Stolen MacBook Pro plans confirm Apple’s plans to add more ports and remove Touch Bar

The stolen schedules from Apple vendor Quanta Computer outline Apple’s plans for the next-generation MacBook Pro models expected in 2021, and clearly confirm plans for additional ports and a return to MagSafe.

MacRumors saw the schematics after they leaked online, and some include the next-gen MacBook Pro’s logic board. On the right side of the machine, there is a visible HDMI port, accompanied by a USB-C / Thunderbolt port and followed by an SD card reader. The left side has two additional USB-C / Thunderbolt ports and a ‌MagSafesle charging slot, for a total of three USB-C / Thunderbolt ports instead of four as we have now.

Rumors from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg have previously said that all of these ports will be coming to the 2021 MacBook Pro models, but the schedules both confirm the addition of the new ports and give us insight into their positioning.

The codename for the Mac is “J316,” which suggests that the logic board we saw is for the 16-inch MacBook Pro. There is also a “J314” model that is likely to match the 14-inch MacBook Pro that Apple is also reportedly working on. Both machines are expected to feature the new ports, “MagSafe” charging capability and improved Apple silicon chips.

This information, which was also shared by 9to5Mac, comes from a ransomware group called REvil, which claims to have had access to the internal computers of Apple vendor Quanta Computer.

Along with the logic board layout, the documentation includes in-depth technical lists of MacBook components and layouts that can ultimately provide additional information about these machines during parsing. Leaked images of the new MacBook Pro floating around on Twitter also confirm that the device will not have a Touch Bar, which is in line with rumors we’ve heard. The case design can also have more rounded corners.

REvil has threatened to release additional documents stolen from Quanta Computer if Apple doesn’t pay a ransom on May 1. REvil plans to release new files every day until Apple pays the fee, and Apple has no comment on the situation.

Quanta Computer said it has indeed been subject to “cyber-attacks against a small number of Quanta servers,” but there is “no material impact on the company’s operations.