In today’s edition of the Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reported a new key detail for the launch of the redesigned MacBook Pro model, slated to launch between late 2026 and early 2027.
Apple is largely expected to redesign the MacBook Pro for the first time since 2021 quite soon. Said redesign will feature an OLED display with touch support, marking a large jump from miniLED, as well as a thinner chassis, potential support for 5G, and possibly more of a Dynamic Island cutout than a notch.
The company currently offers three MacBook Pro models. A base 14-inch model with an M5 chip, a higher end 14-inch model with the M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, and a 16-inch model with the M4 Pro and M4 Max chips. Outside of performance, the low end and high end 14-inch are largely identical.
The key difference outside of the chipsets is the fact that the base model only offers a single fan, versus two fans on the Pro and Max models.
Nonetheless, Apple offers the entry level M5 model for $400 less than the M4 Pro model, offering a value option for customers who don’t need best-in-class performance.
