Or maybe it’ll be an Apple Studio Display with an iMac inside rather than an iPad – and hopefully a better camera too… If it does, assume it’ll have design language close to the MacBook Pro: black bezels and boring grey. Rumours are mixed whether Apple will replace it. There’s also the thorny issue of the 27in iMac, which Apple killed after the iMac Pro which Apple also killed. Apple has also tested Face ID for the Mac. Further in the future, expect a mini LED panel with ProMotion and FaceTime. Perhaps the colours will, with Apple ditching unpopular hues and adding new ones. What’s next: An M2 iMac to replace the M1 version now seems off the cards, given how close Apple must be to M3 silicon. It’s a solid performer too, if since eclipsed by M1/M2 Pro and M1/M2 Max Macs. Well, at least in purple (Ed: and yellow). The state of play: We weren’t convinced about the April 2021 M1 iMac on seeing photos of it, but on review discovered it’s a beauty. Stuff says: If you want a desk-bound Mac, you’d do a lot worse than to get one of these. It’s most charitably described as ‘classic’. There is no news on a redesign of the case though. What’s next: The Mac Mini might be next updated when there’s an M3 chip – probably in early 2024. It’s now a little bit cheaper for the standard Mac Mini M2 version but it is also available with the M2 Pro should you want more power. The state of play: The Mac Mini is still using the case from the 2018 model, and the guts from what’s inside the M2 MacBook Air but with a few extra ports (2x USB-A, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet). Although given how much Mac users hated the Touch Bar, we shudder to think what they’d make of an entire keyboard being a glass surface when the device is in ‘laptop’ mode. MacRumors reports a foldable MacBook Pro device is on the cards at some point. Those models used M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, which have since been replaced with more powerful M2 Pro and M2 Max versions – as seen in our 2023 MacBook Pro review. The 14in MacBook Pro and 16in MacBook Pro that turned up in 2021 were a breath of fresh air, with a new design, revamped display, better camera and improved I/O. The 13in case was dated even then, and it continues to linger like a bad smell today. The state of play: The MacBook Pro with M1 arrived alongside the M1-powered Air in late 2020. With the 15in version, a bigger screen is always nice, but it’s getting trickier to pick the perfect model for you. Stuff says: If you don’t need pro-grade power, the M2 MacBook Air is the Apple laptop to buy, though it’s difficult to ignore the bang-for-buck of the older M1 version. The next step is for it to get M3 silicon in late 2023 or – more likely – early 2024. What’s next: Now that the M2-powered MacBook Air is the real deal, its design should stay current for at least a few years – even if the underlying components get renewed annually.
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