A series of three new Mac model identifiers were recently added to a Find My configuration file stored on Apple’s backend.
As noted by Nicolas Alvarez (@aaronp613) and MacRumors, The new identifiers are Mac14,8, Mac14,13, and Mac14,14, and they appear in a list alongside Mac14,3 and Mac14,12, the identifiers for the latest M2 and M2 Pro Mac mini models. The list in Apple’s configuration file relates to overriding “separation monitoring,” which suggests these could be desktop Mac models that do not need to be actively tracked via Find My for separation from the user as portable Macs do.
It’s unknown which Mac models are in the works, much less their specifications, as Apple has recently shifted from using more specific model identifiers like “MacBookAir10,1” to generic “Mac”-based ones that can apply to any member of the family. It’s thought that the most imminent desktop Mac update that could be in the works is an Apple Silicon-based Mac Pro, albeit one isn’t expected to be ready to launch at WWDC in June.
Mark Gurman of Bloomberg has stated that he believes the Mac Studio will not see an update until high-end members of M3 chip family are ready, and that seems unlikely until perhaps early 2024. Given that the Mac mini desktop was just updated in January, it seems doubtful that this will receive the new M3 chips in the near future.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors and @aaronp613