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MacBook Pro may get full redesign in 2025, says Ming-Chi Kuo

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Apple could completely change the design of the MacBook Pro in 2025, an analyst forecasts, with an added proposal that Apple may add a more affordable MacBook to the range too.

In a series of Mac-related tweets following Apple's announcement of a Mac-focused late October event, TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is offering more hot takes about the product family.

As part of a tweet clarifying his stance on seemingly declining MacBook Pro shipments and Apple's preference to launch M3-series MacBook Pro models earlier than anticipated, Kuo comments about the future. If Apple's M3 plan cannot boost MacBook shipments, Kuo thinks there will be more chance of an "all-new design MacBook Pro in 2025."

Kuo doesn't specify in the tweet about whether or not the upgrades would impact just the high-end models, namely the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro, or offerings like the 13-inch MacBook Pro.

A redesign of the higher-specification MacBook Pro isn't entirely out of the question for 2025. The current 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro chassis designs arrived in October 2021, so it would be over three years old by the start of 2025.

On top of a redesign, Kuo proposes that Apple "may also consider (but hasn't decided yet)" introducing another model to boost shipments. This would be a "more affordable MacBook model" according to Kuo.

With a design change and a possible value-focused model, Kuo feels Apple should aim for 8 million to 10 million units shipped per year.



12 Comments

lam92103 5 Years · 151 comments

Can we dream of Ryzen powered MBPs? With their built in GPU, it seems like a logical choice over Intel

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AppleZulu 9 Years · 2243 comments

lam92103 said:
Can we dream of Ryzen powered MBPs? With their built in GPU, it seems like a logical choice over Intel

You can dream of it all you want, but that isn't going to happen. Perhaps you hadn't noticed, but Apple makes their own processors now. This gives them full control over both design and the development timeline, something they didn't have when they bought chips from Intel. Why would they reverse course and give that up to start buying processors from AMD?

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mistertrick 11 Years · 12 comments

from a design standpoint, another thunderbolt port on the right side would be very appreciated and helpful

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Afarstar 2 Years · 81 comments


MacBook Pro may get full redesign in 2025, says Ming-Chi Kuo

What a ridiculous statement. Kuo has lost the plot. Pigs might fly in 2025, and VisionPro might sell 20 million units in 2025. 
Anyone can hypothesise like Kuo.  

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neilm 17 Years · 1001 comments

I love my 14" M1 Pro MBP, which with 32GB/1TB can power its way through any normal tasks. The more recent M2 version is of course slightly better. 

But there’s no denying that it’s a bit on the chunky side. I’d like to see Apple take some heft out of the MBP line.

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