Apple could release a 15-inch MacBook in the second quarter of 2023, reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a tweet Wednesday.
According to Kuo’s prediction, the new MacBook could come in two CPU options: the , and the M2 Pro chip, which would succeed the . Kuo also said that , he hadn’t heard of plans for Apple bringing back the 12-inch MacBook.
Prediction updates:
1. New 15″ MacBook would go to mass production in mid-1H23, and launch date may be 2Q23 or later.
2. New 15″ MacBook may offer two CPU options, M2 (with 35W adapter) & M2 Pro (with 67W adapter).
3. I haven’t heard of any plans for rumored 12″ MacBook yet. https://t.co/zm09nMvG7R— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) June 15, 2022
The reported 2023 15-inch MacBook would be Apple’s first MacBook of that size in a non-Pro model. Apple discontinued the 15-inch MacBook Pro in 2019, replacing it with a 16-inch version.
Bloomberg reported Thursday that Apple is planning to release a 15-inch MacBook Air as early as spring 2023. But Kuo said in March that the new MacBook might not be called a MacBook Air. Ross Young, another analyst with a strong record of accuracy, said the 15-inch display would actually measure 15.2 inches.
Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Source: CNET