A lot of us are impatiently awaiting the next-generation of MacBook Pro, which is expected to feature a bevy of updates including a new OLED display with Dynamic Island cutout, a touch screen a la iPad and iPhone, and the more powerful M6 Pro and M6 Max chip.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is today reporting in his newsletter that Apple is facing some production issues due to the industry-wide memory shortages. Supply constraints mean that the MacBook Pro launch is slightly delayed, and possibly won’t arrive until early next year.
Previously, Gurman had said that Apple was scheduling a late 2026 – early 2027 launch for the new MacBook Pro, with many expecting an announcement around October or November.
However, he now believes Apple is more likely looking at the latter part of that timeframe, primarily due to the industry shortages for components like RAM and SSD storage. The forthcoming update to the Mac Studio has also been pushed back for the same reasons.
Gurman says the software accommodations for the brand new touch screen MacBook Pro will be ready for the fall, as part of macOS 27, so it is not a software-development related holdup.
Gurman previously reported that the touch screen interface will include new contextual menu controls, dynamically enlarged buttons in the system menu bar and more.
It remains to be seen exactly how this model of MacBook Pro will be positioned in the lineup.
With so many major upgrades coming at once, it is possible that Apple brands this OLED MacBook Pro as a new high-end variant, along with a higher-price point. The current M5 MacBook Pros would then continue to be sold at the existing prices. This strategy would also help smooth out demand for the seemingly-constrained supply.
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