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In abstract:
- Macworld experiences that Apple’s redesigned MacBook Professional that includes OLED shows and M6 chips is anticipated to launch in This autumn 2026, not this yr as initially urged.
- Samsung Show will start mass manufacturing of OLED panels in Might, with Apple reportedly redesigning parts to cut back manufacturing prices for the premium shows.
- The OLED MacBook Professional will arrive in 14-inch and 16-inch fashions, whereas upcoming M5 MacBook Professionals will characteristic no design modifications.
New MacBook Professional fashions might be with us any day now, apparently ready just for the rollout of macOS 26.3. However these new machines received’t look any completely different from their predecessors. They’ll have new M5 Professional/M5 Max chips, however the designs would be the usual, usual.
When you’re hoping for a brand new look in 2026, nevertheless, there’s cause to be hopeful. Apple is anticipated to observe the upcoming launch with one thing rather more thrilling: a redesigned MacBook Professional with an M6 chip and its first OLED display screen. (Probably with a touchscreen, though some rumors recommend contact enter will solely be supported on the M6 Professional and Max fashions.) And the most recent report signifies that we will count on that machine by the top of the yr.
In a supply-chain report this week based mostly on nameless trade sources, the Korean-language website The Elec (by way of 9to5Mac) claims that Samsung Show, which shall be making the OLED panels for the redesigned MacBook, is ready to start mass manufacturing in Might: “Samsung Show has determined to start mass-production glass substrates for its A6 [OLED production] line beginning in Might and has shared the schedule with its companions,” the positioning writes, by way of Google Translate.
The positioning additional experiences that the OLED MacBook Professional is “scheduled to be launched within the fourth quarter of this yr” and can characteristic each 14- and 16-inch fashions. Whereas the OLED panels are properly in hand, The Elec notes that another parts are nonetheless being developed. “Apple has been steadily redesigning parts to decrease the manufacturing prices of the OLED MacBook,” the positioning says. “Reliability should even be examined earlier than product launch.”
A This autumn launch schedule matches with what we’ve heard beforehand. Final month, we lined one other report that mentioned it might be right here by the top of the yr.
Apple’s This autumn launches are inclined to cluster round October, which is when new MacBook Airs and Mac minis have been introduced in 2018, MacBook Professionals have been introduced in 2021, and each MacBook Professional and iMac fashions have been introduced in 2023; November and December launches are much less frequent. However they’re not unknown: the M1 chip was unveiled in November 2020. And naturally, delays are doable too, so we shouldn’t rule out a launch in early 2027.
For all the most recent data as we head in the direction of the launch, test our frequently up to date information to the M6 touchscreen MacBook Professional.
