Discover why Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros are delayed. Learn about supply chain clues, chip design changes, and release predictions

Per Mark Gurman in his weekend Power On newsletter, Apple is preparing to launch M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros as early as the week of March 2. For those waiting on the major redesign with OLED displays and touch support,

Apple will launch a new MacBook Air and upgraded MacBook Pro laptops later this year. Unlike the iPhone, nobody can be sure when this will happen, and that's a problem.

A new report says Apple's budget MacBook is still on track for 2026, priced under $800, and built to disrupt the heart of the Windows laptop market. The post Apple’s plans for an affordable MacBook are still on track with unchanged price: Report appeared first on Digital Trends.

A leaker is backing up previous claims of how Apple is changing its processor designs to improve the speed of the M5 Max and M5 Pro, but also goes against all previous reports about when the next MacBook Pro will be released.

Apple redesigned the MacBook Air in 2022 with a much thinner and lighter design, and it switched from a large metal heatsink to a thin graphite sheet with no real heat spreader. This was an issue, because it meant that the M2 MacBook Air could thermally throttle faster than the prior MacBook Air model, depending on the workload.

The wait for a MacBook Pro models with faster M5 Pro or M5 Max processors could stretch well into February and maybe beyond. Here's why.

Apple is reportedly planning its biggest MacBook Pro redesign in years, adding touchscreen support, OLED displays, new M6 chips, and more.

Apple's Next M5 MacBook Pros Could Drop With MacOS 26.3

While the first MacBook Air was considered an ultralight laptop, other brands have since released models even lighter than Apple's offering.

The often-rumored budget MacBook is still expected to arrive at some point in the first half of 2026, as Apple prepares to compete directly with Chromebooks.