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New MacBook Pros Reportedly Launching Alongside macOS 26.3

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Apple is planning to launch new MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips alongside macOS 26.3, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

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"Apple's faster MacBook Pros are planned for the macOS 26.3 release cycle," wrote Gurman, in his Power On newsletter today.

"I'm told the new models — code-named J714 and J716 — are slated for the macOS 26.3 software cycle, which runs from February through March," he explained.

macOS 26.3 remains in beta testing, but the update should be coming soon, with a wide release expected in February. Gurman was careful to also mention March, but this seems rather unlikely, unless the macOS 26.3 beta testing cycle drags on longer than expected, or the new MacBook Pro models are tied to macOS 26.3.1 or later.

As of now, we expect the macOS 26.3 Release Candidate to be seeded in the first half of February, so a new MacBook Pro announcement could be just around the corner.

In October, AppleInsider's Marko Zivkovic was first to report that MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips were "expected to ship with macOS 26.3," so this rumor has now been shared by multiple sources.

Beyond the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, no major changes are expected for these models.

In late 2026 or in 2027, the MacBook Pro is expected to receive a major redesign, with rumored features including an OLED display with touch capabilities, M6 Pro and M6 Max chips, a thinner design, and built-in cellular connectivity.

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JulianL
27 weeks ago
After over 30 years as a Windows user my first Mac might be close now.

Configuration decided (14” 24GB/1TB M5 Pro MacBook Pro) - Check
Credit card ready - Check
Apple Store app installed on iPad & logged in - Check

Over to you now Apple.

After watching a gazillion YouTube videos about other people’s experiences of moving from Windows to MacOS and also a whole load of more general purpose instructional videos about how to do various things in MacOS I really can’t wait to get started with my transition.
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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mango316
27 weeks ago
nah I'm good. Give me my OLED M6 Max please! :)
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Serrafemme
27 weeks ago
You know I get this is a rumors site, but hours into February the narrative shifts to THIS being the month for these new MacBooks…
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Joe Rossignol
27 weeks ago

You know I get this is a rumors site, but hours into February the narrative shifts to THIS being the month for these new MacBooks…
I hear you, but January was only ever speculation. It was truly nothing more than "new MacBook Pros alongside Apple Creator Studio would make sense."

This is now an actual sourced rumor/report about February, not just guesswork.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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mystery hill
27 weeks ago
Is the new online store design in preparation for a cellular MacBook?
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Mac Fly (film)
27 weeks ago

nah I'm good. Give me my OLED M6 Max please! :)
That M6 Max model is coming no sooner than 2027. So it's at least one year away. Going thinner on MBP is a mistake. Apple should double-down on the thickness, enabling MBA to evolve to be the thinner model with some more ports than it has now including a card reader. Apple should EOL MBP models without Pro or Max chips. Big speakers, big cooling channels, big fan, heatsink, vapor chamber and eventually four Thunderbolt 5 ports in every MBP. Embrace the Pro. Go big or go home.

Apple store customer: I want to get a new laptop.

Apple store employee: Do you want thin and light, or do you want power?
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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