According to a report by the Nikkei Asian Review, sources said that as Apple hopes to quickly reduce its dependence on Intel processors, Apple is asking suppliers to produce 2.5 million units by February 2021 with its own design Apple Silicon processing. MacBook laptop.

The report said that because of market estimates, the first batch of Apple MacBooks using Apple Silicon processors will be 20% of the total MacBook shipments in 2019. The total MacBook shipments in 2019 were 12.6 million units, and it is estimated that the first batch of MacBooks using Apple Silicon processors will be about 2.5 million units.

The report also quoted sources saying that Apple plans to launch other MacBook models using its own CPU in the second quarter of 2021 to replace Intel's processors. Apple has pointed out in the past that it is expected that MacBook products will be completely separated from Intel processors within 2 years. Apple has confirmed that it will hold the Apple Silicon processor MacBook online conference on November 11, Taipei time. The market predicts that Apple will launch 3 new MacBook products, namely the 13-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro and the 13-inch new MacBook Air.

However, there is also market news that Apple’s new product launch conference will use Apple silicon for the 13.3-inch MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, and the 16-inch Pro will use Intel processors, that is, from the general specification products first to replace the Apple silicon processor, and then will To high-end products. The supply chain has also reported that the Hon Hai production line is currently assembling two 13-inch laptops, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro is being produced by Quanta. The two smaller laptop models are currently more capable of production, so the press conference will at least watch Two new products, the 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, were unveiled.