- A new report says that the M5 Macbook Pro is reaching a release date
- Apple is also planning new Macbook Airs and Desktop monitors, he says
- The M6 Macbook Pro next year could be a better commitment to its cash
Apple generally launches new MacBook Pro models in October or November, but there is talk at this time that the next M5 MacBook Pro may not reach until the beginning of 2026. If you have been waiting with enthusiasm more news about the subject, there has only been a new update that could help clarify when we will see this highly anticipated laptop.
The last power in the Blomberg Mark Gurman reporter’s bulletin contains a new interesting detail: Apple is apparently “close to mass production” for MacBook Pro, Macbook Air and two Mac monitors. That could mean that there is a harvest of Mac and Mac accessories on the horizon.
As for the release date, Gurman says that the devices are scheduled for the launch “between the end of this year and the first quarter of next year.” With October almost about us, a launch date next month seems very unlikely that products supposedly have not even entered mass production yet. Therefore, something between December and March could be a more likely prediction.
Reading between the lines, a 2026 launch for all these devices feels more likely. The Macbook Air is typically a spring launch (between March and May), and if both the MacBook Pro and the Macbook Air are apparently in similar production schedules, that could mean that both will land at similar times. It is not a certainty, but it makes a lot of sense.
Is it worth the wait?
So should the M5 MacBook Pro order when it finally puts itself? While the new M5 chip is expected to bring improved performance and efficiency, so far there was little more for this laptop, so it is likely to be a minor update. Rumors are also thin on the ground for Macbook Air and Mac monitors, so it is difficult to say what they could contain.
It is expected that the broader MacBook Pro review will fall later in 2026. Then, the M6 Macbook Pro is scheduled to arrive, and apparently contain several significant updates that should make it a more valuable investment.
It is rumored that these changes include an OLED screen equipped with tactile screen capabilities, a thinner design with a slimmed chassis and M6 chips made with a smaller 2 nm process, which could offer a considerable increase in performance.
If you are not desperate to update a new MacBook Pro, it is probably worth waiting until the M6 is launched at the end of 2026, which is what rumors are currently predicting. Given the M5 and M6 models, they could appear in the same year, you wouldn’t have too much time to wait.
Apple has done this before, for example, launching the 13 -inch MacBook Pro (Intel of tenth generation) in May 2020, followed by the first M1 Macbook Pro in November of the same year. There is no guarantee that doing the same with the next two MacBook Pro models, but it is not impossible if Apple delays the launch of M5 MacBook Pro in early 2026.
