Apple November Event: More Details About New MacBooks With Apple Chips Revealed

More details about Apple’s upcoming MacBooks with in-house chips have surfaced online, pointing to the company’s new laptop computers being devoid of Intel’s chips but packed with more features.

Apple recently announced that it will be holding a “One more thing” event on Nov. 10. It is expected to unveil new Macs running on the company’s own silicon. These new Mac models will be the first to run on in-house chips and are expected to offer more features than ever.

The Cupertino tech giant might unveil at least two MacBook devices during this event. Unnamed sources speaking with Bloomberg said these are the new 13-inch MacBook Pro and the 13-inch MacBook Air.

Both devices are already “further ahead in production” and will likely be shown during next week’s online event, the report said. The two 13-inch models are currently being assembled by Foxconn, also known as the Hon Hai Precision Industry.

A third model will be joining the two after an undetermined period of time, the sources said. This model will be a 16-inch MacBook Pro. It’s currently unknown if this larger model will offer better specs and features. What’s known is that it is bigger than the first two models and that it is being assembled by Quanta Computer.

All three models are said to come without significant design changes compared to their predecessors. The only change worth noting at the moment is that these three upcoming models will all feature Apple silicon instead of an Intel processor.

Apple silicon

The Cupertino tech giant’s first processors for Macs will be based on the A14 Bionic chip that currently powers the new iPhone 12 series of handsets and the new iPad Air. Bloomberg noted that based on Apple’s tests, the new chips offer improved power efficiency compared to Intel’s processors.

Aside from having a more powerful chip created in-house, the new MacBooks, as well as the Macs that will come after them, will also feature Apple-designed graphics and machine-learning processors, Bloomberg noted.

The new chips mean that Apple’s devices will be able to share a common architecture – whether the device is a MacBook, a Mac, an iPhone, an iPad or an Apple Watch. This will also open up a lot of possibilities, such as the ability to run iPhone apps on a MacBook without the need for extra software.