Earlier this week, a leak from Bloomberg's Mark Gruman revealed that a more powerful MacBook Pro with an enhanced version of Apple's M1 chipset will arrive this summer.

And now another leaker is providing additional information about the rumored M1X processor. iOS developer Dylandkt claims that "the M1X is an enhanced version of the M1, including more Thunderbolt channels, CPU cores, GPU cores, support for multiple external monitors, and greater power consumption," according to 9to5Mac. Both of these devices will feature a 1080p webcam, an SD card reader, three Thunderbolt USB C ports, an updated MagSafe port, and an HDMI port."

Leeker also adds an interesting snippet about the design of the devices: "Focusing on the 14- and 16-inch models of the Macbook Pro, the design is similar to the iPad Pro, with flat edges. The bezel is reduced and the "Macbook Pro" logo at the bottom is removed." To be clear, it is our understanding that this is not the iconic illuminated Apple logo itself, but the words "MacBook Pro."

Interestingly, Dylandkt tweeted something very similar at the end of April, before Gurman's report appeared. At the time, the leaker added that the M1X would be found in the "higher-end Mac mini," the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro, and the souped-up iMac.

The Bloomberg article did not name the chipset, but the report was more specific, stating that the next MacBook Pro will be built on the same architecture as the current M1 models, with eight performance cores and two power-efficient The report states that it will have 10 cores.

According to Gurman, the MacBook Pro in question was scheduled to appear this summer, but that may not be the case if another source is to be believed. According to reports, the MacBook Pro update may be delayed to "Q4 2021 or Q1 2022" due to a supply shortage of mini LED panels and a difficult external factor: a "sudden surge" of coronavirus cases in Taiwan, where the MacBook Pro is to be assembled.

The company said that the MacBook Pro update could be delayed to "Q4 2021 or Q1 2022.

So it may be some time before we get to see what the second generation of Apple silicon looks like, but it is clear that the company envisions this as the future. Last year's M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini were all well received, and this year the same chipset is being used in the new iPad Pro and the colorful 24-inch iMac. So far, this bodes well for Apple in the post-Intel chapter.