MacBook Models Powered by the M3 Chipset Will Not Be Available Until the End of 2023: Ming-Chi Kuo

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, a supply chain expert at TF International Securities, MacBook models powered by Apple's rumored M3 processor would not be available until the end of this year. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman previously predicted that the Cupertino-based iPhone maker would launch three new Mac computers in October, powered by the next-generation Apple Silicon chipset, which is expected to bring significant improvements in both power and efficiency and is said to be manufactured using TSMC's 3nm process.

Last week, Kuo said on X (previously Twitter) that Apple was unlikely to release new laptops powered by its yet-to-be-announced next-generation CPUs in 2023. "It appears that Apple will not launch new MacBook models (equipped with M3 series processors) before the end of this year," Kuo stated on Twitter. 

看起來到今年年底前，Apple應該都不會發售新款的MacBook (配備M3系列處理器) 機型了
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It seems that Apple will not launch new MacBook models (equipped with M3 series processors) before the end of this year.

— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) September 8, 2023

This largely contradicts Gurman's prior projection of a shift to the new M3 microprocessor in October of this year. However, Kuo's report expressly states that no M3-powered MacBook models would be available this year. Gurman, on the other hand, projected that Apple was testing M3-based iMacs, 13-inch MacBook Pros, 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Airs, and Mac mini versions.

While Apple normally does not divulge or confirm its plans to debut a new product until it is announced on stage, Kuo's allegation implies that just M3-powered MacBook models may be delayed until next year, while the rest of the goods predicted by Gurman may still be unveiled.

Earlier this year, the business released a 15-inch MacBook Air variant (Review) using the M2 processor. This might explain the company's plans to release a new MacBook model with a higher powerful CPU within a few months. 

The rumored M3 processor from Apple, like the rumored A17 Bionic chip slated to debut in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone Pro Max on Tuesday at Apple's 'Wonderlust' launch event, is likely to be made on Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC's 3nm technology. The move away from TSMC's 5nm technology is expected to result in significant improvements in performance and efficiency for the next-generation processors that will power Apple's next Mac computers.

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