'MacBook Ultra' Coming Soon With These 12 New Features
Apple is reportedly preparing to launch a high-end 'MacBook Ultra' between late 2026 and early 2027. The device is expected to feature a significant redesign, potential touchscreen capabilities, and advanced software integrations.
Why it matters
As Apple's first major high-end laptop redesign in five years, this product represents a significant shift in the company's hardware strategy and market positioning.
Apple's first high-end MacBook redesign in five years is expected to arrive in the near future, bringing a run of firsts to the Mac.
Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman expects the laptop to arrive between late 2026 and early 2027, with the later window now looking more likely owing to the global memory chip shortage. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects mass production to begin by late 2026.
Apple last redesigned the MacBook Pro in 2021 with the M1 Pro and M1 Max models, so this would be its first new high-end laptop design in at least five years. Here is everything rumored about the device so far:
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