Report: New MacBook Pros on sale 24/25 Oct, iPads 30/31 Oct, Mac Pro 15 Nov

Report: New MacBook Pros on sale 24/25 Oct, iPads 30/31 Oct, Mac Pro 15 Nov:

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French site MacG, which has a pretty good hit-rate, claims to have been given the dates on which the new MacBook Pros, iPads and Mac Pro will go on sale. The claimed dates are:

• MacBook Pro on 24th or 25th October
• iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 on 30th or 31st October
• Mac Pro on 15th November

With Apple’s media event scheduled for 22nd October, this would put the MacBook Pros on sale very quickly indeed, just two or three days later. The dates for the new iPads are right about what we’d expect, around a week after the announcement, while the Mac Pro date is a little later than we’d expect.
Below is what we’re expecting to see for each product …

For the MacBook Pros, the key selling point will be Haswell processors. This will substantially boost battery-life (Haswell-powered MacBook Airs almost doubled the battery-life of the previous models) and allow them to drive 4K displays. We’re also expecting the front-facing camera to be upgraded to 1080p. The non-Retina MacBook Pros will likely not be updated, though may remain on sale.
The iPad 5 is expected to have the same slim bezel design as the current iPad Mini, to be thinner and lighter than the current model, available in the same colors as the iPhone 5s, be powered by the same A7 chip and to have a larger-aperture 8MP rear camera. We’ve heard conflicting rumors about whether it will have a Touch ID fingerprint sensor or whether Apple will want to keep that as a USP for the iPhone 5s for now.
The key new feature of the iPad Mini 2 is expected to be a Retina display, though we understand that a non-Retina version has also been tested internally, possibly as an entry-level model. The Retina display will require a beefier battery, so we’re expecting it to be very marginally thicker and wider. We’re expecting it to have a variant on the A7 chip from the iPhone 5s, while the non-Retina version – if launched – will likely have an A6.
The Mac Pro has, of course, already been announced. Key features are lightening-fast PCIe-based flash storage, dual-workstation GPUs, Thunderbolt 2 and the ability to support up to three 4K displays.
The event is also likely to cover a refreshed Apple TV, new versions of iWorks, an updated version of Final Cut Pro and to confirm the release date for Mavericks.

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