Monday, December 23rd 2024

Apple M4 MacBook Air Enters Production, M5 MacBook Pro on Track for 2025 Sans Redesign

The Apple M4 hardly needs any introduction - the latest desktop-class SoC from the Cupertino giant is remarkably fast, while being impressively efficient. Its recently unveiled Pro and Max variants are equally praiseworthy, although none of the 4th generation Apple Silicon goodness is available on the extremely popular MacBook Air as of right now. However, that is about to change soon according to a reliable recent report.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the M4-powered MacBook Air has already entered production, and is scheduled to witness the light of day by the spring of next year, possibly even earlier. However, it is certainly worth noting that unlike the MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air does not feature active cooling, making its performance rather limited in demanding, sustained scenarios as compared to the MacBook Pro. Even then, the M4 is likely to be much snappier than its primary x86 rival, Intel's Lunar Lake, if the M4 iPad Pro's performance is anything to go by.
Moreover, Gurman also revealed that the next-generation MacBook Pro with the M5 Pro and M5 Max is scheduled to launch towards the end of next year, which, frankly speaking, is pretty obvious going by Apple's typical release schedule. For those holding out for an OLED upgrade, neither of the MacBooks is expected to boast OLED screens next year. As per recent reports, we can expect the MacBook Pro to receive the iPad Pro's tandem OLED display technology in 2026, with the MacBook Air following soon after.
Source: Bloomberg
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5 Comments on Apple M4 MacBook Air Enters Production, M5 MacBook Pro on Track for 2025 Sans Redesign

#1
ManofGod
Oh cool. :) I have an M4 Pro Mac Mini that I use now and have boxed up my Windows box.
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#2
Ruru
S.T.A.R.S.
M5 already? Damn Apple is fast, feels like yesterday that even the M2 came out.
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#3
kondamin
RuruM5 already? Damn Apple is fast, feels like yesterday that even the M2 came out.
Yes weird they already have the m5 lined up just a year after the m4.
it was understandable for the m4 as the m3 was on that broken and expensive n3b node
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#4
Nhonho
I was going to buy an M4, but I'll wait for the M5 now.
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#5
Mack4285
Still 60 Hz screen I guess. Probably wouldn't cost Apple a single cent more to make it 120 Hz intead of 60 Hz. It's just artificial product differentiation.
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