When to Expect the M1X MacBook Pros to Become Available to Order

Apple today announced it will be holding a virtual event on Monday, October 18 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, and rumors widely suggest that redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will be unveiled with a faster version of the M1 chip.

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After the event was announced, a few readers asked us when to expect orders to begin for the new MacBook Pro models, should they be announced.

While nothing is for certain until Apple says so, almost all new Macs announced at an Apple Event over the last five years were made available to order on the same day of the event. The only exception was the 24-inch iMac earlier this year.

We left the iMac Pro and the latest Mac Pro out of the list because these machines were previewed during WWDC keynotes many months before they were ready to launch.

  • 2016: The first MacBook Pro models with the Touch Bar were announced at an Apple Event on Thursday, October 27, 2016 and became available to order on the same day. Shipments began in 2-3 weeks, with customers beginning to receive their orders around Monday, November 14.
  • 2017: New MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and iMac models were announced at WWDC on Monday, June 5, 2017. All of the new Macs became available to order on the same day and began arriving to customers on Wednesday, June 7.
  • 2018: New MacBook Air and Mac mini models were announced at an Apple Event on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Both new Macs became available to order on the same day and began arriving to customers on Wednesday, November 7.
  • 2020: The first Macs with the M1 chip, including the MacBook Air, lower-end 13-inch MacBook Pro, and lower-end Mac mini, were announced at an Apple Event on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. All of the new Macs became available to order on the same day and began arriving to customers on Tuesday, November 17.
  • 2021: The colorful new 24-inch iMac with the M1 chip was announced at an Apple Event on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 and became available to order on Friday, April 30. The new iMac began arriving to customers on Friday, May 21.

New Macs announced with a press release on Apple Newsroom also typically become available to order on the same day of the announcement, including the 16-inch MacBook Pro in 2019 and the latest 27-inch iMac in August 2020.

While the 24-inch iMac broke the trend of same-day ordering for new Macs, likely due to pandemic-related supply chain issues, it remains to be seen if the new MacBook Pro models will follow suit with delayed ordering. At a minimum, customers interested in an M1X MacBook Pro likely won't have to set a Friday morning alarm like for iPhones.

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Top Rated Comments

danny1305 Avatar
49 months ago

that render with the legacy ports is ugly ...
Some people literally just find ANYTHING to complain about lol. Relax man…enjoy life
Score: 27 Votes (Like | Disagree)
torartc Avatar
49 months ago
I'm sorry, but if you are referring to hdmi and sd card as "legacy" ports, it's proof that you aren't doing professional work. Photographers are dying for an sdcard port. If you do any type of public speaking or presenting, an hdmi will make a tremendous difference. Just because you don't use them, doesn't make them legacy.
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
torartc Avatar
49 months ago

There is literally one dongle that would be needed to in all those use cases.
No? What are you talking about? Are you mad that I want useful ports on the machine? I really don't get why someone would argue this hard about having default options, just because daddy apple tells them it's cool. Dongles are an extra expense, a point of failure, a thing you can forget, a thing that might not work with some system. They aren't as good of a solution as having a port on the machine. Whatever. I'm done with this thread. There is no point in trying to argue for things that most people will use and enjoy.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
torartc Avatar
49 months ago
Acting like sdcards are not used anymore in professional photog is a clear sign you don't know what you're talking about.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
CWallace Avatar
49 months ago

Apple registered the devices in August I believe so they should already be well underway with production. The delay to launch must be down to lining up other products in the range, new AirPods and Apple TV.
General speculation seems to be around to constraints in MiniLED displays to support a full-scale launch until now.


Do you people not actually do professional work? Do you honestly like dongles that much? I hate showing up for a conf talk and having to guess if my setup will work because they have a simple hdmi in. On the road shooting and need a dongle to look with some resolution my latest shots?
I understand the desire to have "common" ports on the machine to save the need for dongles - especially when one uses equipment that is designed around said "common" ports - but one of the things I like best about the USB/TB ports on the MacBook Pros is that they allow you to connect so many things to them because of the availability of dongles.

An SD Card slot is not going to help "professionals" with cameras that use CompactFlash for their storage. And if a "professional" is giving a presentation at a place that uses VGA, a built-in HDMI port is not going to help them. In both cases, they will still need the dongle.

And for those "professionals" who are still rocking older stuff on the various older flavors of USB or Firewire or need hardline Ethernet at 100MBps/1GB/10GB..."there's a dongle for that" and they can continue to get value of that purchase.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
visualseed Avatar
49 months ago

It doesn't mean anything. It's merely a marketing phrase, a differentiator.
As my father would say. “Only an amateur calls himself a ‘pro.’ A true professional lets his work speak for him.”
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)