The MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with M1 released late last year were just the ushering in a new era of changes in Apple‘s computer portfolio, now with their own processors. For this 2021 very interesting renovations of the ‘Pro’ model are expected in its two sizes and various sources have issued recent reports in which new data is given about its characteristics.
New design, MagSafe and more for MacBook Pros
Ming-Chi Kuo and Mark Gurman, two of the most prestigious Apple analysts and with a really long list of hits behind them, have communicated in the last hours what are the characteristics that the next ‘Pro’ models of Apple laptops will have . The novelties are especially outstanding in the design aspect and that, although no image has been leaked, it is said that they will have a renewed case and more similar to the iPhone 12 both in the lower part and in the upper part. It should be noted that this would be the case both in the 16 and 14-inch model because, indeed, the transition from a ‘Pro’ of 13 to a larger one is confirmed.
We would also see changes in the screen with a more accurate design, something remarkable in the aforementioned 14-inch model, since the largest was already renewed at the end of 2019, leaving the 15-inch behind. They would also say goodbye to the TouchBar and the physical buttons would return and it seems that one of the great novelties of laptops in recent years has not finished convincing users or Apple itself.
A long-awaited news by users is the return of MagSafe technology to MacBook after bringing it back with the new iPhone of 2020. Although they will continue to maintain the USB-C ports, they report that Apple is clear about re-implementing the popular magnetic charger for MacBook Pro. To this would be added the integration of more ports installed as standard without the need to resort to buying third-party accessories as is now the case with some models that only incorporate two USB-C ports.
Final goodbye to Intel processors
It is clear that the transition from Intel to Apple Silicon is irrevocable by Apple, although there was a possibility that the company would continue to offer versions with those competitive processors as the transition ends. However, Kuo has also stated that we will only see Apple’s proprietary chips in these new MacBook Pro, although we are waiting to see if they are versions of the M1 or are already launched with the M2.
The developers are doing a commendable job adapting their applications so that they can run on the ARM architecture of the M1 chips, which would be a great support that Apple would be clinging to to definitively slam the Intel processors that have so many headaches. They have generated.
The launch is planned for the end of 2021 or so Ming-Chi Kuo is told by its sources in the production chain. The Asian assures that this is due to the fact that the Californian company is preparing for a high demand that would mean an increase of between 25 and 30% compared to shipments made in the last year.
