The waiting continues for Apple’s update to the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The larger MacBook Pro has been updated, the fashionable MacBook Air has been updated, now the workhorse machine is next in line. Now Apple’s own code has highlighted the plans to use Intel’s latest chipset.
PARIS, FRANCE – DECEMBER 01: An attendee touches the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro laptop … [+] computer inside the new Apple store Saint Germain during the press day on December 01, 2016 in Paris, France. On December 3, Apple will inaugurate and open its new Apple store to the public at the ‘Marche Saint-Germain’ (Saint Germain market). (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
Tucked inside the latest beta of MacOS (specifically MacOS 10.15.5 Beta 1) are references to the hardware that can be used. The sharp eyes of Rogame on Twitter picked up the pointers to Intel’s Core i5-1035G7 and Core i7-1065G7.
Although the updated MacBook Air released in March 2020 shipped with the Ice Lake architecture, the available options were for the i3-1000NG4, i5-1030NG7, or i7-1060NG7. That means Apple is looking for compatibly with processors the next step up from the MacBook Air.
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