With M4 chips, Apple hints at making a key change for the first time

Apple unveiled a brand new Mac Studio today with two powerful—yet perplexing—chip options. You can get it with an M4 Max or the new high-end M3 Ultra chip. One publication asked Apple about this odd pairing, and its answer hinted that we may not see an M4 Ultra chip in the future. Apple says ‘not every chip generation’ will get an Ultra Andrew Cunningham writes at Ars Technica: When asked why the high-end Mac Studio was getting an M3 Ultra chip instead of an M4 Ultra, Apple told us that not every chip generation will get an “Ultra” tier. This is, as far as I can recall, the first time that Apple has said anything like this in public. Apple stating that not every chip generation will get an Ultra, on its own, doesn’t necessarily imply it will skip the M4 Ultra. However, the timing and context of the statement absolutely point that direction. It was certainly confusing that the new Mac Studio came with an M3 Ultra alongside the M4 Max. Some have argued that this change may be an i ... Read full article.