This is the first report we’ve heard that the larger MacBook Pro could be ready to go with Apple Silicon already, but it also seems to fly in the face of information discovered last week - a specific reference to a 2020 16-inch MacBook Pro in the release notes for the Boot Camp 6.1.13 update. The 13-inch models are being assembled by Foxconn, while the 16-inch MacBook Pro is being built by Quanta Computer. To be clear, Gurman is primarily pointing to the fact that Apple is preparing to release three new MacBook Pro models - a 13-inch MacBook Air, a 13-inch MacBook Pro, and a 16-inch MacBook Pro - based on supply chain reports. The new laptop may also come with a mini-LED screen, according to Kuo, which would offer better contrast than the LCD panels Apple currently uses while also preventing the "burn-in" effect that OLED displays can be prone to.Several reports from earlier this year suggested that the 16-inch MacBook Pro would get the Apple Silicon treatment later on, and while no clear reasons were ever offered, many pointed to the fact that Apple needed more time to develop a better graphics subsystem - either a way to integrate existing Nvidia and AMD GPUs with Apple Silicon, or to develop its own equivalent of these more powerful graphics subsystems.Īccording to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, however, it looks like Apple could indeed have the ARM-based 16-inch MacBook Pro ready to unveil next week as well. It seems plausible that Apple could do the same with its 13-inch MacBook Pro.
That notebook has thinner bezels around its display, which makes its overall footprint around the same size as that of the 15-inch MacBook Pro it replaced in Apple's lineup. The analyst described this 14-inch MacBook Pro as the next iteration of Apple's 13-inch variant, suggesting that the company is taking an approach that's similar to the one it took with the 16-inch MacBook Pro last year. Kuo has also said Apple has a 14.1-inch MacBook Pro in the works, and it's possible that he's referring to the same model. Those issues aside, the new keyboard is much more comfortable to type on compared to the flatter and stiffer feel of Apple's butterfly keyboard. That change came after customers and critics reported issues with the butterfly switch keyboards Apple has been using on its laptops over the past several years, with some saying that keys would get stuck or register two taps instead of one. The company is reportedly preparing to launch a version of the MacBook Pro with the same new scissor-switch keyboard found in the new 16-inch MacBook Pro. He expects the laptop to launch in the second quarter of 2020. The 16-inch MacBook Pro's new scissor-switch keyboardĪpple may have a new version of its smaller-sized MacBook Pro in the works with an improved keyboard and a slightly larger screen, according to Kuo, as reported by MacRumors and 9to5Mac. But if your laptop is in decent condition and you're not in dire need of an upgrade, it could make sense to wait a few months longer, especially if you're looking for a computer you can hold on to for the next three to five years. The analyst provides a broad range of between the second quarter and fourth quarter of 2020, with the timing varying depending on the specific model. If his predictions are correct, it's unclear precisely when the new laptops would launch. But Kuo has been accurate in the past when it comes to reporting on upcoming product launches. Apple hasn't confirmed any plans to launch new MacBooks, as it typically doesn't discuss new products until it's ready to unveil them. That's all according to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has written that Apple has several new MacBook laptops in its pipeline in research notes obtained by MacRumors and 9to5Mac. The tech giant is expected to announce a couple of new notebooks in the coming months, including new MacBook Air and Pro models with improved keyboards among other new options. If you're in the market for a new Apple laptop, you might want to hold off for a few months.
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