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Looks like we’re all set for a Mac-filled 2023. We know that several Mac models will be updated, and it looks like we’ll see a few of them arrive next year. Mark Gurman, a well-known Apple journalist, gave an update on the planned Mac releases for 2023 in his latest Power On newsletter.
Gurman says the long-awaited M2 family treatment for the MacBook Pro will arrive in early 2023. He also said that we could see the M3 chip debut in 2023 with an iMac update. More Mac hardware is also in the works, though we don’t have a launch date for that yet.
MacBook and possibly iMac refreshes in 2023, while the Mac Pro is undergoing more testing
For starters, we’re getting a MacBook Pro refresh in early 2023 with the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. This update has been long overdue, and since the Mac isn’t coming out until the end of 2022, it makes sense that the update is coming soon. The Mac mini is also actively being updated with the M2 and M2 Pro chips.
Gurman also said a new iMac with an M3 chip is on the way, arriving in late 2023. The all-new iMac debuted with the M1 chip, and without the M2 upgrade, the M3 upgrade will be a solid upgrade over the current model.
Gurman noted that the Mac Pro beat Apple’s self-imposed two-year silicon transition deadline. Although the updated Mac Pro is on the way, it is still under testing. gourman says “…The high-end machine is on hold for a number of reasons, including many changes to its features, a major change in the company’s plans for a high-end processor, and a potential shift in its production.”
Gurman says Apple wanted to launch the Mac Pro with an M1 family of chips that would basically consist of four M1 Max chips, followed by plans for a chip that would be two M2 Ultra chips combined, called the M2 Extreme. However, it looks like Apple is planning to ditch the M2 Ultra, the M2 Extreme has been canceled for now. So we might see a Mac Pro launch with an M2 Ultra chip with a 24-core CPU, 76-core GPU and 192GB of storage. The M2 Extreme would push the numbers to twice as many cores.
So it looks like some of the best Macs are getting an upgrade, so you might want to hold off on your purchase for now.
