M4 MacBook Air Production to Begin Soon, M4 Mac Studio Delayed

Apple will soon start production on M4 versions of the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models ahead of an early 2025 launch, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. There are no new design changes planned for the ‌MacBook Air‌ models, and the focus will be on the M4 chip.

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Apple is working to bring the M4 chip to the entire Mac lineup, and the first Macs with M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips are set to be introduced next week. Apple has plans for new Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and iMac models.

The ‌MacBook Air‌ models will follow in the early months of 2025, between January and March. After that, Apple plans to refresh the Mac Studio. Gurman claims that the ‌Mac Studio‌ was on track to be updated alongside the ‌MacBook Air‌, but it is now going to see a refresh between March and June. In prior articles, he has said the ‌Mac Studio‌ would come out in mid-2025, so it is unclear what has changed.

An M4 Mac Pro is in development as well, but it is not likely to come out until later in 2025.

Around the time when the ‌MacBook Air‌ models come out in early 2025, Apple will also refresh the iPhone SE, the iPad Air, the low-cost iPad, and introduce a new keyboard designed for the ‌iPad Air‌. 2025 will also see the debut of a new home hub device that has a small, square screen.

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Manzanito Avatar
17 months ago
Thank god they left intel behind and now they can update their desktops on a timely manner…
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turbineseaplane Avatar
17 months ago

They need to get out a new Mac Pro.. they cant keep leaving it behind.
(2013 MacPro has entered the chat)

:p
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Ethosik Avatar
17 months ago
How flipping hard is it to create just a standard desktop for goodness sake.
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jz0309 Avatar
17 months ago

Gurman claims that the Mac Studio was on track to be updated alongside the MacBook Air, but it is now going to see a refresh between March and June. In prior articles, he has said the Mac Studio would come out in mid-2025, so it is unclear what has changed.
so the "delay" is on the timeline Gurman dreams up ... since no-one has seen Apple's timeline ...
Typical Gurman pedaling back ...
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JanoschR Avatar
17 months ago
Nothing has changed. The Mac Studio will be released at WWDC.
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Chuckeee Avatar
17 months ago

Typical Gurman pedaling back ...

so this "delay" may not actually be a delay and Gurman is re-trenching from a previously too-optimistic release schedule.
More like Gurman throwing more guesses at the wall. This way he can cover all his bases and claim victory no matter what the outcome actually is.



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