Two never-before-seen Mac models have been spotted in the November 2022 Steam survey, which collects anonymous information from volunteer Steam users about specific details of their computers, including computer model, processor type, memory , etc.
In the November 2022 surveytwo unreleased Macs with the IDs “Mac14.6” and “Mac15.4” have been spotted near the bottom of the list, alongside model IDs that match the mac studio13 inches M2 MacBook Pro, M2 Macbook Airand other models.
“Mac14.6” and “Mac15.4” are listed with 0% usage on the Steam platform, but their placement on the list suggests Apple may be testing unreleased Macs with upcoming Apple silicon chips on the Steam platform. Steam gaming platform.
Interestingly, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a reference to an unannounced Mac with the “Mac14.6” model ID. This same identifier was spotted in two (1,2) Geekbench scores entries with the M2 Max chip, which is expected to arrive first in the upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros. Apple was supposed to announce updated MacBook Pro models in the fall of this year, but then projects postponed until 2023.
Upcoming Macs are expected to feature M2 Pro and M2 Max chips with faster performance and possible options for higher memory configurations. Apple announced the M2 chip in June, marking the debut of the second generation of Apple silicon, which arrived first in the redesigned MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.
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