Apple's Mac product line will be fully updated: M3 debuts, this lineup is a bit powerful

[Tinydeal]In March, the digital circle has begun to become lively, and another wave of new phones will debut. Among many manufacturers, Apple's popularity has remained high, and many Apple fans are looking forward to the arrival of the next wave of new products. As usual, Apple releases some new products every spring. Previously, foreign media speculated that Apple will hold a spring new product launch conference on March 16 or March 23. However, the official has not announced the specific time of the spring press conference yet.

As we all know, compared with Apple's new autumn products in September, the new spring products in March are generally not that heavy, among which the Mac product line is the focus of everyone's attention. At last spring conference, Apple brought Mac Studio equipped with the M1 Ultra chip. The M1 Ultra, officially called “the most powerful personal computer chip in the world”, has a 20-core CPU and a 64-core GPU. The GPU performance is 8 times that of M1 and the media processing engine performance is 2 times that of M1.

Although the official time has not been announced yet, the news about the new product has never stopped. Mark Gurman, a well-known Apple rumor columnist, said that Apple is preparing to launch the next generation of Mac laptops and desktops, including a new iMac.

In addition, in June last year, Apple launched its first M2 chip and the latest MacBook Air equipped with the chip at the Global Developer Conference. According to previous news, Apple may launch the M3 chip and products equipped with the chip at this press conference. Users who are interested in Apple computer products must be very curious about what updates this new product will bring. Tinydealhas summarized relevant information for you, let’s take a look below.

New 15-inch MacBook Air

Apple officially shows that Apple's current MacBook Air can be selected as an M1 chip version or an M2 chip version, of which the M1 model is equipped with a 13.3-inch screen, and the new M2 model is equipped with a 13.6-inch screen and adopts a “bang” design. However, the latest news shows that Apple is about to launch a large-screen version of the MacBook Air, with the screen size reaching the largest 15.5-inch in the Air history. Previously, due to its lightweight and portable focus, the notebook has only been launched in sizes of 13-inch and 11-inch.

Apple MacBook Air

Analyst Ross Young said that starting in February this year, supply chain manufacturers began to produce new 15.5-inch panels for Apple. Therefore, the all-new 15-inch MacBook Air laptop is expected to be released in March this year and will be available in early April.

According to reports, the 15-inch MacBook Air will be equipped with an M2 series processor, with a CPU speed of 18%, a GPU speed of 35%, and a neural network AI computing of 40%. In other configurations, the larger-screen version of the MacBook Air will be equipped with LCD screen, Force Touch trackpad, MagSafe charging interface and other configurations.

Of course, further performance will increase, and the selling price will also increase accordingly. For reference, the new MacBook Air equipped with M2 chips starts at 9,499 yuan, so the starting price of the 15-inch MacBook Air may exceed 10,000 yuan mark. However, compared with other Apple laptops, the new MacBook Air is likely to be Apple's cheapest 15-inch laptop.

Upgraded 13-inch MacBook Air

We noticed that in addition to the large-screen version of MacBook Air, Apple seems to be developing the 13-inch version of the iterative MacBook Air. The current 13-inch model was released in July 2022 and is equipped with an M2 chip based on a 5-nanometer process. The new version of the MacBook Air will be expected to be equipped with the new M3 chip that Apple has not yet announced.

Apple MacBook Air

At present, the 13-inch MacBook Air has used the M2 chip, and it will not be attractive to the market if it continues to be equipped with the M2 chip. Therefore, the industry believes that the new 13-inch MacBook Air will be equipped with an M3 chip.

It is understood that the M3 chip will have an 8-core CPU, adopting TSMC's 3-nanometer process technology. Compared with the 5-nanometer process, the logic density gain of TSMC's 3-nanometer increases by 60% and reduces power consumption by 30-35%. It also supports the innovative TSMC FINFLEX architecture, which can provide better overall performance for the MacBook Air series while improving the battery life of the MacBook Air.

New iMac

In addition to laptops, Apple will also update desktop computers. Although the iMac does not seem to have that reputation compared to the MacBook. But for some professionals, they prefer iMac. Now, Apple will also bring a brand new iMac, and the new product will bring more powerful performance.

Apple iMac

Mark Gurman said Apple's next-generation iMac has entered the “advanced development stage” of engineering verification testing (EVT), and Apple is conducting production testing of the all-in-one.

In response, he said that the new iMac will have the same 24-inch display size as the current model, and the models currently tested are in the same colors as the existing iMac, including blue, green, pink, silver, yellow, orange, and purple. The difference is that the performance of the new iMac will be stronger, and may be equipped with an M3 chip, while the current iMac will be equipped with an M1 chip. In addition, Apple will also adjust other configurations of the new product, including re-layout and redesigning internal accessories, and the production process used by the matching iMac bracket will also be different.

It should be noted that the development process of the new iMac has entered a later stage, but it will take at least 3 months to mass production. In other words, new products will not be shipped until the second half of the year at the earliest. However, the latest iMac is now released at the 2021 Apple Spring New Product Launch Conference. It has not been updated for almost two years, so many Apple fans are still looking forward to the arrival of the new iMac.

New Mac Pro

Mac Pro, which has ultimate performance, powerful expansion capabilities and excellent configuration potential, will also usher in an update.

Apple Mac Pro

At the 2019 WWDC Global Developer Conference, Apple released the new version of Mac Pro computer that is known as the strongest in history. This product is equipped with an Intel Xeon processor that can reach up to 28 cores, which is the best Mac in history.

According to the leak, the upcoming Mac Pro will be designed with the same design as the 2019 model, but will be equipped with the M2 Ultra/Extreme, which will make it the “fastest Mac ever”. However, given the full chip architecture of Apple chips, users will not be able to upgrade RAM memory.

Written at the end

It is not difficult to see that Apple has devoted a lot of effort to the Mac product line this time, which will inevitably bring consumers a more extreme innovative experience. At present, these new products will be available as early as March this year, and may also be unveiled at the Apple Global Developer Conference in June at the latest. Let’s look forward to what surprises Apple will bring to us.

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