Apple’s “Scary Quick” occasion was held Monday night time, 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 Pro, and M3 Max chips, in addition to M3-powered MacBook Pros and iMacs, there have been a number of 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 expected to see USB-C versions of the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad for the Mac. Nonetheless, 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 entire 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 Pro, and the new Apple Pencil at the moment are USB-C outfitted.
Aside 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 — customary AirPods, and AirPods Max.
Nonetheless, Apple has made obtainable a brand new $49 Space Black USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable to match its new House 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 desire 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 had been unveiled.
Apple business analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman had each stated 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. Nonetheless, a last-minute Chinese regulatory filing for a new iPad mini battery raised a faint hope that Apple might have had a shock in retailer.
iMac Professional
Whereas we’ve seen rumors of a new Apple Silicon-powered iMac Pro over the past few years, none had 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 of us to invest 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. Nonetheless, if the iMac Professional doesn’t hit cabinets till 2025, it’s possible a brand new M4 collection of chips may have proven up by then.
MacBook Air or Mac Mini
Let’s be trustworthy, nobody actually anticipated new MacBook Air or Mac mini fashions to be unveiled throughout Monday’s occasion. Nonetheless, we do finally count on to see new M3-powered MacBook Air and Mac mini lineups someday within the close to future.
Gurman has beforehand stated Apple will possible launch up to date 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air fashions powered by customary M3 chips someday within the first half of 2024. He has additionally talked about {that a} new Mac mini is on the best way, however he hasn’t specified an anticipated timeframe.