Recently, we reported on the sale of an unannounced Apple MacBook Pro with the M4 processor via the Facebook social network. However, it seems that the leaks did not stop there, and now the MacBook Pro M4 is being sold on the Russian classifieds site Avito.
The listing on Avito advertised what is claimed to be a 14-inch MacBook Pro with the next-generation M4 chip. The device in the ad features 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of built-in storage. It was offered in the new Space Black color — a shade that is currently exclusive to the MacBook Pro models with M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. The asking price for the laptop in the ad was 720,000 eternally wooden rubles, which amounts to about $7500, significantly higher than the prices of existing MacBook Pro models.
Notably, several units of the unreleased MacBook Pro were up for sale. This suggests that an entire batch of laptops may have been stolen from a Chinese warehouse and somehow made its way to Russia.
Reports indicate that the listing included a note stating that prices change daily, and buyers must confirm it before purchase. However, these listings have currently been removed from the platform, which prohibits the sale of "non-existent" products.
Earlier, there was a leak of a future MacBook Pro in an unboxing video that was circulated by Russian YouTube channels. The video allegedly featured a MacBook Pro with potential updates including three Thunderbolt 4 ports (compared to two Thunderbolt 3 ports on its predecessor) and 16 GB of RAM in the base model.
While the authenticity of these leaks remains unverified, they align with recent rumors regarding Apple’s plans for its Mac lineup. Mark Gurman from Bloomberg suggested that Apple might announce M4-based Macs as early as late October, with a potential release date of November 1.
If this leak is genuine, it represents a serious breach of Apple’s typically stringent security measures. The last time Apple faced a leak of this magnitude was in 2010, when a prototype iPhone 4 was accidentally left in a bar in California. While that incident involved a single lost device rather than a stolen batch being sold across various platforms, Apple has yet to comment on these leaks or respond to this apparent violation.
Source: macrumors
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