Apple is claimed to be planning an overhaul of its whole Mac line of computer systems with the in-house M4 chipset able to delivering synthetic intelligence (AI)-based options. The Cupertino, California-based firm launched its M3-powered MacBook Professional fashions and a 24-inch M3 iMac final yr, earlier than introducing new MacBook Air fashions with M3 processor in March. Apple is claimed to be engaged on refreshing the Mac mini, as properly, however a brand new report says that the corporate could skip the M3 era and launch an up to date M4-powered Mac mini in late 2024.
The data comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who had beforehand reported that Apple might deliver an M3-powered Mac mini to market in 2024. In his newest Energy On e-newsletter, nonetheless, Gurman claimed that Apple might altogether skip the M3 Mac mini and as an alternative give attention to refreshing the mannequin with its next-generation M4 chipset.
Within the Q&A bit of his e-newsletter (through MacRumors), Gurman stated that he was not anticipating an M3 Mac mini to hit the cabinets this yr. This improvement comes per week after Gurman had claimed that M4 and M4 Professional-powered Mac mini fashions would arrive between the top of 2024 and early 2025. In his newest e-newsletter, he doubles down on the declare, explaining that the potential launch of an M4 Mac mini as quickly as the top of 2024 would depart no “room for M3 fashions to return out earlier than then, so it is in all probability protected to say that these Mac desktops will skip the M3 era.”
Final yr in July, Gurman had reported that an M3-powered Mac mini would probably come out in 2024. Since then, Apple has refreshed its Mac lineup with the M3 chip however continues to promote M2 and M2 Professional-powered Mac mini fashions, launched in January 2023.
Apple debuted its 3nm M3 chipset with new 14 and 16-inch MacBook Professional variants, alongside a sole 24-inch M3 iMac, at its Scary Quick occasion in October final yr. The brand new MacBook Professional lineup runs on M3, M3 Professional, and M3 Max household of chipsets. Earlier this yr in March, the corporate refreshed its MacBook Air line with the M3 processor, unveiling 13 and 15-inch fashions.
Apple final up to date the Mac mini in January 2023 with M2 and M2 Professional chipsets. At present, the M2 Mac mini is out there in three configurations — M2-powered Mac minis with 8-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD storage, and 8-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU, 8GB RAM, and 512GB SSD storage; and an M2 Professional-powered Mac mini with 10-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU, 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD storage.
Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that Apple supposed to overtake its whole Mac lineup with AI-focussed M4 processor. The corporate is reportedly nearing manufacturing of the next-generation M4 chip, which can probably are available in three foremost variants.
