Apple’s purported M4 MacBook Pro has surfaced again, this time in the hands of Russian YouTubers after appearing on a private Facebook group.
While leaks and rumors around upcoming Apple products are common, the events on Russian YouTube seem to be in a category of their own. Just hours after YouTuber Wylsacom posted an unboxing of an alleged M4 MacBook Pro, another has done the same.
The YouTube Short video shared by Romancev768 shows an identical M4 MacBook Pro in space black with 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM being unboxed. The notebook also seems to be similar to the one leaked at the end of September, complete with identical boxes and model numbers.
There are apparently some discrepancies between the boxes in this video and Apple’s current retail boxes, especially since the format is completely different on the spec stickers. The wallpaper is the same on the alleged M4 MacBook Pro boxes as the M3 series, which plays into the potential that these are fake.
Another interesting point is that Apple has never listed its chipset in the spec bubbles for the 512GB and 16GB models, and here it lists the “M4 chip.” Apple generally lists the chip in the device name below these bubbles. The new sticker also seems to feature a completely different layout along with the usual regulatory information. These stickers are easy enough to fake and print out, and it’s the only truly new and unique aspect that can be identified in any of the videos or leaks so far.
As for the notebook itself, the alleged M4 MacBook Pro features three Thunderbolt ports, is colored space black, and has 16GB of RAM.
It’s worth noting the model number and layout suggest these allegedly leaked models were destined for the US market. Apple doesn’t currently do business with Russia, so no new MacBook Pro models would be coming to the country.
Apple is thought to be announcing its next-gen hardware at an event later this month.
Please let us know what you think in the comments and stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and @romancev768