Subj : Apples M3 chips and new MacBook and iMac models could be a lot To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Jul 17 2023 14:30:03 Apples M3 chips and new MacBook and iMac models could be a lot closer than we thought Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:22:07 +0000 Description: A new rumor has suggested a possible October launch for Apples next-gen processors, with Mac hardware to carry them. FULL STORY ====================================================================== After months of apparently ironclad leaks suggesting that Apples M3 chips wouldnt be launching in 2023 , weve got a sudden about-face: Apples next-gen processors may indeed be dropping this year, in new MacBook and iMac models. The news comes from Bloombergs Mark Gurman , a reputable Apple leaker, who in his most recent Power On newsletter claimed that Apple has big things planned for "this fall" (so September-November), including already-expected new Apple Watch and iPhone models slated for a September launch. Most interestingly, Gurmans sources claim that another product launch will take place in October and Gurman believes this will be M3-equipped Mac hardware. Based on this years existing launches, Gurman speculates that the new products well see could be a new iMac , along with new models of the 13-inch MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro . For my money, these are reasonable guesses though Im personally still a bit doubtful that we wont be waiting until 2024 to get our hands on M3 hardware. Will we really see M3 in 2023? Now, betting against Gurman is risky business; hes a frequently accurate barometer of what Apple plans to do in the near future, and I would love to be proven wrong. Apples M3 chip promises to deliver a much more impressive generational performance leap than we saw with M2, providing some serious competition for the best processors from Intel and AMD. But theres still evidence to suggest that we wont see M3 chips until next year. Gurmans claims dont do anything to alleviate concerns posited by previous leaks that M3 would be delayed specifically due to yield issues at Apples manufacturing partner TSMC, who were apparently unable to meet Apples 2023 order for the new processors. Gurman himself noted in a previous newsletter that the higher-end M3 Pro chips definitely wouldnt be arriving in 2023 . Update: No M3 Mac or iPad for this yearDue to yield issues with TSMC not being able to supply enough of the M3 to Apple, Apple has delayed the release of the M3 until next year.So there will be no M3 Macs and no M3 iPads this year. pic.twitter.com/faL9l7n53s May 3, 2023 See more TSMCs production issues are an open secret at this point, with the global chip shortage slowly improving but still causing problems for silicon manufacturers. Industry speculation has suggested that shortages could continue well into 2024, so its not unreasonable to assume that Apple and TSMC could indeed have difficulty meeting M3 demand in 2023. Gurman is correct when he says Apples release cadence could suggest Mac products are coming in October, but its no guarantee of M3 hardware. Apple would presumably have wanted to debut such products at its WWDC 2023 event , though of course its possible that it was planning to do so before delays made it clear that the M3 Macs wouldnt be ready until later in the year. Its also possible that the October hardware launch will be the still-AWOL M2 iMac though Gurman previously claimed that Apples all-in-one desktop computer line would skip the M2 chip. So Im left uncertain of what to believe, but I do hope we see an M3 MacBook Air before the year is over and it would be ideal for Apple, since Intels next-gen laptop processors pose a serious threat to the MacBooks supremacy. ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/macbooks/apples-m3-chips-and-new-macbook-a nd-imac-models-could-be-a-lot-closer-than-we-thought --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .