0:00 Introduction – One More Thing
1:15 Cult Of Mac Predictions for Apple Silicon Event
2:06 Apple Insider Predictions for Apple Silicon Event
3:50 9to5 Mac Predictions for Apple Silicon Event
4:08 MacRumors Predictions for Apple Silicon Event
4:35 Bloomberg Predictions for Apple Silicon Event
6:00 iCave Answers – Will Mac cameras improve with Apple Silicon?
8:46 Notification Squad
What do the Big tech blogs expect at the event, let’s break it down. A lot are hedging their bets, just reporting win what others say.
Cult of Mac
My favourite probably.
Reporting Ming-Chi Kuo expecting a 13.3” MacBook, and a less reliable source saying a 12” MacBook at $849.
They refer to the new Apple Event AR Easter egg which looks like a MacBook Clamshell opening, and then say that whatever the form factor, it could run A14T, which we thought would be reserved for iMac. Also AirTags.
Apple Insider
Reporting either a 12” MacBook with A14X at 1kg, or Ming-Chi Kuo’s 13.3” form factor MacBook Air, followed by a 14” and 16” MBP Next year.
Also, Big Sur, Airtags, Maybe AirPods Studio, Maybe AirPods X (based on Beats X, but WHY?) AirPods Pro Lite, Apple TV 6.
Then in a separate article they report on Bloomberg’s article which predicts a 13” Pro, 16” Pro and a 13” MacBook Air, all at the event.
They also report in yet another article that Apple is working on a half sized Mac Pro with the same design and Apple Silicon. This article also says that Apple could introduce a 24inch iMac next year, but that their GPUs aren’t ready yet for higher end desktops.
9to5 Mac reports that Apple may bring TestFlight to Mac next week, reports again on Bloomberg’s 3 MacBook line and in a separate article predicts 13” MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, based on a tweet from L0vetodream which says 13 inch X 2.
MacRumors
Reporting the mini Mac Pro in the works again, and Bloomberg’s list of 3 MacBooks, Air 13”, Pro 13” and Pro 16”.
iMore still thinks a 12” MacBook and 13” MacBook Pro are most likely, plus AirTags but also seems to insanely think that AirPower is still coming at some point. Guys, AirPower is dead, that’s why we have MagSafe now.
Bloomberg
As Mentioned by everyone else, Bloomberg lists the devices as MacBook Air 13”, MacBook Pro 13” and MacBook Pro 16”, but with detail on Foxconn assembling the smaller two models and Quanta Compoyter Inc building the 16” model.
This seems the most solid of the rumours, but they also mention that “At least 2” of these will be shown at next week’s event. No design changes beyond the processor.