What the Rumors Say About Apple’s Mac Plans

If it happens, Apple’s next event will be its last major launch of the year. The rumor mill expects Apple to hold their next keynote near the end of October, and according to Mark Gurman, new devices will start shipping on Nov. 1st.

Apple isn’t doing a great job at keeping these details under wraps, either. We even have a full device leak in form of the M4 MacBook Pro, something that hasn’t happened since the days of the iPhone 4. If you’re on the fence of buying a MacBook or Mac mini, you really should hold off until the end of the month.

M4 MacBook Pro, now with 16GB RAM

We have now seen several unboxing videos of the new base model M4 MacBook Pro. This is the most interesting update here, because it looks like the base MacBook Pro will finally shift to 16GB of RAM, along with the upgraded M4 processor. (Currently, only the iPad Pros come with the M4 chip.) Previously MacBook Pros at this price point started with 8GB of RAM, which, while enough for some, was too little memory for many professional uses.

Apple is also adding an extra Thunderbolt port to the right side of this machine, and it will come in…