Overview
- This week Bloomberg published a roadmap that says Apple will refresh every Mac model it sells over roughly the next two years.
- Development is said to be complete for a refreshed entry‑level 14‑inch MacBook Pro and new iMacs planned to ship in the fall of 2026 using the upcoming M6‑class base chip.
- Apple is internally testing redesigned 14‑ and 16‑inch MacBooks with OLED touchscreens running M5 Pro and M5 Max silicon and macOS 27.1 for a late‑2026 to early‑2027 window.
- The company is accelerating an AI‑focused M7 chip family and is likely to skip high‑end M6 Pro and M6 Max variants, with M7 Pro/Max rollouts penciled in for late 2027 or early 2028.
- Global memory and component shortages caused by strong AI demand are creating uncertainty for Mac mini and Mac Studio timing and configurations and could push up prices, while budget models such as the MacBook Neo will use A19 Pro chips and increased RAM as part of a staggered update plan.