WWDC 2023 is only a week away. Whereas we are able to fully count on up to date software program for Apple’s gadgets to be introduced throughout the first firm occasion of the 12 months, we simply acquired one other trace at new Macs being unveiled on the convention as effectively.
In line with Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman on Twitter, Apple will begin accepting trade-ins of the Mac Studio, 13-inch M2 MacBook Air, and 13-inch M2 MacBook Professional on the identical day the WWDC 2023 keynote takes place, on June 5.
Apple often does that when newer, higher Macs can be found for customers to purchase. That makes much more sense as the corporate not too long ago raised the trade-in costs for a few of its gadgets, together with these Macs.
All of those fashions had been introduced final 12 months. The Mac Studio runs the M1 Max and M1 Extremely chips, and the bottom fashions MacBook Air and MacBook Professional have been obtainable for over a 12 months now. With that in thoughts, Apple might lastly be able to announce at the least two new Macs, the Mac Professional, and the 15-inch MacBook Air. Right here’s what we learn about every of them.
Apple Silicon Mac Professional: The Mac Professional is predicted to function the identical design as its predecessor and the M2 Extremely chip. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says this Mac Professional could have two SSD storage slots for graphics, media, and networking playing cards. Sadly, it’s going to probably not function user-upgradeable RAM as it is going to be tied on to the M2 Extremely’s motherboard. Though the corporate often focuses on software program releases, it’s commonplace to see {hardware} merchandise unveiled. The corporate might do the identical once more this 12 months because the final Mac Professional was launched at a WWDC in 2019.
15-inch MacBook Air: Along with the Mac, a 15-inch MacBook Air can also be anticipated to be unveiled throughout the WWDC 2023 keynote. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman believes Apple might unveil the long-rumored MacBook Air on the occasion. Rumors to date consider the 15-inch MacBook Air could have the identical specs (8-core CPU with 4 efficiency cores and 4 effectivity ones + minimal of 8GB of RAM) because the 13-inch mannequin, in addition to a bigger show and battery.
Gurman says new M3 Macs are anticipated later this 12 months, together with a brand new MacBook Air, entry-level MacBook Professional, and 24-inch iMac.
