February 9 news, according to a recent latest supply chain report, Apple will launch the first new MacBook Pro with M2 self-developed chip at next month's spring conference event. Reports from DigiTimes say Apple's supply chain partners keep production lines running for the new MacBook Pro during the Chinese New Year holiday, which will launch in early March.
According to current news, Apple will release a series of new devices in early March, including the new MacBook Pro with the latest M2 processor, the new iPhone SE with support for 5G networks, and the iPad Air.
Most of the other components used in the new MacBook Pro, with the exception of the processor, are reportedly in nearly the same specifications as existing models with the M1 chip, allowing partners in the MacBook Pro supply chain to keep production during the week-long Chinese New Year holiday to meet the growing demand for the Mac series.
While the report doesn't mention the specific model of this MacBook Pro, it's not hard to guess that Apple is making a version update to the entry-level 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro, which was welcomed by the market as early as November 2020 when it launched.
And over the weekend, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman said that Apple's intention is to release an updated version of the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro equipped with M2 chips in 2022, but it is widely believed that the model will appear later this year, that is, after Apple completes the release of the iMac Pro and Mac Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips.
The next-generation entry-level MacBook Pro and next-generation MacBook Air are expected to feature the M2 chip, with the same number of CPU cores as the M1 chip, 10 graphics cores, and further improve performance. Gurman believes that Apple will eliminate the Touch Bar on the new entry-level MacBook Pro, and expects that the notebook will not support proMotion adaptive refresh rate displays.
These details have not been confirmed, and many have been questioning how the new entry-level model will occupy an intermediate position between the new M2 MacBook Air and the current high-end MacBook Pro model.
The good news is that in less than a month, the new products mentioned above will be unveiled one by one.