Apple’s “Scary Quick” occasion was held Monday evening, and the occasion turned out to be “scary quick,” with a working time of solely half-hour or so. Whereas Apple debuted new M3, M3 Professional, and M3 Max chips, in addition to M3-powered MacBook Professionals and iMacs, there have been just a few pre-show rumors that didn’t pan out.
No USB-C Variations of the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, or Magic Trackpad
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman had anticipated to see USB-C variations of the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad for the Mac. Nevertheless, the equipment supplied with the brand new M3 iMac lineup nonetheless sport Lightning connectors.
Apple’s hanging on to the Lightning equipment is a bit odd, contemplating what number of Apple gadgets and equipment have made the transition to USB-C. Apple’s complete iPhone 15 lineup, in addition to all current iPad fashions now boast USB-C ports. In the meantime, the Siri Distant for Apple TV, second-generation AirPods Professional, and the brand new Apple Pencil are actually USB-C outfitted.
Apart from the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad which might be within the field with the iMac, the one Apple gadgets nonetheless on cabinets that sport a Lightning port are the older iPhone fashions Apple nonetheless sells — the iPhone 13, iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE — normal AirPods, and AirPods Max.
Nevertheless, Apple has made obtainable a brand new $49 Area Black USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable to match its new Area Black M3 Professional and M3 Max MacBook Professional fashions. Whereas there may be already a color-matched cable within the field with the brand new MacBook Professional fashions, some customers will need a spare, so why not have one in an identical shade, proper?
A New iPad mini
Whereas there had been rumors of a potential new iPad mini making an look at Monday’s occasion, no new iPads have been unveiled.
Apple business analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman had each mentioned there wouldn’t be any new iPads on the occasion, as they don’t see any new iPads making a debut till March 2024 or later. Nevertheless, a last-minute Chinese language regulatory submitting for a brand new iPad mini battery raised a faint hope that Apple could have had a shock in retailer.
iMac Professional
Whereas we’ve seen rumors of a brand new Apple Silicon-powered iMac Professional over the previous few years, none have been unveiled on Monday alongside the brand new 24-inch M3 iMac.
In October, Mark Gurman wrote that Apple has plans to launch an iMac Professional with a 32-inch mini-LED show by late 2024 or early 2025. Gurman didn’t specify which chip would energy the brand new iMac Professional, leaving people to take a position whether or not the brand new iMac Professional can be powered by the M3 Professional, M3 Max, or perhaps a yet-to-be-unveiled “M3 Extremely” chip. Nevertheless, if the iMac Professional doesn’t hit cabinets till 2025, it’s possible a brand new M4 collection of chips could have proven up by then.
MacBook Air or Mac Mini
Let’s be sincere, nobody actually anticipated new MacBook Air or Mac mini fashions to be unveiled throughout Monday’s occasion. Nevertheless, we do finally anticipate to see new M3-powered MacBook Air and Mac mini lineups someday within the close to future.
Gurman has beforehand mentioned Apple will possible launch up to date 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air fashions powered by normal M3 chips someday within the first half of 2024. He has additionally talked about {that a} new Mac mini is on the way in which, however he hasn’t specified an anticipated timeframe.