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Allisa James

Apple could be playing it smart by waiting for its M4 chips before releasing a new Mac mini

A person uses a MacBook Air connected to two external Apple Studio Displays.

Just recently Apple launched the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models, which are outfitted with the latest M3 chips. However, it seems that the tech giant plans on skipping M3 models for Mac desktops in favor of releasing an M4 Mac mini instead. If true, that would be an excellent move on Apple’s part — one of its smartest decisions yet.

According to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, Apple is reportedly producing M4-powered Mac devices to start properly updating its lineup of PCs (as opposed to MacBook laptops). This same report, from BGR, reveals that the Mac mini will be skipping the M3 — instead an M4 model is supposedly coming later this year or, more likely, early 2025, according to recent rumors from market analytics firm Canalys . 

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