While the buzz leading up to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is mostly about the Reality Pro headset, Apple might make a few Mac announcements that will be very interesting. In a tweet last weekend, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman wrote that Apple was beginning trades of some currently unavailable Macs in the program starting Monday.
As Gurman reports, “Apple will begin accepting trade-ins for the Mac Studio, 13-inch MacBook Air M2, and 13-inch MacBook Pro M2 on June 5.” This is a strong indicator that there will be new models that existing users may want to switch to.
I have a 13-inch MacBook Pro M2 handy and tried to see its value in Apple’s trade-in program, but the value indicator wouldn’t let me select the correct release year ( 2022), which prevents me from getting a trade in value. This implies that I cannot exchange it. (I don’t have the 13-inch MacBook Air M2 or the Mac Studio.) It’s possible that on June 5, the trade-in values for these Mac models will be added to those of Apple. and customers can see how much Apple could offer when buying a new Mac.
That brings us to the next part of Gurman’s tweet where he said, “Read it how you want. I’m expecting new Macs at WWDC. The link provided by Gurman in the tweet is not for the most recent edition of his Power On newsletter (which does not mention Macs), but for the April 16 edition, where he reported on the announces new laptops at WWDC.
While Gurman’s tweet may lead people to think that Apple will debut a new 13-inch MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac Studio at WWDC, it’s not necessarily that simple. Apple has long been rumored to release a 15-inch MacBook Air, a new addition to the Mac laptop lineup, and customers may want to swap out a 13-inch laptop for the new Air. The Mac Pro (the last Mac to switch to Apple silicon) is the type of model that Apple would show off at WWDC. It’s a high-end Mac for professionals and could offer a significant performance boost over the Mac Studio, so much so that current Mac Studio owners will want to swap it out for a Mac Pro.
So add macOS updates, and WWDC might end up being important for Mac users. Apple’s WWDC keynote will take place on June 5 at 10:00 a.m. PT. Here’s what you need to know about WWDC, plus how to watch the keynote.
