M4 Mac Studio, M5 MacBook Pro form part of Apple’s 2025 Mac launches – AppleInsider
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Mac StudioApple’s Mac lineup for 2025 will include quite a lot of updates, with the Mac Studio anticipated to get a refresh early in the year alongside more typical updates.
The migration of Apple’s Mac and MacBook lines in 2024 saw some get upgrades to the M4, but not all models. The Mac mini, the iMac, and the MacBook Pro models all migrated over to M4, leaving behind a lot of other models on earlier chips.
According to Mark Gurman’s newsletter for Bloomberg, the upgrades to M4 will continue early in the year, and continue throughout to cover most of the remaining range.
In outlining Apple’s release schedule, the first expected Mac is the MacBook Air. It is anticipated that it will be a relatively early release and use the M4 chip, with no other expected changes, indicating it will be a spec-bump update.
Currently, the M3 MacBook Air is sold alongside the M2 version. It is proposed that Apple could decide to replace the M3 model with the M4, and keep the M2 around as an entry-level offering.
Mac Studio, MacBook Pro, Mac ProAnother update destined for the first half of 2025 is the Mac Studio. This is a bit of a shift in expectations, as Gurman did previously say a late-2025 release was probable, so this is a bit of an alteration to a quicker release timeline.
Again, there is no word from Gurman on what will change, other than a shift to M4 Max and M4 Ultra chips. Currently, Apple has M4 Max chips in its MacBook Pro, but there have been some questions about the M4 Ultra’s interconnect.
Later in 2025, Gurman believes Apple will continue its chip cadence and shift to the M5. This would mean the introduction of the M5 variants of MacBook Pro.
While there apparently won’t be changes in the M5 versions, more is expected for 2026. It will be the 20th anniversary of the MacBook Pro, and Apple will likely make big changes for such an occasion.
Lastly, there is mention of a New Mac Pro, which will apparently use a high-end “Hidra” chip. However, reports have also claimed that Apple canceled the development of a high-performance chip for Macs in favor of an AI server chip.
If the chip cancellation reports are true, this makes it more likely for the Mac Pro to go down the Ultra chip route once again. The migration of Apple’s Mac and MacBook lines in 2024 saw some get upgrades to the M4, but not all models. The Mac mini, the iMac, and the MacBook Pro models all migrated over to M4, leaving behind a lot of other models on earlier chips.
According to Mark Gurman’s newsletter for Bloomberg, the upgrades to M4 will continue early in the year, and continue throughout to cover most of the remaining range.
In outlining Apple’s release schedule, the first expected Mac is the MacBook Air. It is anticipated that it will be a relatively early release and use the M4 chip, with no other expected changes, indicating it will be a spec-bump update.
Currently, the M3 MacBook Air is sold alongside the M2 version. It is proposed that Apple could decide to replace the M3 model with the M4, and keep the M2 around as an entry-level offering.
Another update destined for the first half of 2025 is the Mac Studio. This is a bit of a shift in expectations, as Gurman did previously say a late-2025 release was probable, so this is a bit of an alteration to a quicker release timeline.
Again, there is no word from Gurman on what will change, other than a shift to M4 Max and M4 Ultra chips. Currently, Apple has M4 Max chips in its MacBook Pro, but there have been some questions about the M4 Ultra’s interconnect.
Later in 2025, Gurman believes Apple will continue its chip cadence and shift to the M5. This would mean the introduction of the M5 variants of MacBook Pro.
While there apparently won’t be changes in the M5 versions, more is expected for 2026. It will be the 20th anniversary of the MacBook Pro, and Apple will likely make big changes for such an occasion.
Lastly, there is mention of a New Mac Pro, which will apparently use a high-end “Hidra” chip. However, reports have also claimed that Apple canceled the development of a high-performance chip for Macs in favor of an AI server chip.
If the chip cancellation reports are true, this makes it more likely for the Mac Pro to go down the Ultra chip route once again. Based in South Wales, Malcolm Owen has written about tech since 2012, and previously wrote for Electronista and MacNN. In his downtime, he pursues photography, has an interest in magic tricks, and is bothered by his c…Would be pleased if a M4 Ultra Mac Studio had options for 512 GB of memory and USB-C v5 but still include a couple of USB-A connectors. Still have equipment that has current software compatibility but have the old USB-A connectors. My current M1 Ultra Studio is fully optioned and does everything I need quickly.For me, I find it amazing that the M4 Pro mini with 64GB memory, 10Gb ethernet and 8TB SSD that just arrived here has equivalent performance numbers to my Mac Studio. The new mini is my backup device in case the fan blades get discolored and new computer stuff is suddenly made of un-attainium or at ridiculous prices.
Would be pleased if a M4 Ultra Mac Studio had options for 512 GB of memory and USB-C v5 but still include a couple of USB-A connectors. Still have equipment that has current software compatibility but have the old USB-A connectors. My current M1 Ultra Studio is fully optioned and does everything I need quickly.For me, I find it amazing that the M4 Pro mini with 64GB memory, 10Gb ethernet and 8TB SSD that just arrived here has equivalent performance numbers to my Mac Studio. The new mini is my backup device in case the fan blades get discolored and new computer stuff is suddenly made of un-attainium or at ridiculous prices.An earlier release of an M4 ultra studio would be nice.
An earlier release of an M4 ultra studio would be nice. I would love to see an Apple Silicon server chip sent in the Mac Pro. That would be huge for AI / ML development. Mac Pro already offers a rackmount variant.
I would love to see an Apple Silicon server chip sent in the Mac Pro. That would be huge for AI / ML development. Mac Pro already offers a rackmount variant.
Edgecrusherr said:
I would love to see an Apple Silicon server chip sent in the Mac Pro. That would be huge for AI / ML development. Mac Pro already offers a rackmount variant.
I was thinking a similar thought. Perhaps people could buy Mac Pros to train their own models or do large scale inference and then access apples cloud resources in a kind of hybrid cloud model. I really think Apple is best positioned to compete with Nvidia. AMD is a weak competitor and their weakness makes it seem harder to compete with Nvidia than it really is. AMD has always been weak at software. Nvidia is stronger than AMD at software but Apple is even better. Basically Apple is second to none in both hardware and software. Put those two together and they can definitely take on Nvidia.
I was thinking a similar thought. Perhaps people could buy Mac Pros to train their own models or do large scale inference and then access apples cloud resources in a kind of hybrid cloud model. I really think Apple is best positioned to compete with Nvidia. AMD is a weak competitor and their weakness makes it seem harder to compete with Nvidia than it really is. AMD has always been weak at software. Nvidia is stronger than AMD at software but Apple is even better. Basically Apple is second to none in both hardware and software. Put those two together and they can definitely take on Nvidia.
blastdoor said:
Edgecrusherr said:
I would love to see an Apple Silicon server chip sent in the Mac Pro. That would be huge for AI / ML development. Mac Pro already offers a rackmount variant.
I was thinking a similar thought. Perhaps people could buy Mac Pros to train their own models or do large scale inference and then access apples cloud resources in a kind of hybrid cloud model.
Do we need a Mac Pro if we can offload to other computers or the cloud? 2024 gave us Private Cloud Computing as part of macOS. We need for it to go beyond AI. Seems Apple is preparing for it: https://security.apple.com/blog/pcc-security-research/Looking forward to WWDC 2025!
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