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| Apple plans to do an overhaul of its Mac computer |
Apple is preparing to introduce several new laptops and desktop computers with faster processors, new designs, and improved connectivity to external devices, which will accelerate the company's efforts to replace Intel chips and bypass computer manufacturers.
Repairs cover a wide range of Mac computers including high-end MacBook Pro laptops and consumer laptops for the MacBook Air, Mac Pro, iMac, and Mac Mini.
The refurbished MacBook Pro will debut this summer, followed by the refurbished MacBook Air, the new affordable MacBook Pro, and the new Mac Pro Workstation.
Apple is also developing smaller, high-end Macs and larger iMacs. These devices have internally developed processors. These processors will significantly outperform the current M1 chip in both performance and features.
Apple is planning to release a redesigned MacBook Pro in 14- and 16-inch sizes. The computer will contain a redesigned case, MagSafe magnetic charger, and other ports for connecting optical drives and external devices.
Apple has also brought back the HDMI port and the SD card slot, which had been scrapped in previous releases, prompting criticism from photographers.
Apple began replacing Intel processors with the M1 chipset last fall, which use less power and allow Macs to run the same applications as mobile devices.
Newer versions of processors now have more graphics and more cores, speeding up everyday tasks and strenuous tasks like video editing and programming.
For the new MacBook Pro, Apple is planning two chipsets called Jade C-Chop and Jade C-Die.
Both chips contain eight high-performance cores and two energy-efficient cores, for a total of 10 computing cores and 16 or 32 graphics cores.
High-performance cores perform more complex functions, while energy-efficient cores run at slower speeds to meet basic needs such as surfing the Internet and conserving battery power.
The design of the new chip differs from that of the M1 chip. The M1 chip contains four high-performance cores, four energy-efficient cores, and eight graphics cores in the current 13-inch MacBook Pro.
The chipset also has 64GB of memory, while the M1 has a maximum memory capacity of 16GB.
The new chip contains an improved Neural Engine that can handle machine learning tasks, and the chip allows the addition of more Thunderbolt ports so that users can synchronize data and connect to external devices.
It was the first time a business Mac computer had used a major internal processor, and Apple has stopped selling advanced MacBook Pro devices with Intel processors.
Apple is also developing a more powerful Mac mini with the same next-generation MacBook Pro chip, which is expected to have four ports and higher than the current entry-level M1 Mac Mini.
Buyers of the Mac Pro Desktop PC, which launched next year, can choose between two processors two or four times more powerful than the new advanced chipset in the MacBook Pro.