Apple will release MacBooks powered by its own custom-designed ARM processors, and they could arrive before 2020, according to a respected analyst. Ming-Chi Kuo is often strapped for money, or at least close to it, when it comes to Apple products, and believes these MacBooks will be available in Q2020 2021 or Q2021 2020. The information came in a note. of research highlighted by MacRumors, but unfortunately, Kuo did not provide additional details about the MacBooks that could benefit from this treatment. So we don't know if he's talking about the MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air, or perhaps an entirely new model, with these existing flavors sticking to Intel chips. Kuo had previously stated that ARM Macs wouldn't debut until the first half of XNUMX, so he appears to have slightly (again) revised this timeframe with the possibility of launching the ARM MacBook in late XNUMX.
scissor switch
Kuo also recently claimed that Apple will release updates to the MacBook Pro and Air that have the new scissor keyboards (instead of the butterfly switch) in the second quarter of 2020. And another recent prediction from Kuo is that the new MacBook Pro could have a Expanded 14.1-inch flavor to go with the larger 16-inch model introduced last year. In the past, other rumors have indicated that this is happening as well, as it makes sense for Apple to resize the smaller Pro model in the same way as its bigger brother. Of course, speculation about Apple's introduction of MacBooks with ARM processors has been doing the rounds for a long, long time. Apple's problems with Intel chips have included supply issues that have apparently caused Mac sales to drop, and regaining control of the supply chain in this regard would obviously prevent such scenarios. The number of security holes that have surfaced in Intel silicon of late is probably a cause for concern for Apple as well. In short, there are good reasons for Apple to regain control of its chip destiny, and it could finally happen before the end of 2020.