What to expect from Apple’s ‘week’ of Mac announcements

By Antonio G. Di Benedetto , a writer covering tech deals and The Verge’s Deals newsletter, buying guides, and gift guides. Previously, he spent 15 years in the photography industry.

Another round of Apple devices is about to arrive. After launching new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods in September and a new iPad earlier this month, Apple is now gearing up to launch updated Macs. After weeks of rumors and speculation, Apple SVP Greg Joswiak came out and directly teased the arrival of new computers to be announced during the final week of October.

We’re expecting a fresh round of chip upgrades, at least one redesign, and maybe an October surprise or two (the good kind). Since there was no hyped-up save-the-date sent out for an in-person or livestream event, we’re expecting a series of early morning press releases — in the past, Apple has tended to drop them around 9AM ET.

Joswiak’s teaser mentioned a “week” of announcements, so nobody knows for certain right now if the news will be spread out over several days or if we’re going to be inundated by a mountain of Macs on Monday morning. Regardless of how it happens, here’s what we think will get updated and what might not make the cut.

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