Overview
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports the new MacBook Pros are planned for the macOS 26.3 release cycle, a February–March window that is still in beta testing.
- Apple has not announced a date, and coverage frames this as an internal-spec refresh using M5 Pro and M5 Max chips rather than a chassis redesign.
- Apple Store delivery estimates for current 14‑ and 16‑inch high‑end models now stretch into late February and March, with many configurations out of stock.
- Gurman says finished units are already staged in global warehouses, and the incoming models carry internal code names J714 and J716.
- Apple quietly overhauled its online Mac configurator to a step‑by‑step flow, which reporting suggests could support more flexible CPU/GPU, memory, and storage options at order time.