The rumors about a redesigned M1X-based MacBook Pro have been circulating for a while now, and per leaker Dylandkt, who has correctly predicted details about unreleased products in the past, Apple will launch new versions of the MacBook Pro in Q4 2021, along with an updated Mac mini.
Per Dylan, Apple plans to introduce updated 14-inch and 16-inch models of the MacBook Pro in “late October or early November.” Back in May, the leaker corroborated other rumors as to the next-gen MacBook Pro featuring a new look with flat edges, reduced bezels, and expanded connections such as an SD card reader, MagSafe, and HDMI port.
These would also be the first Macs with an upgraded version of the M1 chip, which is the first ARM-architecture Apple Silicon chip used in Macs. The leaker believes that M1X will be “an extension of the M1 that will contain more thunderbolt channels, cpu cores, gpu cores, multiple external monitor support, and greater power draw.”
Dylan followed this up with a tweet in which it was claimed that Apple won’t introduce a new iMac Pro, but might debut new Mac mini models with the faster M1X chip along with the new MacBook Pro. Both the new M1X-chip MacBook Pro and Mac mini models are expected to replace the more expensive versions of these machines, which remain available with Intel processors.
In spite of Dylan’s track record being somewhat mixed, he was right in the past regarding details of the M1 iMac and the 2021 iPad Pro.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.