a new M3 Pro/Max MBP is crazy 10 months later but here we go.
We used to have updated versions every 9 - 12 months on average, sometimes even faster, before the transition to M chips.
And they are already making a new iPhone chip every year anyway.
It’s not crazy to think a yearly release is the intended timeline. We had covid and yield issues that prevented it to be become a thing i the middle.
Plus, gotta keep in mind that both Intel and AMD are getting close (in all but in power efficiency, which doesn’t matter much for all of that that’s plugged in), and now Qualcomm is releasing their products as well, which look very promising…
If Apple keeps a schedule of a year and a half or longer, and the rest iterate faster, they could get leapfrogged easily in a couple years.
You forgot the part where they’re likely drip feeding chips at their own discretion, at a calculated rate to achieve favorable financial & market metrics. In other words, for all we know — they could’ve just finalized the M5 series of chips and are just now releasing the M3 as they begin development of the M6.
I find it extremely likely that this is the case. The M5 & M6 are random examples, the premise is my point.
Yeah, but this is a Macbook Pro. They don’t come with the base M chip. The M2 Pro came mid January, so that’s 10 months. And M1 Pro to M2 Pro took 15 months.
Still, even if it were a simple M3 it would be slightly faster, as M1 to M2 took almost 20 months. And this would put it at 16 months.
We used to have updated versions every 9 - 12 months on average, sometimes even faster, before the transition to M chips.
And they are already making a new iPhone chip every year anyway.
It’s not crazy to think a yearly release is the intended timeline. We had covid and yield issues that prevented it to be become a thing i the middle.
Plus, gotta keep in mind that both Intel and AMD are getting close (in all but in power efficiency, which doesn’t matter much for all of that that’s plugged in), and now Qualcomm is releasing their products as well, which look very promising…
If Apple keeps a schedule of a year and a half or longer, and the rest iterate faster, they could get leapfrogged easily in a couple years.
I think you could argue that Apple are actually a lot further along in the development of chips than they are production.
Due to supply issues with Covid they likely slowed releases dates or chips and modules. Things might be a bit more regular now .
That’s the same of other companies. Intel and AMD no doubt have designs ready to go.
You forgot the part where they’re likely drip feeding chips at their own discretion, at a calculated rate to achieve favorable financial & market metrics. In other words, for all we know — they could’ve just finalized the M5 series of chips and are just now releasing the M3 as they begin development of the M6.
I find it extremely likely that this is the case. The M5 & M6 are random examples, the premise is my point.
Lead time in chip development and manufacturing is famously long.
You are certainly correct that they are actively developing future generations and are probably quite far along in the nearer term future generations.
I don’t see any reason to believe they are sandbagging chip releases though.
yup Apple’s earnings is on 11/2. They’re timing it around that
It’s been almost 18 months since Air M2 was released…
Yeah, but this is a Macbook Pro. They don’t come with the base M chip. The M2 Pro came mid January, so that’s 10 months. And M1 Pro to M2 Pro took 15 months.
Still, even if it were a simple M3 it would be slightly faster, as M1 to M2 took almost 20 months. And this would put it at 16 months.