Tech Desk 
Oct 27, 2024
Apple is set to release the M4 Mac series this week, which Apple Marketing Executive Greg Joswiak refers to as an “exciting week of announcements,” that is expected to hit the market by November 1.
The upcoming M4 MacBook Pro is likely to get a few significant features that are briefly discussed below:
Expeditious M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips
The new round of MacBook Pros will include the latest flagship chipsets such as the M4 chip, along with the top-end M4 Pro and M4 Pro chips.
The M4 chip consists of a 10-core CPU, up from 8 cores on the M3. M4 Pro and M4 Max are expected to receive the reminiscent core count bumps. However, there are fewer solid leaks regarding the top tech M4 chip, which works 20-25% faster than its predecessor.
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Enhanced memory
According to the previous reports of Bloomberg, all the M4 Macs would be initiated with at least 16GB of RAM. The standard variant of M4 MacBook Pro starting from 16GB of RAM will be upgraded to 32GB. Previously, its predecessor initiated with 8GB and later on upgraded to 16GB or 24GB.
Currently, the M3 Pro initiates with 18GB of unified memory, and the M3 Max initiates with 36GB. Moreover, M4 Pro and M4 Max are expected to initiate with the extra unified memory too, maybe 24GB on M4 Pro and 48GB on M4 Max.
Three Thunderbolt ports
The standard model of the M4 MacBook Pro is teased to feature three Thunderbolt ports on all models. Previously, the standard model of the M3 MacBook Pro series only featured two Thunderbolt ports, placed on the left side.
Wi-Fi 7 support
The Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to support the Wi-Fi 7 standard on the forthcoming M4 MacBook Pro, similar to the flagship iPhone 16 series.
The expeditious Wi-Fi 7 supports speeds of up to 46 Gbps, which is almost five times quicker in contrast to Wi-Fi 6E’s 9 Gbps. Furthermore, it functions on 320 MHz channels with a 6 GHz band, broadly reducing signal obstruction.
