MacBook Pro With Touch Screen and New Mac Studio Likely 'Postponed'

The global representation spot shortage whitethorn effect successful the adjacent MacBook Pro and Mac Studio models launching aboriginal than expected, according to the latest rumor.


Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has repeatedly stated that 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with a interaction surface are slated to motorboat successful precocious 2026 to aboriginal 2027. In his Power On newsletter today, though, helium said to beryllium prepared for the laptops to perchance get towards the extremity of that timeframe owed to the spot shortage.

In different words, aboriginal 2027 is present much apt than precocious 2026.

Gurman antecedently expected a caller Mac Studio to motorboat astir the mediate of 2026, which pointed towards an announcement astir WWDC 2026 successful June. However, successful his newsletter today, helium wrote that sources wrong Apple judge that the adjacent Mac Studio models volition not vessel until astir October this twelvemonth arsenic a effect of the shortage.

Touch-screen enactment volition beryllium portion of a large refresh planned for the high-end MacBook Pro models, with different rumored features including M6 Pro and M6 Max chips, an OLED display, a Dynamic Island, and a thinner design. The laptops might person MacBook Ultra branding, and macOS 27 volition connection a touch-friendly interface.

For the Mac Studio, the cardinal alteration volition beryllium M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips. The existent exemplary has mismatched M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips, arsenic Apple never introduced an M4 Ultra chip. No large plan changes are expected for the desktop computer.

All successful all, expect a Mac Studio refresh astir October this year, followed by MacBook Pro models with a interaction surface by the extremity of January 2027.
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