Apple’s next-generation M6 chip is rumored to launch this fall, here’s which new products are expected to get M6 first.
MacBook Ultra / redesigned MacBook Pro launching with M6 chip, and it likely won’t be alone
Apple’s biggest Mac unveiling this fall is expected to be the rumored MacBook Ultra.
MacBook Ultra is the expected name of Apple’s new high-end model with a touchscreen, OLED, Dynamic Island, and more.
The model was originally expected to launch as a new MacBook Pro. While that could still happen, multiple notable leakers have indicated that the first ‘MacBook Ultra’ is coming instead.
MacBook Ultra will feature chips from the M6 family. Specific chip variants are unknown, but we might see M6 Pro and M6 Max options available right from the start.
If Apple does go with ‘MacBook Ultra,’ and keeps the MacBook Pro as a separate line, we could see the M6, M6 Pro, and M6 Max debut in spec-bumped MacBook Pros at the same time.
Top comment by KJ705
Mac Studio would make the most sense. It's easier to place in a premium machine first where price is already way above the average. But depending on the yield and how much binning there is, the Mac Mini could skip a generation. Would also partially explain what I think is a delay in the M5 Mac Mini announcement.
Additionally, earlier this year Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman hinted that the M6 could debut in another product soon.
He wrote, “I think the M6 chip is potentially coming sooner than people anticipate…in the near future.” This was just a few short sentences after claiming that the MacBook Pro/MacBook Ultra won’t launch until the end of the year.
We’re not expecting a new iPad Pro this year, so the most likely candidates include products that don’t yet have an M5 chip yet, like the iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Studio.
Are you waiting for the M6 chip before upgrading your Mac or iPad? Let us know in the comments.
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