M4 MacBook Pro: Five upgrades to expect in under two weeks
Apple is expected to be releasing the new M4 Mac lineup later this month, with upgrades to the iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro. There might not necessarily be a keynote, given the fact that they released the new iPad mini 7 through a press release, so we could see the same thing occur with the Macs.
Regardless, the new MacBook Pro will reportedly be in customers hands starting November 1st.
Faster M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips
Obviously, with a new round of MacBook Pros, we get a new round of chips – and that remains true with the upcoming MacBook Pro. We’ll be seeing the M4 chip, which initially debuted in the iPad Pro earlier this year, alongside the higher end M4 Pro and M4 Pro chips.
The M4 chip has a 10 core CPU, up from 8 cores on the M3. We could potentially see similar core count bumps on the M4 Pro and M4 Max, although there are no concrete leaks for the higher end M4 chips. M4 is around 20-25% faster than M3.
More unified memory
Previous reports from Bloomberg indicated that all M4 Macs would start with at least 16GB of RAM, according to information seen in developer logs. Base model M4 MacBook Pro will start with 16GB of RAM, upgradable to 32GB. Previously, the M3 models started off with 8GB, upgradable to 16GB or 24GB.
M3 Pro currently starts with 18GB of unified memory, and M3 Max starts with 36GB. Although there isn’t direct confirmation of this, M4 Pro and M4 Max will probably start with additional unified memory as well, perhaps 24GB on M4 Pro and 48GB on M4 Max.
Three Thunderbolt ports on all models
According to a packaging leak and leaked unboxing (yes, you read that right), the base model M4 MacBook Pro will have three Thunderbolt ports on all models. Previously, the base model of the M3 MacBook Pro lineup only had two Thunderbolt ports, with both of them being on the left side.
Wi-Fi 7 support
Apple is likely to support the Wi-Fi 7 standard on the upcoming M4 MacBook Pro, as they did on the iPhone 16 lineup.
Wi-Fi 7 supports speeds of up to 46 Gbps, which is over five times faster than Wi-Fi 6E’s 9 Gbps. Wi-Fi 7 also operates on 320 MHz channels and supports the 6 GHz band, widely reducing interference and signal congestion.
Space Black on all models
According to that same packaging leak referenced earlier, it also seems likely that the base model M4 MacBook Pro will come in Space Black, rather than Space Gray like the current model does.
The current base model M3 MacBook Pro likely comes in Space Gray because it was ready to launch prior to the M3 Pro and M3 Max models. We know this because the M3 MacBook Pros ran the older macOS Ventura operating system out of the box, whereas M3 Pro and M3 Max models ran the latest macOS Sonoma.
Wrap up
Are you excited for the new MacBook Pros? The base model is sounding like a very compelling offer with 16GB of memory and Space Black. Let us know in the comments below.
Source: 9to5Mac
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