Apple has done away with the 15-inch MacBook Pro in favor of the bigger MacBook Pro 16-inch<\/a>, and now it seems likely Apple will do the same screen stretching for its smaller model by introducing a 14.1-inch MacBook Pro. This prediction comes from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, 9to5Mac reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Apple’s MacBook Pro 16-inch wasn’t a fundamental redesign of the 15-inch model, but did bring the design into the modern era of thin-bezels. It’s natural that Apple would make the same move with its smaller model, and Kuo anticiaptes the update to come out this year. <\/p>\n The 14-inch MacBook Pro may still be waiting, though, as earlier rumors have suggested a revised 13-inch MacBook Pro<\/a> is still on its way. That model would get the scissor switch keyboard of the 16-inch model and put Apple’s troubled butterfly key switches to rest. Presumably, the ensuing 14-inch MacBook Pro would then get the same, improved keyboard. That would be great news for MacBook Pro users, as the keyboard on the 16-inch MacBook Pro is the best we’ve experienced on the family of laptops.<\/p>\n Kuo didn’t mention a specific release window for the new MacBook Pro, but he doesn’t believe it will be the only product launching. Rather, the 14-inch MacBook Pro will be part of a suite of new Apple products that will feature mini-LED dispay technology.<\/p>\n In addition to 14-inch MacBook Pro, Kuo suggests a revised 16-inch MacBook Pro, a new iMac Pro, and three new iPad from Pro to Mini. All six devices are expected to have mini-LED displays.<\/p>\n The new display technology has the potential to increase the color gamut, contrast ratio, dynamic range, and power efficiency of Apple’s displays. For portable devices, that’s a valuable improvement, and it could come alongside thinner panels.<\/p>\n It’s not just visuals that are expected to improve with the next iterations of the MacBook Pro. Leaked benchmarks have also shown the 13-inch MacBook Pro with 10th-Gen Intel Ice Lake<\/a> processors. Those benchmarks came from a leaker who also spotted the MacBook Pro 16-inch in advance of its release. And, if the next revision of the 13-inch MacBook Pro gets Ice Lake processors, it’s a solid bet any 14-inch version would as well. That is, unless Apple Macs switch to AMD<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kuo doesn’t expect the recent outbreak of the Corona Virus will impact Apple’s ability to deliver these new products in 2020, either.<\/p>\n\n
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