A week of Mac announcements – which one are you waiting for? [Poll]

M4 MacBook Pro

The M4 MacBook Pro announcement seems least likely to contain any surprises, as we’ve had a series of what appear to be genuine leaks of both packaging and the actual machine, revealing the base model specs.

M4 with 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU (up from the M3’s 8-core CPU)
16GB RAM (up from 8GB)
512GB storage
Three Thunderbolt 4 ports (up from two on the base model)

24-inch iMac

We know many of you are waiting impatiently for a new 27-inch or 30-inch iMac, but sadly we’re not expecting one to be launched next week.

Instead we’re expecting a spec-bumped 24-inch iMac, likely with specs similar to the base model MacBook Pro, above.

Compact Mac mini

The M4 Mac mini is expected to be a significantly better upgrade, with a compact form factor similar to the Apple TV.

A wildcard announcement doesn’t seem likely

There’s of course always speculation about anything else that might be in the pipeline, but it doesn’t seem too likely.

First, if there were anything unexpected, that would potentially have been enough to tip the balance to an actual event, rather than a series of press releases.

Second, Apple doesn’t usually announce new products on a Friday, and we have the earnings report on Thursday, so that leaves three days for three announcements: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.