M4-powered 14-inch MacBook Pro box appears online, confirming base memory upgrade and 10-core CPU
Over the course of the past few months, we have covered a deluge of leaks and rumors regarding what Apple might showcase at its widely speculated October event. While Cupertino is yet to confirm the event, recent reports and industry analysts have repeatedly hinted at its existence, with M4-powered MacBook Pros and entry-level iPads rumored to be the star of the show.
Adding fuel to the fire, a recent tweet by ShrimpApplePro contained an image of what appears to be the packaging of the upcoming 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M4 SoC, 16 GB of memory, and 512 GB of storage. The jury's still out on the authenticity of the image, but any reasons suggesting the contrary have yet to come forth.
As previously rumored, the box indicates that Apple will indeed upgrade the amount of RAM that it ships with the base model, which has now been bumped up to 16 GB. Of course, the box might belong to a custom config, but that is unlikely, considering that Apple does not print the configuration details of custom BTO (built-to-order) units on the outer packaging.
Moreover, previous reports stated that the M4-powered MacBook Pros had already entered mass production towards the end of last month, which would make it very likely for them to have been boxed by now and ready to ship, should the event materialize as predicted.
Apple's M4-powered MacBook Pro lineup is expected to feature 14-inch, and 16-inch MacBook Pros in M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max flavours. With the onslaught of powerful mobile chips from AMD and Intel, Apple's M4 lineup is eagerly awaited by fans of the bitten apple. If the rumors regarding their imminent launch are to be believed, we shall soon find out whether Apple's latest silicon bests its x86 competitors, or succumbs to them.
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