Post #1626139
2026-03-23 13:48 UTC
@cstross the ‘reject’ binned chips are there all along. They don’t need to stop making the 17pro to free-up chips that were never going into in the first place.
I do understand that apple sometimes does a fast follow-up on products (m3 macbook pros launched the same year as the m2, and further back the iPad 4 came out like 6 months after iPad 3) but I don’t think that’s the plan with the Neo, I think this model will be with us through Christmas. I have no inside knowledge though.
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@cstross@wandering.shop 2026-03-23 13:54
@wtfwtf_ok Yes, but A19Pro (chipset) production will drop drastically once the iPhone 18 with the A20Pro generation comes out, then disappear a couple of years later. As this is the fastest-selling Mac launch ever, they'll run through the stockpile. (I agree it will be available until Christmas: but most likely some time after iPhone 18 is announced they'll announce a spec-bumped Neo and phase out the cheapest model.)