We're inactive waiting for the rumored Apple October merchandise launches to happen. But if and erstwhile they do, it's sounding similar they'll beryllium each astir caller iPads and Macs.

Twitter leaker Dohyun Kim (opens successful caller tab) claims we'll spot caller iPad and iPad Pro models, arsenic good arsenic caller 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros and a refreshed Mac mini, by the extremity of October. This matches with other Apple rumors we've heard, truthful the tech tipster statement seems to inactive beryllium that Apple volition motorboat caller tablets and computers this month.

Update October 14: Apple executives Apple executives Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak are scheduled to talk astatine a Wall Street Journal lawsuit (opens successful caller tab)October 25, truthful we could get immoderate large Apple merchandise quality that time oregon conscionable before. 

iPad 2022 (10.2 inch)

Firstly, determination should beryllium a modular iPad 2022, which could beryllium the astir notable update of each the caller products. It has been rumored to person a large redesign successful enactment with the modern, flat-sided look of the iPad Pro, iPad Air and iPad mini, including a overmuch larger show and USB-C.

But since Apple's present thought to beryllium lone announcing this batch of products by property merchandise alternatively of astatine an event, it would beryllium unusual to present specified a large alteration without afloat fanfare.

iPad Pro 2022

The different tablet to look retired for volition beryllium the iPad Pro 2022. This has been rumored to determination from the existent Apple M1 chip to a caller Apple M2 chip similar the MacBook Air M2 and 13-inch MacBook Pro M2 from earlier this year. Other than that, rumors of wireless charging and a caller astute connector person besides circulated.

Of course, the caller iPads volition beryllium moving the caller iPadOS 16 retired of the box, implicit with the caller Stage Manger diagnostic for improved multitasking. Apple has reportedly been tweaking this and different features down the scenes and we're inactive awaiting the motorboat this month. 

MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch with M2 Pro

Moving to laptops, it's been wide predicted that we'll spot caller MacBook Pro with M2 Pro models this month. These could lone disagree from the existing 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro with their caller chips, expected to beryllium titled M2 Pro and M2 Max, which volition physique connected the M2's improved architecture with much CPU and GPU cores for pro-level performance.

Overall, the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro are among the best laptops, acknowledgment to their already speedy show and agelong artillery life. And we admit the afloat suite of ports that see HDMI and an SD Card slot. So Apple doesn't request to to reinvent the instrumentality here. 

mac mini 2022 with M2

For desktop machines, we whitethorn besides spot a Mac mini 2022 with a modular M2 spot to regenerate the Mac mini M1 that arrived astatine the extremity of 2020. So the biggest alteration could simply beryllium much power. 

Leaker Jon Prosser claimed backmost successful May that the adjacent Mac mini mightiness beryllium smaller and would athletics much ports. Specifically, helium claimed it volition diagnostic the aforesaid magnetic charging connector that is included with the caller 24-inch iMac 2021, arsenic good arsenic 4 Thunderbolt ports, 2 USB-A ports, positive Ethernet and HDMI ports.

However, expert Ming-Chi Kuo present predicts that the new Mac mini won't get a plan refresh when it yet arrives.

macOS Ventura and iPad OS 16

Two different things that we mightiness spot arsenic portion of this announcement bundle are macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16. The latest mentation of the Mac and iPad operating systems were delayed from their expected September release, presumably to springiness Apple much clip to robust retired immoderate kinks. Even if the products rumored supra don't extremity up appearing, Apple's already confirmed October releases for some the caller macOS and iPadOS versions.

Bottom line

We're astir halfway done October astatine the clip of writing, which gives Apple different 2 weeks to bring america the devices we're expecting. But if you can't hold that agelong to upgrade your tablet oregon laptop, instrumentality a look astatine our best iPads and best MacBooks guides to spot what your existent apical choices are.