4 things we expect from the new Macs with M4 chip

With the Macs with the M4 chip in sight, there are 4 interesting details that we hope to see at the end of this month of October

It is October aims to be the month chosen to see new Macsspecifically the remaining updates of iMac, Mac mini and MacBook Pro with M4 chip and different variations. The event would take place until the end of the month so that the new products can be sent to their first customers on November 1. What will Apple surprise us with in a few weeks? There are some Things worth mentioning about upcoming releases and we hope they become a reality.

A redesigned Mac mini after several generations

In recent history, this equipment has not been updated even once in terms of design. Apple has not changed a bit of color to differentiate it from other launches. This would be the year for the Mac mini to reduce its size and become one of the most compact in the world.

According to previous information from Mark Gurman, aluminum will continue to be used in the body of this equipment but with growth in height. It could lose its support for USB-A connectivity and gain USB-C ports, which is already completely normal in these times both with portable Macs and other products from the bitten apple brand.

Mac mini from a top view

It would have two configurations available with M4 and M4 Pro chipwhich could predict that we would have an entry-level computer as economical as it has been in recent years. Will it be a new bestseller?

Macs with M4 will have 16 GB of base RAM

Gurman himself indicates that the new releases will have a necessary change. New models launched later this month will have 16 GB of RAM in entry modelsthat is, the Mac mini, the iMac and the 14-inch MacBook Pro.

It is something similar to what has historically happened with the iPhone, the amount of RAM is limited. In the case of Macs, Apple has long limited them to 8 GB of RAM as a minimum, which will improve and is surely also due to the arrival of Apple Intelligence.

Macs with M4 chip would have a minimum of 16 GB of RAM

High-end chips, M4 Pro and M4 Max

Given the surprise arrival of the M4 chip in the iPad Pro presented in May, many users quickly thought about what Apple could do when presenting its new Macs. It is almost a fact that those from Cupertino will launch the M4 Pro and M4 Max chips in the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro with different internal configurations, in addition to the Pro chip in the Mac mini.

As already happened with the A18 and M4 chips, these M4 Pro and M4 Max are manufactured under TSMC’s 3 nanometer process. It is not yet clear how fast they will be compared to the M4 chip or the number of cores they could have in total.

The space black color on the entry MacBook

Have you noticed that the space black color is exclusive to the current M3 Pro and M3 MacBook Pro? For the first time, Apple could delight us with this color on the entry-level MacBook Pro with M4 chip. It just so happens, noticed by 9to5Macthat MacBook Pros with the M3 chip had macOS Ventura instead of Sonoma when it had already been released.

This means that entry-level equipment is ready long before high-end equipment.. The simple M3 has the color space gray, so There is a chance that Apple will change this detail in the M4. Likewise, it remains to be seen what system the new Macs would arrive with although, due to the release dates, they will most likely have macOS Sequoia except for some details that those from Cupertino miss.

The MacBook Pro with M3 chip now available in the Apple refurbished store

A last note, and no less important, is that given The launch of the iMac with M4 could be the perfect excuse for Magic accessories to leave the Lightning port for USB-C. With this move, only the iPhone SE, 13 and 14 would be the only “current” devices with a Lightning port.

Is an event necessary to launch these teams? We could have a new recorded Apple event like the last Scary Fast from a year ago which was one of the shortest in Apple’s recent history. At that time, something similar was presented but with the difference that the M3 range was presented with the entry chip up to the M3 Max chip. We hope that Apple really surprises us with what we have seen thanks to the latest rumors.

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