hosted over the past few years.
Some have speculated that the 18-minute video is part of a larger event the company planned to host in October or November 2022. It could include not only announcements of new Mac computers with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, but also other novelties. The version about the autumn announcement is also confirmed by the AR files seen on Twitter for the new MacBook Pro models – they were compiled in October 2022, 3 months before the actual announcement of the new Mac computers.
In addition, ahead of the fall of 2022, there were rumors that Apple plans to hold two events between September and December: one for iPhone and Apple Watch, and the other for Mac and iPad. At the time, rumors claimed that the second event would be entirely dedicated to updated devices based on Apple’s own chips, including the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops and the next-generation iPad Pro tablet. However, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple has pushed back the release of the MacBook Pro. He also wrote that the company has canceled plans for a second digital event in the fall and is instead announcing the remaining devices through press releases on its website.
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In October, Apple announced the updated iPad Pro with the M2 chip and the updated 10th generation iPad through press releases. In mid-December, Gurman revealed that new Macs were scheduled to launch in “early” 2023. As you can see, this information has been confirmed.
Note that the new MacBook Pros are a minor upgrade from previous models announced in October 2021. But still, the devices contain several notable new features and changes. Consider the 5 most interesting facts about new products:
New MacBook Pro models in Space Gray now come with a matching Space Gray MagSafe charging cable. Previously it was a silver cable. For the first time in the Mac line, support for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless standards has been implemented. This should improve the stability and performance of connections. HDMI has been updated to HDMI 2.1 to support 8K 60Hz displays. The new 16-inch MacBook Pro has up to 22 hours of battery life. This is the highest value ever available for Mac devices. The previous generation MacBook Pro had configurations up to 64 GB of RAM. The new M2 Max chip allows configurations with up to 96 GB of RAM.
Source: macrumors 1, 2
