Next week might be the biggest Mac launch since 2020

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Finally, we person confirmation of nan long-anticipated autumn Mac launch. The rollout, however, whitethorn beryllium a spot unconventional for Apple.

At first, we expected a merchandise event, past we speculated astir videos and property releases — and now Apple has revealed an full “week of announcements” starting connected Monday morning. It’s expected that nan announcements will see nan latest M4 refreshes for nan Mac lineup, including nan MacBook Pro, iMac, and a wholly refreshed Mac mini. While galore of those will simply beryllium M4 updates, this whitethorn extremity up being nan biggest azygous model of Mac releases since nan first M1 motorboat successful 2020 successful position of sheer quantity.

Mac (😉) your calendars! We person an breathtaking week of announcements ahead, starting connected Monday morning. Stay tuned… pic.twitter.com/YnoCYkZq6c

— Greg Joswiak (@gregjoz) October 24, 2024

As mentioned, hardware designs are expected to enactment nan same, pinch nan Mac mini being nan 1 exception. The mini PC is expected to get its first awesome redesign successful complete a decade — and possibly this could beryllium thing Apple wants to springiness other attraction to later successful nan week.

According to Mark Gurman’s latest reporting, we mightiness besides get updates for nan Magic Trackpad, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Mouse. Don’t get excessively excited though. We’re not expecting Apple to yet commencement from scratch connected nan infamous Magic Mouse, alternatively conscionable updating nan larboard from Lightning to USB-C. These could perchance get their ain abstracted announcement, though they are astir apt launching alongside nan M4 iMac.

Will Apple dispersed these retired passim nan week or reveal each six of these products connected Monday morning? Who knows, but Apple surely suggested that nan announcements will only “start” connected Monday morning.

As for nan M4 MacBook Pro, it has been talked astir extensively for months now. Everyone knows it’s coming, and it has besides suffered from some beautiful unprecedented leaks (whether they were existent aliases not). It would beryllium rather breathtaking if Apple decided to show disconnected conscionable really secretive it tin beryllium by revealing thing we haven’t heard thing astir yet.

That mightiness beryllium a small optimistic, however. Some responses to Apple elder vice president Greg Joswiak’s tweet are rather negative, penning disconnected nan announcements wholly because they judge nan deficiency of an arena intends location won’t beryllium thing exciting.

But, if thing else, we tin astatine slightest beryllium happy that nan hold is yet complete — and I’m personally excited to spot what nan M4 MacBook Pro wallpaper will look for illustration because there’s nary measurement it will beryllium the aforesaid arsenic nan M3 one we saw successful each nan leaks, right?

Willow Roberts

Willow Roberts has been a Computing Writer astatine Digital Trends for a twelvemonth and has been penning for astir a decade. She has a…

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