Gurman: First M3 Apple Silicon Macs likely to launch in October

Apple is getting ready to launch its first M3 Apple Silicon Macs in October, in accordance to Mark Gurman in his newest Power On publication for Bloomberg.

Following the normally new iPhone launch occasion in September, the place we expect the iPhone 15 and Apple Watch Series 9 and new Apple Watch Ultra, Apple is reportedly lining up new Macs for an October debut. Likely fashions embody a brand new M3 iMac, M3 13-inch MacEbook Air and M3 MacEbook Pro.

For the M3 chip, we expect related core counts to the M2 however with enhanced efficiency and effectivity thanks to the transfer to a brand new 3-nanometer silicon fabrication course of.

It could appear bizarre for the primary M3 Macs so quickly after the M2 cycle wrapped up — with merchandise just like the M2 Ultra Mac Studio and 15-inch MacEbook Air solely debuting final month — however there was a lot hypothesis that the latter components of the M2 lineup had been delayed due to provide chain points. And whereas a M3 MacEbook Air could also be prepared to go in October, M3 updates for merchandise like MacEbook Pro and Mac Studio are additional out.

Gurman doesn’t particularly say Apple will maintain an October occasion, or whether or not new Macs would arrive through press launch. The determination on whether or not to maintain a proper occasion has most likely not but been finalized, however you possibly can think about Apple would need to maintain an occasion for a big new Mac launch.

New iPad Pro fashions, that includes OLED shows, are scheduled for 2024. But Gurman says that an iPad Air mannequin with up to date chip could also be prepared this fall; it’s definitely due because the current-generation iPad Air continues to be powered by an M1 chip.

In the identical publication, Gurman additionally reiterated his prediction {that a} new 30-inch iMac is in the works, which might debut as quickly as 2024.

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