Apple has yet to announce an October Mac event, but leaks for the M4 MacBook Pro continue to circulate. A new tweet from Apple leaker ShrimpApplePro and a new Russian unboxing video have been spotted by Tom’s Hardware, giving this possibly true and definitely unprecedented Apple leak more steam. The tweet claims a seller on a private Facebook group has 200 units of the M4 MacBook Pro for sale, adding: “This is probably the biggest warehouse leakage I’ve ever seen.”
I saw some seller said they have 200 units of M4 Macbook Pro in stock.
This is probably the biggest warehouse leakage I’ve ever seen.
— ShrimpApplePro 🍤 ずっと真夜中でいいのに (@VNchocoTaco) October 7, 2024
The unboxing video, posted by Russian YouTuber Romancev768 (1.5 million subscribers), shows the alleged M4 MacBook in more detail than another unboxing video posted on Monday. He brings up the “About This Mac” window, which shows a 2024 date and recognizes the unit as an M4 model. Shots of the laptop also confirm that it has three Thunderport 4 ports.
The retail box in this video does still have the M3 wallpaper on it, and the color and ports on the unit match the currently available M3 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pros. Apple usually changes its wallpapers on the box for each new MacBook.
There’s nothing about the appearance of the laptop that distinguishes it from previous models — though this could easily be true of the genuine M4 MacBook Pro as well. All the information posted by industry experts and analysts so far has suggested this model won’t receive any major design changes, after all.
As for the Facebook group selling 200 units of this yet-to-be-announced MacBook, there isn’t really a way to tell if it’s real or not. These YouTubers must be getting the product from somewhere, and every box or laptop we’ve seen has been in English, which suggests they could be from the same place, but there’s really no way of knowing.
If it’s true, employees at Apple must be having a really bad time right now, and in the unlikely event that the company really did plan to launch this model with a reused wallpaper, I’d bet it’s rushing to produce a new one. It’s possible Apple could keep the launch of M4 MacBook Pros quiet, as there’s some speculation growing that the company may skip an October event and announce the laptops through a press release.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.