A video shows the unboxing of what is presented as one of the next M4 MacBook Pros, with some information on the possible new features.
For several days, a photo of box of MacBook Pro M4 — with the illustration identical to that of the M3 — was circulating, as was a rumor about copies being sold secretly in a Facebook group. A little less than a month before the supposed launch date of the next Macs, a Russian YouTuber shows unboxing of what would be a copy of the 14″ MacBook Pro M4 (via Mark Gurman).
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If this machine is what it claims to be, there are a few new features. On the edge with the HDMI port as well as the SD card reader, a (third) Thunderbolt 4 port is now present, in addition to the two that we already have on the other edge of the MacBook Pro M3.
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The memory configuration of this unit is 16 GB for 512 GB SSD. If this is the replacement for the entry-level M3 model then it is 8 GB more RAM and this removes one of the criticisms made of this machine.
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On the tested performances, first the configuration shows an M4 with a CPU and a GPU of 10 cores each while the CPU of the M3 only has 8. This is in line with the M4 of the latest iPad Pros in their 1 and 2 TB configurations. Compared to the current M3, the power gain of the M4 shown with Geekbench is 23.85 for the CPU and 27.1% for the GPU.
Finally, the Space Black color which was reserved for the M3 Pro/Max models would be offered for the base M4.