According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, the Mac mini and high-end MacBook Pro won't be among the initial batch of Macs to use the M3 processor when they go on sale later this year.
Gurman stated that although he thinks "it's a sure thing that an M3 version of the Mac mini is eventually coming," it is neither imminent nor well along in development, in the most recent issue of his "Power On" newsletter. As a result, he asserts that the device won't be delivered until late 2024 at the earliest and won't be among the first batch of M3 Macs.
The initial M3 Macs won't include the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models when they arrive in October of this year. The M3 and M3 Max CPUs are anticipated to be used in these devices, which are anticipated to "probably" ship by the middle of 2024 at the latest.
Additionally, he pointed out that the M2 Mac mini was released more than two years after the M1 model, indicating that Apple does not believe the Mac mini needs to be updated on a yearly basis. The high-end MacBook Pro, a much more popular gadget, has a refresh cycle of around every four or five quarters in contrast. or He also noted that the M2 Mac mini launched more than two years after the M1 version was introduced, suggesting that Apple does not see the Mac mini as a device that requires annual refreshes. This is contrasted by the high-end MacBook Pro, a far more popular device, with a refresh cycle of around every four or five quarters.
Gurman said last week that the first Macs equipped with an M3 processor would go on sale as early as October. The 13-inch MacBook Pro, 13-inch MacBook Air, and 24-inch iMac are most likely to be the first products to include the M3 processor. In order to significantly increase performance and power efficiency compared to the M2 chip based on the present devices' 5nm technology, the M3 chip is largely anticipated to be manufactured utilizing TSMC's 3nm process.
