The time has entered March, and the digital circle has become lively, and another wave of new phones will debut. Among many manufacturers, the popularity of Apple has remained high, and many fruit fans are looking forward to the arrival of the next wave of new products. By convention, Apple releases some new products every spring. Previously, foreign media speculated that Apple will hold a spring new product launch event on March 16 or March 23. However, the official time of the spring conference has not yet been announced.
As we all know, compared with Apple’s autumn new products in September, March’s spring new products are generally not so heavy, and the Mac product line is the object of everyone’s focus. At last year’s spring conference, Apple brought Mac Studio equipped with the M1 Ultra chip, which is officially called “the most powerful personal computer chip in the world” and has a 20-core CPU and a 64-core GPU. The GPU performance is 8 times that of M1, and the performance of the media processing engine is 2 times that of M1 Max.
Although the official time has not been announced, news about new products has never stopped. Well-known Apple breaking news columnist Mark Gurman said that Apple is preparing to launch the next generation of Mac laptops and desktops, which also includes a new iMac.
In addition, in June last year, Apple launched the first M2 chip and the latest MacBook Air equipped with the chip at the Worldwide Developers Conference. According to previous news, Apple may launch the M3 chip and products equipped with the chip at this conference. Users who are interested in Apple computer products must be very curious about what updates this new product will bring. CNMO has compiled relevant information for you, let’s take a look below.
The new 15-inch MacBook Air
According to Apple’s official announcement, Apple’s current MacBook Air can be selected with M1 chip version or M2 chip version. The M1 model is equipped with a 13.3-inch model, and the new M2 model is equipped with a 13.6-inch screen with a “notch” design. However, the latest news shows that Apple is about to launch a large-screen version of the MacBook Air, with a screen size of 15.5 inches, the largest in Air history. Previously, the notebook was only available in 13-inch and 11-inch sizes due to its lightness and portability.
Analyst Ross Young said that since February this year, supply chain manufacturers have begun to produce new 15.5-inch panels for Apple. Therefore, the new 15-inch MacBook Air notebook is expected to be released in March this year and listed in early April.
According to the news, the 15-inch MacBook Air will be equipped with M2 series processors, the CPU speed will be increased by 18%, the GPU speed will be increased by 35%, and the neural network AI calculation will be increased by 40%. In terms of other configurations, the larger-screen version of the MacBook Air will be equipped with LCD screens, Force Touch trackpads, MagSafe charging ports and other configurations.
Upgraded 13-inch MacBook Air
We noticed that in addition to the larger-screen version of the MacBook Air, Apple seems to be working on a 13-inch iteration of the MacBook Air. The current 13-inch model, released in July 2022, is equipped with an M2 chip based on a 5nm process, while the new MacBook Air is expected to be equipped with a new chip M3 that Apple has not yet announced.
At present, the 13-inch MacBook Air has already used the M2 chip. If it continues to be equipped with the M2 chip, it will not be attractive to the market. Therefore, the industry believes that the new 13-inch MacBook Air will carry the M3 chip.
It is understood that the M3 chip will have an 8-core CPU and adopt TSMC’s 3nm process technology. Compared with the 5nm process, at the same speed, the logic density gain of TSMC’s 3nm will increase by 60%, and the power consumption will be reduced by 30-35%. Supports the innovative TSMC FINFLEX architecture, which can provide better overall performance for the MacBook Air series, while improving the battery life of the MacBook Air.
New iMac
In addition to laptops, Apple will also update desktop computers. Although compared to the MacBook, the reputation of the iMac does not seem to be that big. But for some professionals, they prefer iMac. Now, Apple will also bring a brand new iMac, which will bring more powerful performance.
Mark Gurman said that Apple’s next-generation iMac has entered the “advanced development stage” of engineering verification testing (EVT), which is the production test of the all-in-one machine.
In this regard, he said that the new iMac will have the same 24-inch display size as the current model, and the currently tested models use the same colors as the existing iMac, including blue, green, pink, silver, yellow, orange ,Purple. The difference is that the performance of the new iMac will be more powerful, or it will be equipped with an M3 chip, while the current iMac is equipped with an M1 chip. In addition, Apple will also adjust other configurations of the new product, including re-layout and redesign of internal accessories, and the production process used by the matching iMac stand will also be different.
It should be noted that the development process of the new iMac has entered the advanced stage, but it will not be mass production for at least another 3 months. In other words, new products will not be shipped until the second half of the year at the earliest. However, the latest iMac was released at Apple’s spring new product launch event in 2021. It has not been updated for almost two years, so many fruit fans are still looking forward to the arrival of the new iMac.
New Mac Pro
With extreme performance, powerful expansion capabilities and excellent configuration potential, Mac Pro will also usher in a new generation.
At the WWDC Global Developers Conference in 2019, Apple released a new version of the Mac Pro computer, which it claims is the most powerful in history. The product is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with up to 28 cores, the most ever in a Mac.
According to the leak, the upcoming Mac Pro will have the same design as the 2019 model, but will feature the M2 Ultra/Extreme, which will make it the “fastest Mac ever.” However, given the all-chip architecture of Apple chips, users will not be able to upgrade the RAM memory.