Apple just last week unveiled and introduced a huge update to the Mac lineup MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display.
In a new message Bloomberg details what’s next for the MacBook Pro, with several new models expected to arrive next year.
What’s coming to the MacBook Pro next year?
Apple’s current MacBook Pro lineup includes several different tiers:
In the latest edition his Turn on bulletinMark Gurman says Apple will introduce a new version of the entry-level MacBook Pro powered by the M7 chip next year. This computer will have the same design as the new high-end MacBook Pros introduced last week, which are thinner, lighter and have slimmer bezels.
The report also says that Apple will introduce a second-generation touchscreen MacBook Pro powered by the M7 Pro and M7 Max chips next year.
Gurman previously reported on Apple’s plans to skip the M6 Pro and M6 Max chips and instead jump all the way to the M7 family “as early as the first half of next year.” At the time, Gurman said the M7 series “is designed primarily with major advances in on-device AI processing in mind.”
Looking further into the future, Gurman ultimately expects Apple to converge the MacBook Pro lineup:
With the first version, Apple is charging a $400 premium to add touch, OLED, and the Dynamic Island interface. The non-touch M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros hold up, but I’d be surprised if Apple continues to develop non-touch versions of its top-of-the-line laptop models. There’s an extra burden on its engineering, marketing and manufacturing teams to manage two sets of high-end MacBook Pros, and the prices are close enough that convergence isn’t that far off.
What do you think of the current line of MacBook Pros? Should Apple prioritize bringing touchscreen and non-touchscreen models closer together? Let us know down in the comments.
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