New mini LED MacBook Pro models could influence the entire laptop market

Two upcoming MacBook Pro models, the MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021), are rumoured to feature mini LED panels and a beefier M1X (or M2) chipset, with supplier updates indicating that an official launch could be just around the corner.

While the prospect of a MacBook Pro using the same screen technology as the recently-released iPad Pro 12.9 is exciting for many, respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple’s involvement with mini LED production could have a knock-on effect with other laptop manufacturers, potentially pushing adoption of mini-LED displays to become an industry standard.

“We believe that MacBooks, not iPads, mainly drive mini LED panel shipments” says Kuo, as reported by MacRumors.

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