Updated MacBook Pros, iPads, and Mac Pro All Reportedly Expected by Mid-November

Apple is set to release refreshed MacBook Pro models, new iPads, and the newly designed Mac Pro all by mid-November, according to French website MacGeneration [Google Translate]. The report shares target dates for each new product, with the new MacBook Pros with Intel's Haswell processors expected to be released on October 24 or 25, the iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 on October 30 or 31, and the release of the Mac Pro expected on November 15.

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The website's projection for a new line of MacBook Pros is somewhat likely, with both the 13-inch and 15-inch models showing up in benchmarks over the past couple of months as a release has seemed inevitable. The new line of laptops is expected boast improved battery life due to Intel's power-efficient Haswell processors, along with the more powerful "Iris" integrated graphics found in the chipset. Other potential features for the upcoming laptops include faster PCI Express-based flash storage, as well as faster 802.11ac "Gigabit" Wi-Fi.

Meanwhile, an expected release of the fifth-generation iPad and the second-generation iPad mini seems less likely on the given days of Ocotber 30 or 31, due to the iPad 4 and iPad mini launching on Friday, November 2 last year. Traditionally, Apple's major iOS devices have launched on the Friday of the week after the initial announcement, and thus it would appear more likely that the iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 would launch on Friday, November 1. The next-generation iPad is expected to feature a thinner design, while the upcoming iPad mini is set to feature a high-resolution Retina display.

The projected November 15 release of Apple's radically redesigned Mac Pro does seem probable, as the company announced the device back in June at WWDC for a Fall 2013 release, with the expected day of release coming two weeks before the "Black Friday" holiday shopping date across the United States. The new Mac Pro features a compact cylindrical design, along with Ivy Bridge E Xeon processors, dual AMD FirePro graphics chips, and fast PCI Express-based flash storage among other professional-grade internals.

Apple is expected to unveil both the fifth-generation iPad and the second-generation iPad mini during an October 22 event that will also showcase other Apple products such as OS X Mavericks, the Mac Pro, and potentially may also include the announcement of a refreshed MacBook Pro line.

It should be noted that MacGeneration has a mixed track record on its rumor claims, although the site claims that the source for this report had previously accurately shared word of the 16 GB iPod touch released earlier this year. But one recent high-profile miss for the site was a September claim [Google Translate] that Apple's iPad and Mac media event would take place today, October 15.

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Top Rated Comments

CausticPuppy Avatar
126 months ago
Hopefully there's an updated Mac Mini thrown into the mix.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
bp1000 Avatar
126 months ago
Do I need a new iPad - no

Will I buy one - yes
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
HiVolt Avatar
126 months ago
I'm finding in the past few years Apple has been late on upgrading to the latest chipset technology.... Haswell has been out since June, and Apple used to get first dibs at unannounced technology and chips from Intel...
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
gmanist1000 Avatar
126 months ago
PS4 - November 15
Mac Pro - November 15

That is one expensive day.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
PlainviewX Avatar
126 months ago
The thing I'm most curious about is the MacPro pricing. I really don't have a clue what the price range could be. Being assembled in USA throws a monkey wrench into any speculation on price.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Count Blah Avatar
126 months ago
What is the rMBP waiting for? Thunderbolt 2? I can't imagine it will be redesigned.

They can always take away more functionality/user serviceability and make it thinner :rolleyes:
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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