On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss all the new Macs Apple will release this year, starting with the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro.
After releasing the M5 MacBook Pro last year, Apple is expected to launch refreshed high-end MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. It is rumored to arrive alongside macOS Tahoe 26.3 in the next few weeks. Stocks of the current M4 Pro and M4 Max models are dwindling, suggesting an announcement is now imminent.
After this release, we expect the M5 series chips to come to at least the MacBook Air, Mac mini, and Mac Studio. Whether the iMac and Mac Pro will get the M5 chip remains an open question.
Apple is also rumored to launch an all-new low-cost MacBook this year with an A18 Pro chip for comparable performance to the M1 chip. It is expected to have a 13-inch LCD display, only USB-C connectivity, and a price somewhere between $699 and $899. There are also rumors of silver, blue, pink and yellow color variants like the iPad.
Apple is expected to launch significantly upgraded MacBook Pro models by the end of the year. The new machines are said to feature M6-series chips, cellular connectivity, OLED touchscreens, a punch-hole in the screen for the front-facing camera, and a thinner and lighter design.
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