Bloomberg does not yet provide a replacement for the Studio, but says most other Mac models will receive an upgrade. Gurman says he has seen evidence of a MacBook Air powered by an M2 with a 10-core GPU – contrary to previous predictions that a redesigned Air would still have an M1 – as well as a basic M2 MacBook Pro with the same specifications. The 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro also make an appearance, along with a new Mac Mini and Mac Pro, all of which shock Apple’s next-generation silicon. A Mac Mini with the current generation M1 Pro has also appeared, although it is hard to imagine that it will be on the market now that Mac Studio is available. The higher-end machines reportedly have M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, with the Max having 12 CPU cores and 38 graphics cores (two CPUs and six GPU cores in addition compared to the current M1 Max). Bloomberg does not provide details on performance and performance analysis. The M2 Pro also appears as an option for the Mac Mini, and Gurman predicts that the Mac Pro will have a “successor to the M1 Ultra.” (By the way, if you’re trying to figure out how this adds up to nine computers like I did in the beginning, it’s a MacBook Air, a basic Pro, two Mini models, two 14- and 16-MBP models each – with Pro and Max chips, respectively). and desktop Pro.) Interestingly, the original MacBook Pro may get stuck and still be slightly different from the Air. Whenever I discuss laptops with my colleagues, they usually predict that Apple will quietly discontinue the 13-inch model, as it seems like an unhappy medium between the Air and the 14-inch Pro. It’s also a bit extreme with its Touch Bar, but the question is whether the successor will have one – says the Bloomberg report. Notably, any type of iMac is missing from the list of computers. There is no mention of a successor to the 24-inch M1-powered all-in-one or to the replacement of the recently removed 27-inch iMac. Gurman says this wealth of information comes from developer logs, which apparently came about because Apple was testing its new computers using third-party applications. While it was not difficult to predict that Apple would be working on the next generation of chips, it is fascinating to see evidence of their existence in nature and to receive early details. It may not be that long before at least some of these computers are officially announced – Bloomberg reports that “at least two Macs” could be released “around the middle of the year”. And you would not know it, WWDC is on the calendar for June 6.
