Amber Neely
According to a new report, Apple's next-gen 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, slated to get M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, may be out even later than anticipated.
The newest 13-inch MacBook Pro was unveiled in June, boasting a new M2 chip. Its existence suggested that the larger 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models would release before the end of 2022.
However, during October quarterly earnings call, CEO Tim Cook stated that Apple's product lineup "was set," implying that the new MacBook Pro models would not arrive before year's end.
Now, a new report from DigiTimes suggests that the new models face additional delays. However, it does not say when the M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pro line will launch.
Apple partner TSMC began mass production of its 3-nanometer chip process for the next generations of Mac, iPhone, and other Apple devices in late December. An earlier rumor in June claimed Apple would use the new chip process in the aforementioned MacBook Pro lineup.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported in September that Apple had cut orders for the M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pro line as much as 30% before production began.
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It isn’t as though the M1 Pro and max are slouches, but it is allowing Intel and AMD to catch up. And then there is the GPU competition…
anyway, my daughter has to buy a new machine as the screen on her Intel MBP died (I knew that model was a risk). Anyway, as she is studying engineering the dilemma is what machine to get. Even though the school says any platform OK, the CAD software is Seimens NX. While there is a Mac version, and will run on Mx macs, apparently is an appalling port everyone hates, so not popular, so Seimens doesn’t work on it, so less popular, so less effort by Seimens, endless spiral. But apparently still fast renders on current MBP.
So probably safest to get wintel.
On the windows side for 3D CAD work workstations like Dell Precision or Lenovo Thinkpad P series are recommended, preferring 32 GB of RAM, discrete GPU like a T550 and as much speed per CPU core as you can afford.
M2 is 5nm and now we're talking 3nm. MBP is likely going to skip M2 as the window for launching 5nm is closing and M2 Pro/Max won't offer reasons for upgrading. iMac and mini can get M2 but MBP is in need of more. 1st generation 3nm and M3 could be it. Then in 2024 even more efficient 3nm and OLED.
I think you could get 3nm M2 series with no change except the efficiency of a smaller die size ( it could be called M2s).
Strange. If true, you have to wonder why?
it’s time for an update.