Apple plans to produce around 2.5 million new MacBook laptops powered by Apple Silicon’s internal CPUs in February 2021.
The Cupertino-based company has asked its suppliers to produce this amount and wants to move away from its dependence on Intel processors.
As cited News24xx.com from Gizmochina, previously, the company which is led by Tim Cook announced its final event this year, which is set for November 10.
The event was expected to be used by Apple to announce the first round of ARM Macs, during which the company has stated that it will shift its entire line from Intel in two years to Apple Silicon.
Apple Silicon is an Apple-designed processor, which is a system on a chip and a system in a package processor designed by Apple, primarily using the ARM architecture.
This system is the foundation of Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch platforms, and products such as the HomePod, iPod touch, and Apple TV.
Apple has announced that it will switch to its own chip design for its laptops and desktops early this year. This move will essentially see the company reduce its dependence on Intel and make it more in line with other products such as the iPhone, which always uses its own chip.
9to5Mac quoted Bloomberg as giving a more specific report on which model will get the update first. The publication says the new 13-inch MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and 16-inch MacBook Pro models are currently in production, all featuring Apple Silicon.
However, the new laptop won’t feature any dramatic design changes other than a chip upgrade, which should provide improved performance and battery life. In terms of Apple Silicon Mac desktops, Bloomberg doesn’t expect to see it next week. However, it says the company is ‘working on a redesigned iMac’ and a new Mac Pro.
