Mark Gurman from Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has started testing the new Apple Silicon computers using M2 chips across a range of 3rd party apps and that updated MacBook Pro and Air, Mac Pro and mini models are coming. This follows on from our article Slew Of New Macs Coming According To Bloomberg. We have the latest details.

How Do We Know This?

This latest news comes from logs maintained by developers and Bloomberg has stated that they “have accurately predicted specifications of upcoming Macs in the past.” For example, Last year, logs revealed that the MacBook Pro chips would be named the M1 Pro and M1 Max published earlier this year.

These developer logs are from third-party apps on the App Store have been good predictors of imminent hardware in the past. For example, last year, these logs revealed that the MacBook Pro chips would be named the M1 Pro and M1 Max and now point to Apple actively testing new Apple Silicon powered computers against real-world software. Bloomberg state that this has been “corroborated by people familiar with the matter.”

Currently, these logs are showing that Apple has begun detailed internal testing of several new Mac models which will have one of several versions of the next-generation M2 chip.

Which Chips In Which Machines?

Mark Gurman is reporting that these computers are being tested…

• A MacBook Air with an M2 chip codenamed J413. This Mac will have eight CPU cores, the components that handle the main processing, and 10 cores for graphics. That’s up from eight graphics cores in the current MacBook Air. This is believed to be the MacBook Air’s biggest redesign in its history, with a thinner frame and MagSafe charging.

• A Mac mini with an M2 chip codenamed J473. This machine will have the same specifications as the MacBook Air.

• There’s also an M2 Pro variation of the Mac mini, codenamed J474.

• An entry-level MacBook Pro with an M2 chip codenamed J493. This too will have the same specifications as the MacBook Air.

• A 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips codenamed J414. The M2 Max chip has 12 CPU cores and 38 graphics cores, up from 10 CPU cores and 32 graphics cores in the current model, and have 64 GB of memory.

• A 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips codenamed J416. The 16-inch MacBook Pro’s M2 Max will have the same specifications as the 14-inch MacBook Pro version.

• A Mac Pro, codenamed J180. This machine will include a successor to the M1 Ultra chip used in the Mac Studio computer.

• Apple is also testing a Mac mini with an M1 Pro chip, the same processor used in the entry-level M1 powered 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros. This machine is codenamed J374.

• Apple has tested an M1 Max version of the Mac mini too, but there is speculation as to whether the Mac Studio will make these machines redundant.

When Will We See These M2 Powered Computers?

Bloomberg is reporting that the new MacBook Air, low-end MacBook Pro and new Mac mini could be released sometime this year, with at least two Macs planned for launch around the middle of the year, Bloomberg has previously reported.