Just when I thought Apple couldn’t surprise me more, a MacBook Pro M4 on sale before announcement official. And no, it’s not a joke. After a Russian YouTuber obtained an M4 MacBook Pro for review and even benchmarking, there are now models for sale on an eBay-like platform in Russia.
And an entire pallet of around 200 M4 MacBook Pros is estimated to have been stolen. He’s not just a YouTuber anymore, More and more people claim to have an M4 MacBook Pro in their possessionand now we add this unit for sale. All this without even a confirmed Keynote date, so we are faced with the biggest leak since an iPhone 4 was left in a cafeteria.
A launch that no one expected (not even Apple)
Many rumors suggest that the MacBook Pro with the M4 chip is about to drop. In fact, Mark Gurman says they will reach buyers November 1st. However, there is still no official presentation or date for the keynote.
The surprise was therefore already capital when we saw how a YouTuber analyzed it. How is a leak of this caliber possible? Well now we have to add that another model of MacBook Pro M4 with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB HDD was on sale on the Russian sales portal “Avito”. The model has already been sold and will be in the hands of one lucky person. Also, literally, because its price is extremely high compared to what it will ultimately cost.
This MacBook Pro M4 costs neither more nor less than 720,000 rubles, or approximately 6,630 dollars. To put things in perspective, the current equivalent model with M3 chip costs 2,259 dollars. In other words, we’re talking about almost triple the price. The reason? More than obvious: own a device even before the brand presents it.
Additionally, it should be added that Apple does not officially sell its products in Russia due to the trade sanctions following the war with Ukraineso getting an Apple device there is only possible through third parties, with the increased import costs that this entails, since they have to be purchased abroad and then imported into Russia.
Leaked MacBook Pro M4 running a Geekbench test
What can we really expect from the MacBook Pro M4?
Leaving aside all the leaks worthy of a (Russian) spy movie, the truth is that the MacBook Pro M4 promises to be a beast in terms of performance. It should be available in versions with M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max chipin line with his predecessors. As for the design, it seems that Apple has decided not to take any risks. Everything indicates that will maintain the same aesthetic as the current modelincluding display technology. Of course, it will be equipped with the same AI functions under Apple Intelligence as the versions equipped with the M1 chip.
The only physical difference will be in the base model of the MacBook Pro M4, which will have an additional USB-C port, increasing from two to three.
It will only be a matter of days or weeks before the MacBook Pro M4 is presented. Additionally, there will be a new iMac M4 and a completely renewed Mac mini. The surprise could be a renewed iPad mini and also a new generation of entry-level iPad. For what is expected a keynote full of power and in short format. Surely similar to last year’s “Scary Fast” event, lasting around thirty minutes.
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