When Apple announced its move to make its own processors for the Mac, it also promised that the transition would begin sooner than we thought, with the first models arriving by the end of this year. Now we have a better look at Apple’s roadmap thanks to a new report from Ming-Chi Kuo.
According to MacRumors, the first non-Intel Mac will be a refresh to the 13-inch MacBook Pro, which was most recently updated in May with a new scissor keyboard and faster processors. Kuo doesn’t give much in the way of details other than the new processor, so it could simply be a swap to show off how fast the new chips are. The 13-inch Pro will reportedly be followed by a new MacBook Air, which could also arrive later this year or early next.
But then things could start to get very interesting. After the first two models, Kuo says Apple will set its sights on the 16-inch MacBook Pro and the long-rumored 14-inch MacBook Pro, both of which will feature an “all-new form factor design.” The 16-inch MacBook Pro was only just released last year, bringing a larger screen, slimmer bezels, and a new keyboard, so a redesign would be surprising. However, now that Apple will be controlling the whole stack, the Mac could begin to see redesigns as often as the iPhone.
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