Apple may launch a new 24-inch M3 iMac and new MacBook Pros in October

October beginning to slip away, and to this point, all we’ve gotten was a really complicated Apple Pencil, regardless of rumors of iMacs and iPads. Nicely, it appears like that new 24-inch iMac is on its method this month in spite of everything. Mark Gurman thinks so, having written in his Energy On e-newsletter for Bloomberg at this time that it’s coming very quickly — as early as October thirtieth, in truth. That may finish, as Gurman notes, an over 900-day drought for the reason that M1 iMac launched within the first half of 2021. Whereas he didn’t specify the chip at this time, he has beforehand predicted this refresh would put an M3 chip within the new iMac.

Gurman writes that he was “informed that Apple is planning a Mac-centered product launch across the finish of this month.” He provides that if you happen to attempt to order the iMac, 13-inch MacBook Professional, and both of the opposite higher-end Professional fashions, a number of of their configurations aren’t delivery till November. Gurman calls this, and the truth that Apple is posting its earnings in November, a “clear signal” that one thing is afoot in Cupertino. As he says, the final time Apple held off on discussing this quarter’s earnings till after October, it had simply held a Mac and iPad announcement.

As Gurman acknowledged, the 14- and- 16-inch Professional laptops have been refreshed in January, so they might nonetheless be on a 2024 launch timeline, however it’s been over a 12 months for the reason that 13-inch MacBook Professional was up to date, and the iMac, once more, is creeping towards its third 12 months on the identical chip.

On the finish of the subscriber model of Energy On, Gurman responded to a reader’s query asking if he thinks the following MacBooks will see modifications past inside upgrades. He says he doesn’t count on vital variations other than processors and maybe “minor enhancements to shows,” however predicts the following actual change can be a brand new iMac Professional in 2025, then OLED MacBook Execs in 2026, in all probability with up to date designs and options.

Replace October twenty second, 2023, 9:55AM ET: Up to date to notice that Gurman didn’t specify which chip this rumored iMac could have.