Subj : Controversy is swirling around a MacBook Pro M3 shown in leaked p To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Oct 26 2023 11:00:06 Controversy is swirling around a MacBook Pro M3 shown in leaked photo Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:53:03 +0000 Description: Purported photo of new MacBook Pro could be our first sighting of the laptop but dont get too excited... FULL STORY ====================================================================== Weve caught a glimpse of what could be a MacBook Pro that Apple might launch at its upcoming event the day before Halloween. Wccftech spotted a tweet from one of the better-known Apple leakers on X (formerly Twitter), ShrimpApplePro, which shows an image of whats purportedly the box for said MacBook Pro refresh. I guess this is the new MacBook Pro Source: Weibo pic.twitter.com/tdppFixOgJ October 25, 2023 See more The box carries a picture of the laptop, of course, and it certainly looks like a MacBook Pro (its clearly thicker than an Air). The design looks consistent with the current MacBook Pro chassis, in fact pretty much identical, but that could well be the case with the revamped model (indeed, Apple leaker Mark Gurman has said as much ). Whats particularly interesting about this alleged leaked image is that it shows a wallpaper on the screen of the opened notebook which is completely new, and that would make sense for a fresh M3 -toting MacBook Pro (as the rumor mill believes will be the case, going by the latest speculation). Although of course, we must consider the possibility that this is a faked image. It was leaked on Weibo, a Chinese forum with a sketchy track record for rumors, and its possible someone has just taken an existing MacBook box, made small tweaks here and there, and photoshopped that wallpaper in. It seems everyone on X has a theory about the wallpaper possibly spelling out letters, but we cant see anything really, and to us, it just looks like a close-up of some kind of high-tech maze. Analysis: Something a bit off? Were not sure about this one wed say its a leak that definitely requires more caution than normal. As one denizen of X points out in the thread of the above tweet, the design of the wallpaper which appears to be taken straight from the Scary fast invite for the October 30 event seems a bit off in terms of how the glow effect sits around the lines. We cant rule out that this is the genuine box, though, and others on X are convinced that the leaked pic looks authentic. Neither can we deny that the winds from rumorville have rapidly changed to favor the probability of an M3-toting MacBook Pro being revealed at the beginning of next week. Most notably we have analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who previously predicted the MacBook Pro M3 would be released in 2024, changing his tune to an October reveal (and November or December on-sale date). Mainly because the leaker believes Apple needs something to make up for the disappointment of the M2 upgrade with the MacBook Pro, and to stoke flagging Mac sales overall. The catch is Apple isnt really ready on the production front which is why Kuo believed 2024 was the launch timeframe up until now but the company is purportedly going to push ahead anyway, even if it means stock will be scarce after the MacBook Pro M3 is unleashed. (And that would point to a December launch being most likely, wed imagine just to ensure as many units are ready as possible). We didnt expect to see the MacBook Pro M3 this year simply because theres already been a Pro refresh at the start of 2023, so to have another in the same year is very unusual for Apple. Still, if the company believes the Mac sales situation is dire enough that more drastic action needs to be taken, it could happen. The October event is shaping up to be a major one where we might see not just the MacBook Pro refreshed, but also a new iMac (maybe the 24-inch model revamped, going by the most recent rumors, although theres some confusion over whether itll pack the M3 upgrade or not). Whatever the case, the tagline Scary fast heavily implies some kind of Mac will pitch up with the M3 chip inside, and we may even get several. Roll on October 30 You might also like Apple Silicon is now more important than Apple design MacBook Pro 14-inch (2023) review: a solid upgrade The MacBook Air M2 is so good it's given Apple a problem ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/macbooks/controversy-is-swirling-around-ma cbook-pro-m3-shown-in-leaked-photo --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .