Apple’s rumored MacBook Execs with the M2 Professional and Max chips have suffered one other delay going by the newest from the rumor mill.

In response to a report from DigiTimes (opens in new tab), highlighted by Tom’s {Hardware} (opens in new tab), these MacBook Professional 14-inch and 16-inch fashions have been “delayed as soon as once more” (for those who recall, these refreshes had been initially anticipated to debut on the finish of 2022). Newer rumors claimed we might see the laptops in Q1 of this yr, however now DigiTimes is saying that they gained’t be out early in 2023.

After all, as ever with the grapevine, we must be very cautious about accepting this at face worth. What we aren’t instructed is when the MacBook Execs will truly arrive, however we will faucet one other supply for additional data right here.

Mark Gurman has simply stated (in his publication) that the revamped MacBook Execs are set to reach within the first half of 2023, the place beforehand the well-known leaker was asserting a attainable Q1 launch date. That would appear to recommend that the launch has been pushed to Q2 2023, then.

DigiTimes additionally tells us that shipments of MacBooks are going to drop massively this quarter, and could possibly be round 40% to 50% decrease than the ultimate quarter of 2022. Whereas a drop is anticipated from This autumn to Q1 – because it’s going from a busy gross sales interval to a quiet one – the magnitude of this lower, if it’s true, is eye-opening.

Evaluation: A WWDC launch, maybe?

If the brand new MacBook Professional fashions are delayed (once more) to Q2, we could possibly be a June launch perhaps – as a result of that’s when WWDC 2023 takes place. Whereas historically, WWDC isn’t about {hardware}, we have now seen gadgets flip up on the occasion, and certainly final yr we witnessed the looks of the M2 MacBook Air.

Additional rumors across the incoming MacBook Execs, once more from Gurman, maintain that the laptops will maintain the present design and options of the present incarnations, and the one actual improve can be to the processor, with the M2 Professional and Max chips inside. We will count on a “marginal” efficiency uptick, the leaker has lately stated, so all in all, hopes are removed from being constructed up round what these new notebooks will ship.

Which makes you marvel why – if there aren’t any huge modifications – the MacBook Execs are being delayed; what could possibly be the problem right here? We will solely guess that it may be one thing to do with these new turbocharged M2 SoCs, or maybe these falling cargo numbers.

As Tom’s {Hardware} factors out, shipments being dropped by as much as 50% is tied into weaker This autumn demand for MacBooks, and subsequently at the moment larger inventory ranges of the laptops. So, perhaps it’s a case of promoting via current stock, and never wanting to point out new MacBook Execs on the horizon – which could encourage consumers to carry off for the brand new fashions – till the present inventory has been shifted a bit?

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