- The Apple October event is titled “Scary fast”.
- The Apple event will take place on October 30th at 5:00 p.m. PT.
- There are rumours of a new iMac and MacBook Pro lineup refresh at this event.
Apple confirms the recent rumours of a late October event and calls it “Scary fast”. It is scheduled to take place on October 30th local time, which would be Oct 31st in India. The rumours are about a new iMac and perhaps even new MacBook Pros. Let’s see what we know so far about these Macs and what could warrant this Apple event the “scary fast” tag.
Apple Scary fast event live stream link
You can watch the Apple October event live on YouTube. As you can see the video is titled Apple Event – October 30. However, the countdown timer is set for October 31st at 5:30 a.m. IST.
Apple October event: What to expect
As per Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple could launch a new 24-inch iMac and updated MacBook Pro lineup.
24″ iMac
- Processor: Apple launched the 24-inch iMac with M1 chip in 2021. That chip is now a generation old at least. So, Apple could refresh it to an M2 chip. It is based on an enhanced 5nm process, has more transistors, more memory bandwidth, and boasts 18% improved multi-threaded performance over M1. The 2021 iMac came in two variants: 8-core CPU + 8-core GPU and 8-core CPU+ 7-core GPU.
- Display: The 24-inch screen is an IPS LCD with 4.5K resolution, P3-wide colour gamut support, and 500 nits of brightness.
- Other features: The 2021 model also has a magnetic charger, an ethernet port, a 3.5mm jack, four USB Type-C ports (two of which are Thunderbolt 4), a 1080p FaceTime HD webcam, 6 speakers, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5.0.
MacBook Pro
Gurman suggests new MacBook Pros could also launch in this event. He expects these to be the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models even though they were updated earlier this year. He also notes the 13-inch MacBook Pro and a high-end MacBook Pro are not currently available in stock, which as per him could mean time for a refresh.
Since these MacBooks are already carrying M2 power, we may get to see them updated with an M3 chip. However, Gurman hasn’t mentioned anything about this.
Let’s see. It’s only a matter of days now and we shall witness the launch event live. Stay tuned!
