Apple registers Russian trademarks for three new MacBooks ahead of Oct. 27 event

Russian trademark filings published on Monday indicate that Apple is preparing three new computers running macOS Sierra, just days ahead of a press event expected to showcase new MacBooks, including a OLED touchbar-equipped MacBook Pro.

The new hardware is identified by the model numbers A1706, A1707, and A1708, Consomac noted. No other details are included with the filings, except that the products are "portable personal computers," ruling out iMacs, Mac minis, or Mac Pros.

The information is consistent with claims by KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has said that Apple will announce not just revamped MacBook Pros in 13- and 15-inch sizes, but a 13-inch basic MacBook. The current MacBook, starting at $1,299, has a 12-inch Retina display.

The MacBook Pro is expected to get the bulk of upgrades though, including not just the touchbar but things like Intel Skylake processors, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, and up to 2 terabytes of SSD storage. USB-C support may or may not include a first-party MagSafe-style adapter.

Apple appears to be all but abandoning the MacBook Air line. Though it was technicially upgraded in April, the only change was a default 8 gigabytes of RAM on 13-inch models — the devices lack both start-of-the-art processors and Retina displays.

25 Comments

randominternetperson 3095 comments · 8 Years

About 8 years ago

Do those model numbers tell us anything or does Apple just assign that style of product number sequentially?

Soli 9981 comments · 9 Years

AppleInsider said:

USB-C support may or may not include a first-party MagSafe-style adapter.

LOL I love when they write "may or may include" as if that's not the case with every unknown. A better way would be to simply note there is a rumour regarding a magnetic quick-release. Perhaps even noting there is a 3rd-party solution alreayd on the market for MacBooks and other notebooks that use USB-C for power.

randominternetperson said:

Do those model numbers tell us anything or does Apple just assign that style of product number sequentially?

Nothing you haven't already figured out.

dysamoria 3430 comments · 12 Years

Trademarks not present in article about trademark registration...

flaneur 4525 comments · 14 Years

Last sentence of last paragraph — "start-of-the-art" — a great new beginning to an old concept.

Also, couldn't there be some way to explain why there are no trademarks in the story about trademarks? As dysamoria above says.

williamh 1045 comments · 13 Years

ok, I can read Russian and I can run Google translate on the French stuff. It's not a trademark registration but rather a "Eurasian Economic Commission" thing where companies are supposed to register computing and cryptographic devices. The model numbers are there, and the registration indicates they'll run MacOS 10.12. There's nothing there that sheds any new light on the announcements.