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Apple is planning another launch event for November where it will showcase its first MacBooks that will come with an ARM-based processor, according to a Bloomberg report.
In the report, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman writes: “The first Mac laptop with Apple’s own processor, among other products, will emerge in another November launch.” When it says “another launch,” it’s a reference to Apple’s iPhone 12 launch event that will take place in a few days.
It is not so clear what Gurman meant when he mentioned “other products”, although this suggests that the first Macs with ARM technology would arrive alongside other Intel-based models. When it first showed Apple Silicon at this year’s WWDC, Apple admitted that the transition to ARM-based processors would likely take around two years.
It’s also not clear yet what form the first Apple Silicon Mac will take, though it is expected to be an update to the defunct 12-inch MacBook or a new variant of the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
This device, which will be the first in the company’s 36-year history to include Apple-designed silicon, is expected to feature a 12-core processor, codenamed “Tonga,” which is based on the design of the A14X Bionic chip that powers the iPad Air.
At WWDC, Apple boasted that this custom silicon will equip Macs with “industry-leading” performance-per-watt GPUs, higher performance and improved power efficiency than Intel CPUs.
Gurman’s report also corroborates earlier rumors; It claims that the first 5G iPhones will debut at Apple’s October 1 event, along with a smaller version of the HomePod speaker and AirPods Studio headphones.
