New M3 MacBook Pro box may have been leaked
William GallagherThe claimed new MacBook Pro box
An unverifiable source has shown what they claim is a photo of the box for a new, as yet unannounced MacBook Pro.
Apple is certain to be releasing Macs at its forthcoming "Scary Fast" event, not least given the prominent promotion of an Halloween redesign for the famous Happy Mac icon. However, there are conflicting reports over what Mac updates there could be.
An image on Chinese social media site Weibo suggests that the event is at least going to include a MacBook Pro. As relayed on Twitter/X by leaker ShrimpApplePro, the image shows a box with a typical Apple-style image of a MacBook Pro, but no details whatsoever.
I guess this is the new MacBook Pro
— ShrimpApplePro (@VNchocoTaco) October 25, 2023
Source: Weibo pic.twitter.com/tdppFixOgJ
The design fits Apple's previous work, and there are no obvious signs of alterations to the image. Based on the thickness of the base, it does appear to be a MacBook Pro rather than another update to the MacBook Air, though.
There are very recent rumors of an M3 MacBook Pro launching in October, but until Tuesday's about-faces, the consensus is that it would not ship until 2024. Other reports say a 24-inch iMac is coming, while analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has even claimed that the old 13-inch MacBook Pro will get a refresh.
Apple will unveil the new Mac, or Macs, at the "Scary Fast" event on October 30, 2023.
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With Gurman saying the 14 and 13 inch MacBook are in short supply, I’m really thinking the old Touchbar MacBook is going to get redesigned to resemble the 14 inch…maybe it is a 14 inch, with M3, maybe with a display like the newest MacBook Air
Unless the image has been modified (or we're seeing a redesign on the 13", we know a little more than the article claims. That's either the 14" or the 16" MBP - the 13" doesn't have feet. Barring a weird upgrade (e.g. changing available RAM or SSD sizes, display backight or something else without messing with the processor), we have the M3 Pro and Max inbound
Or there was one weird rumor of Apple trying to put the M2 Ultra in a laptop (presumably 16" only)... I have no idea whether heat and power would allow that in an Apple-approved laptop chassis. It certainly WOULD work in a larger gaming or workstation chassis, but would it just drop in to the 16" MBP?
Highest chance is M3 Pro/Max, then probably a weird upgrade, then a 13" redesign with feet, then the M2 Ultra??? I'd think a redesign would merit a bigger event?
Hmmm…. Matches the “scary fast” aesthetic.
How about this:
The 13" dies, and we get a 14" M3 — and later a 14" M3 Pro/Max. The 16" stays Pro/Max only.