New 15 to 17-inch MacBook Pro Now Expected in 2021, 31.6-inch Display This Year?

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Posted April 8, 2019 at 8:12pm by iClarified

Apple's much anticipated redesigned MacBook Pro may not arrive until 2021, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

UDN reports that the analyst has revised estimates for Apple's upcoming lineup of mini LED displays.

Kuo now predicts that Apple will release a new 31.6-inch mini LED display in Q2-Q3 2019, a new 10-12-inch iPad with a mini LED display in Q4 2020 to Q1 2021, and a new 15 to 17-inch MacBook Pro in Q1-Q2 2021.

Guo Minghao further predicted that Jingdian, Toyoda Gosei and Toyota will be the biggest beneficiaries of the Mini LED for iPad and MacBook; the use of Mini LED for iPad and MacBook will make LED supply become tighter from the second quarter of next year; The price of the Mini LED BLU on the iPad and MacBook is also expected to increase significantly compared to the current BLU.

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New 15 to 17-inch MacBook Pro Now Expected in 2021, 31.6-inch Display This Year?

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NoGoodNick - April 8, 2019 at 10:51pm

31 inches is hardly “mini”, so I’m unclear what the term even means. It seems ideal for the 2018 Mac Mini, but it’s not even referenced in the blurb. It’s hardly a portable width for laptops, so maybe they mean ‘smaller than a new Mac Pro, though whether it’s cheaper or not is another question.

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huudini - April 9, 2019 at 4:55am

Mini is a type of LED Display lighting that is comparable to OLED and used for cinema displays. So perhaps they are coming out with a new Thunderbolt Display?

NoGoodNick - April 9, 2019 at 5:21pm

Ah, so the Light-Emitting Diodes are what is ‘mini’, meaning there are more ‘colors’ per inch. That makes sense, but when summarizing reports like this, it’s important to define the relevant terms, since they change so frequently. Seeing as this is ‘new’ technology, and they DON’T mention expected pricing, it’s NOT going to be cheap/cost-effective, so I won’t hold my breathe.

NoGoodNick - April 9, 2019 at 5:38pm

Reading it again, I’m guessing Apple’s already decided that combining power and data transfer in a single cable is no longer feasible. They’re also talking about reintroducing the ‘break-away’ cable, which only makes sense in that context, though the patent is for USB 3 c cables. Splitting the two shouldn’t impact the iOS lightning port, but would impact MacBooks and Macs. Stay tuned for the next episode of ‘Which expensive investment will be worthless tomorrow’!