Suspected photos and videos of an unreleased 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M4 chip have continued to surface on social media ever since an employee accidentally left an iPhone 4 prototype at a bar in California in 2010. This could be Apple’s worst product leak yet.
The latest video of what could be the next-generation MacBook Pro was shared by Russian channel Romancev768 in a YouTube Short today, just one day after another Russian channel shared a similar video. . This clip shows the box for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, which consists of an M4 chip with a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, and a space black color. I am. Finish.
According to the “About This Mac” software menu shown in the video, the MacBook Pro in the video is an unreleased model from November 2024.
Given that this MacBook Pro has a standard M4 chip rather than the higher-end M4 Pro or M4 Max chips, the leaked unit could be the next entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro. there is. If so, it would mean the minimum RAM capacity for the MacBook Pro lineup would double from 8GB to 16GB, as previously rumored. The current entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro only has two Thunderbolt 3 ports, so a third Thunderbolt 4 port would also be an upgrade on the base model. Finally, Space Black will be a new color option for the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, as the base model is currently only available in Space Gray and Silver.
The other specs listed on the box are all familiar, such as display size and resolution, and other ports like MagSafe 3, HDMI, and SD card slot. It seems that there are no noticeable design changes to the 14-inch MacBook Pro.
Alleged box for 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 chipA photo of the alleged MacBook Pro box was first shared by leaker ShrimpApplePro on social media platform X last week. At the time, the authenticity of the photo was debated, especially since the box reused the same MacBook Pro graphics that appear on current-generation MacBook Pro boxes. Two unboxing videos raise the possibility that these leaks are legitimate, but there is no conclusive proof.
The cause of these leaks is unknown. Last week, ‘ShrimpApplePro’ claimed that at least one unannounced 14-inch MacBook Pro unit appears to be for sale in a private Facebook group. In a follow-up post to X on Sunday, the leaker claimed to have seen someone online apparently advertising 200 unannounced 14-inch MacBook Pro units for sale, and that the leak originated from a warehouse. I came to believe that it was. It’s unclear if these details are accurate, but it’s clear that this whole situation is very sketchy.
Even if these leaks are fake, some of the specs shown are probably accurate. For example, the M4 chip already debuted in the iPad Pro earlier this year, which tells us that the chip is indeed available with CPUs with up to 10 cores.
bloombergMark Garman said Sunday that he expects Apple to announce the first Macs with the M4 series of chips, including the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M4 chip, and the high-end 14-inch and 16-inch. . MacBook Pro models with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, redesigned Mac mini with M4 and M4 Pro chips, and iMacs with M4 chips. He said Apple plans to release “at least some” of these Macs on Friday, Nov. 1.
Garman previously said that Apple will hold an event to announce new Macs this October, similar to how it announced the current MacBook Pro and iMac models powered by the M3 chip at a virtual event on Oct. 30 last year. He said it was highly likely. However, Apple has not yet announced an event for this October, instead a press release is always possible.
Apple is well known for its culture of secrecy, so it’s rare to see such a large-scale leak about its products. As mentioned earlier, this could be Apple’s most significant leak to date. gizmodo A company employee at the time obtained and shared a photo of an iPhone 4 prototype that was accidentally left behind at a bar in California. In this case, Apple got law enforcement involved, but it remains to be seen how law enforcement will act this time.
