Apple has sent its new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro into mass production.
The company is widely expected to announce an all-new MacBook Pro range later this year, redesigned from the ground up and the first Mac to incorporate Apple’s next-generation M1X or M2 chip. The new MacBook Pro will sport a new design and bring back much-loved and missed features, including the return of MagSafe charging.
According to reports, the company’s suppliers and manufacturers will aim for around 800,000 shipments of the new device as soon as November, suggesting that Apple plans for a record number of MacBooks to be sold. A DigiTimes suggests that the company will announce the new models in October, following its announcement of the iPhone 13 in September, with a view for the first batch of MacBook Pro models to be sold weeks later.
The new MacBook Pro has been rumored for a couple of years now, but the news that the new model is entering mass production suggests its release is just around the corner. If true, Apple is set for a stellar season of product releases, with the new iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad Air, MacBook Pro, and AirPods all set to be released between September and November.
As well as a new design and MagSafe charging, the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro will come with a mini-LED display, as well as a more powerful Apple silicon chip. Separate reports have suggested the device will offer more ports and slots to add third-party peripherals, too.
Last week it was revealed that a number of unreleased Apple products, like new Apple Watches and MacBooks, had entered the Eurasian database, suggesting the release was imminent. Apple has to legally register devices there ahead of their launch in Europe.
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