2026 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for Apple’s Mac lineup, with numerous significant updates, fresh designs, innovative features, and new market approaches on the way.
The refreshed range will feature updated MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models; a major overhaul of the MacBook Pro incorporating an OLED display and touchscreen support; refreshed Mac mini and Mac Studio desktops; an all-new affordable MacBook powered by an iPhone-class chip; plus the first notable refresh to the Apple Studio Display in years.
Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
We’re going to see things kicking off here in the not-too-distant future. Versions of the MacBook Pros, MacBook Air, and Mac Studio with bumped-up specifications — as well as the new display — are planned for the first half of the year. The revamped MacBook Pro should be hitting toward the end of 2026.
One wrinkle: I think the M6 chip is potentially coming sooner than people anticipate. Not necessarily in these next laptops, but still in the near future in some configurations. Apple released the M5 processor in October in three devices. Though it might seem soon for an M6, there was only a five-month gap between the M3 and M4.
MacDailyNews Take: We’re very interested to see the new MacBook Air as we hope they’ll become our new road Macs later this year!
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