“But there’s one more thing …”, said Steve Jobs during his lifetime at important Apple keynotes when he finally wanted to present the main surprise of the event. In the meantime, the phrase has become winged – and Apple is now even using it as a heading for new events. The keynote that will be broadcast on the Internet on Tuesday around 19 Central European Time is simply called “One more thing”. This means that Apple is still missing an important product this year, which has already been announced: The first ARM Mac.

Apple Silicon finally in customer hands But this one “thing” will not last. On the one hand, observers assume that Apple will build its own SoC, called Apple Silicon, into three machines. It is said to be two MacBook Pro models with 12 and 16 inch as well as a new Air with 13 – inch display size. Except for the completely rebuilt inner workings, the hardware should look the same as what is already known from the Intel variants. This approach would by no means be new for Apple – the first Intel Macs were also integrated into PowerPC form factors before completely new designs only appeared the following year.

According to the rumor mill, that’s probably the case. In the coming year, desktop machines – such as iMacs and Mac minis – plus converted notebooks would appear for the first time. Here, the group is supposed to work on a 14 inch model with a mini LED screen. Furthermore, Apple friends are hoping for the resurrection of the ultra-compact inch MacBook, which even as an Intel version weighed less than the iPad Pro devices with Apple keyboard.

Fast chips, suitable software, accessories It will be important to note how Apple Silicon is in practice suggests. You will see benchmarks as well as graphics demos – after all, Apple is now also installing its own GPUs. The processor could be an “A 14 X” or “A 14 Z “, a variant of the chip from iPad Air 4 and iPhone adapted for computers 12. Adapted software will also be presented – many companies are working on native code.

After all, passionate rumors also expect the presentation of new accessory products that have been speculated about for a long time. These are the “AirTags” Bluetooth or UWB trackers known since iOS 13 as well as new high-end AirPods. However, it is also quite possible that Apple will concentrate entirely on ARM Macs. The event should come back as a recording. (bsc)