Regulatory filing points to new MacBook Pro launch in coming months
Apple may be gearing up for an update of its MacBook Pro lines, with the appearance of a new model number in a regulatory database indicating an entirely new model is likely on the way.
The new filings with the ECC include just one new model number, A2289, which is identified as an Apple-branded portable computer and associated spare components. No other details are made public about the model, aside from it being capable of running macOS 10.15 Catalina.
It is unknown what the model indicates, as this could refer to an update to any of the MacBook variants available to date.
The model number is accompanied by filings for two Apple TV models, using numbers that relate to already-available models. These are most likely to indicate the use of tvOS 13 on the Apple TV and Apple TV 4K.
Another line is dedicated to the rackmount variant of the new Mac Pro, which has yet to be made available to purchase by Apple.
Filings with the Eurasian Economic Commission are legally required for devices to be sold with encryption-related elements in Russia and a number of connected companies. The filings don't provide specific details about upcoming devices, but they do function as an early indication Apple is going to make changes to its product lineup in the coming months.
The new filings with the ECC include just one new model number, A2289, which is identified as an Apple-branded portable computer and associated spare components. No other details are made public about the model, aside from it being capable of running macOS 10.15 Catalina.
It is unknown what the model indicates, as this could refer to an update to any of the MacBook variants available to date.
The model number is accompanied by filings for two Apple TV models, using numbers that relate to already-available models. These are most likely to indicate the use of tvOS 13 on the Apple TV and Apple TV 4K.
Another line is dedicated to the rackmount variant of the new Mac Pro, which has yet to be made available to purchase by Apple.
Filings with the Eurasian Economic Commission are legally required for devices to be sold with encryption-related elements in Russia and a number of connected companies. The filings don't provide specific details about upcoming devices, but they do function as an early indication Apple is going to make changes to its product lineup in the coming months.
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I wonder if Apple is kicking around the idea of using AMD? That’s probably to much to hope for....
I just bought it a month ago
I don’t care otherwise
I recently sold off my disastrous, overpriced 2019 MBP15", and got the 16": the difference in the keyboard is like night and day, I am happy to say. Moreover, the exact same configuration on the 16" (as my 15") cost me 30% less. Go figure.
I am still a bit chagrined about the lack of the backlit Apple logo and the "charging/fully charged" light on the charging plug. The non-inclusion of the extension cord for the power brick also rankles.
this is probably just the next product refresh later in the year. However, if Apple starts updating more often, that’s a great thing.
my hope is that they introduce an AMD Ryzen-powered laptop. I would bet money that somewhere deep in Apple’s skunkworks lab, they have a MBP running a Ryzen CPU just for kicks.
one can only hope.
7W MBA
15W MBP13 w/2 TB ports
28W MBP13 w/4 TB ports
45W MBP16 w/4 TB ports
The first 3 will hopefully be updated by Spring with Intel 10nm parts, the MBP16 in the Fall. So, hopefully 2 more show up in filings. A 7 nm or 5 nm ARM laptop would be much more interesting though.
Also, the notion that Apple isn’t customer driven is quite absurd. They’re famously customer driven, much to the chagrin of investors. This is why they are generally the best selling devices in their categories, have the longest useful lifespans, highest resale value, consumer satisfaction ratings, etc etc.
That said, having recently spent a couple of days using someone else's 16" MBP, I find its keyboard a bit mushy feeling compared with either my 2016 13" MBP or Apple's external Magic Keyboard. But don't get me wrong, I'd certainly take that over the unreliable version.
Right now, No Intel-H, No Ryzen-U.
I expect the 13" MBP won't have 6 cores, just 4. Heat profile, physical space, power consumption, etc. Also won't have an external GPU. Now, 32GB+ of RAM, and we're away. Still, unless they can handle LPDDR4, that probably won't happen either. Do we have that support in suitable chips yet?
Here you go.