Overview
- Apple did not announce new high-end MacBook Pros at this week’s Creator Studio rollout, and the company has not provided timing.
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman continues to guide to a first‑half‑of‑2026 window for models powered by M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
- Multiple reports say the laptops are expected to ship with macOS 26.3, which remains in beta with a public release anticipated in early February.
- Coverage characterizes the near‑term update as a chip refresh without major design changes, with an OLED touch‑enabled redesign targeted for late 2026 and a chance of slipping into 2027.
- Gurman also suggests an M6 generation could arrive sooner than many expect in some configurations, though not necessarily in these laptops.