Rumor: MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac mini to receive Apple M4 in 2024, while one model will get more extensive upgrades

According to the latest information from Bloomberg editor Mark Gurman, the MacBook Pro, Mac mini and iMac based on the Apple M4 will be launched on the market in 2024. Mark Gurman thus clarifies earlier statements, according to which the launch was planned between the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025. The MacBook Air, Mac Studio and Mac Pro will reportedly get an upgrade to the Apple M4 next year, so that all Macs will be offered with an Apple M4 series chip.

With these upgrades, Apple is said to be concentrating primarily on the performance of the devices. This also fits in with earlier rumors that the Apple M4 Pro and Apple M4 Max will go into mass production in the third quarter of 2024, meaning that the chips should be available in time for the launch of the next-generation MacBook Pro in the fall. According to Mark Gurman, however, at least one Mac will receive "more dramatic changes".

While no further details on this major upgrade are yet known, it could be the Mac mini with a brand new design that has been rumored for years. Such a design upgrade is long overdue, as the look of the current Mac mini dates back to the first unibody model from 2010 and is now an impressive 14 years old. During this time, mini PCs have not only lost their largest component, the DVD drive, but Apple's ARM chips are also significantly more efficient than older Intel chips, meaning that the computer should be able to manage with a more compact cooling system and power supply unit, and could become significantly smaller.