2021 is going to be the central year of the transition from Intel to Apple Silicon, and now that the first step has been taken with computers designed for general consumption, it is time for semi-professional and professional computers whose novelties can break schemes.
The most popular will undoubtedly be the new MacBook Pros with the rumored 14 and 16-inch screens, which will become the chosen ones for those looking to overcome the borders of the M1 chip.
Let's take a look at everything we know about these computers.
What will be the design of the new MacBook Pros? The external appearance of high-end MacBook Pros will change for the first time in many years, but let's not expect something radically different than what we have now.
We will continue to have, in essence, laptops.
Perhaps most striking at first glance is the size of the 14-inch model, as it will surely remain the same size as the 13-inch MacBook Pro with a reduction of its bezels.
The 14-inch MacBook Pro is expected to be the top-of-the-line option for the 13-inch MacBook Pros, which will remain on sale as entry-level models until they eventually disappear.
A more recent rumor speaks of the possibility of the disappearance of the Touch Bar, at least as we know it today.
We could see the return of traditional keys, although perhaps with some novelty that continues to differentiate them.
There are quite a few patents that speak of mini-screens on each key, but it is something that has not appeared as a reliable leak.
What Apple Silicon processor will equip the new MacBook Pros? This range of professional notebooks will be geared towards the most demanding users, so we will almost certainly see a more powerful chip than the M1 at the heart of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros.
There are bets that it will be a variant, an "M1X" that will retain the 4 efficiency cores of the M1 but add more high-performance cores.
Said processor will need ventilation, that's for sure, and it will consume more power.
Still, thanks to the optimization that Apple can do, we will see an impressive power with a lower consumption than usual in high-performance laptops.
Will MacBook Pros still have the same ports? This may be the best part of the redesign of the MacBook Pros: they will once again have a MagSafe charging port.
So yes, we can relax again if someone trips over the charging cable while we are working at a table.
Apparently the requests to recover it have been such that Apple has ended up giving in.
In addition to that we will have the two or four USB 4 ports (USB-C and Thunderbolt 3), the headphone jack and we may once again see an integrated SD card reader that will delight all photographers and video editors who work.
with digital cameras.
How much will the new 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros with Apple Silicon have? Knowing that the base model of the 13-inch MacBook Pro is priced at 1,449 euros which can rise to more than 2,599 if we configure it with all the extensions, we can say that the base price of the new 14 and 16-inch models will be quite high .
Keep in mind that Apple will release a new design, and that is something that usually justifies an increase in cost to the customer.
The 14-inch model of the new MacBook Pro can cost about 1,799 or 1,899 euros, and exceed 3,000 euros if configured with all the extensions.
The 16-inch models of the new MacBook Pro can cost from approximately 2,799 euros, and exceed 5,000 euros when we choose the best top-of-the-range.
What can be the release date of those new MacBook Pros? The most optimistic bets speak of mid-2021, perhaps for the WWDC event that usually takes place in June.
The most pessimistic speak of a launch in the fall.
What is clear is that we will see this launch before 2022, and it will mean the arrival of Apple Silicon to Apple's professional portable range.
We may have seen the new iMac arrive before.
2021 is going to be the central year of the transition from Intel to Apple Silicon, and now that the first step has been taken with computers designed for general consumption, it is time for semi-professional and professional computers whose novelties can break schemes.
The most popular will undoubtedly be the new MacBook Pros with the rumored 14 and 16-inch screens, which will become the chosen ones for those looking to overcome the borders of the M1 chip.
Let's take a look at everything we know about these computers.
What will be the design of the new MacBook Pros? The external appearance of high-end MacBook Pros will change for the first time in many years, but let's not expect something radically different than what we have now.
We will continue to have, in essence, laptops.
Perhaps most striking at first glance is the size of the 14-inch model, as it will surely remain the same size as the 13-inch MacBook Pro with a reduction of its bezels.
The 14-inch MacBook Pro is expected to be the top-of-the-line option for the 13-inch MacBook Pros, which will remain on sale as entry-level models until they eventually disappear.
A more recent rumor speaks of the possibility of the disappearance of the Touch Bar, at least as we know it today.
We could see the return of traditional keys, although perhaps with some novelty that continues to differentiate them.
There are quite a few patents that speak of mini-screens on each key, but it is something that has not appeared as a reliable leak.
What Apple Silicon processor will equip the new MacBook Pros? This range of professional notebooks will be geared towards the most demanding users, so we will almost certainly see a more powerful chip than the M1 at the heart of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros.
There are bets that it will be a variant, an "M1X" that will retain the 4 efficiency cores of the M1 but add more high-performance cores.
Said processor will need ventilation, that's for sure, and it will consume more power.
Still, thanks to the optimization that Apple can do, we will see an impressive power with a lower consumption than usual in high-performance laptops.
Will MacBook Pros still have the same ports? This may be the best part of the redesign of the MacBook Pros: they will once again have a MagSafe charging port.
So yes, we can relax again if someone trips over the charging cable while we are working at a table.
Apparently the requests to recover it have been such that Apple has ended up giving in.
In addition to that we will have the two or four USB 4 ports (USB-C and Thunderbolt 3), the headphone jack and we may once again see an integrated SD card reader that will delight all photographers and video editors who work.
with digital cameras.
How much will the new 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros with Apple Silicon have? Knowing that the base model of the 13-inch MacBook Pro is priced at 1,449 euros which can rise to more than 2,599 if we configure it with all the extensions, we can say that the base price of the new 14 and 16-inch models will be quite high .
Keep in mind that Apple will release a new design, and that is something that usually justifies an increase in cost to the customer.
The 14-inch model of the new MacBook Pro can cost about 1,799 or 1,899 euros, and exceed 3,000 euros if configured with all the extensions.
The 16-inch models of the new MacBook Pro can cost from approximately 2,799 euros, and exceed 5,000 euros when we choose the best top-of-the-range.
What can be the release date of those new MacBook Pros? The most optimistic bets speak of mid-2021, perhaps for the WWDC event that usually takes place in June.
The most pessimistic speak of a launch in the fall.
What is clear is that we will see this launch before 2022, and it will mean the arrival of Apple Silicon to Apple's professional portable range.
We may have seen the new iMac arrive before.
