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Apple's OLED 'MacBook Ultra' Will Stick With M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips

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Apple's upcoming high-end MacBook model featuring an OLED touchscreen display will use the company's current M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

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The new, top-of-the-line device will launch "between late this year and early next year," Gurman said, adopting the existing high-end Apple silicon chips rather than next-generation M6 versions. Like the MacBook Pro, the touchscreen MacBook will be available in 14- and 16-inch display sizes, code-named "K114" and "K116." The device will also feature a new design and an iPhone-style Dynamic Island. It is expected to be more expensive than the M5 Pro ‌MacBook Pro‌, which now starts at $1,999 as of Apple's recent price rises.

Yesterday, Gurman revealed that Apple plans to skip what would have been the "M6 Pro" and "M6 Max" for more powerful "M7 Pro" and "M7 Max" chips. The M7 series of chips is said to be focused on intense AI workloads, featuring upgraded neural accelerators, graphics enhancements, and increased memory bandwidth. A new entry-level ‌MacBook Pro‌ with the M6 chip is still expected to launch later this year.

Apple is apparently working on a successor to the high-end MacBook model containing the M7 Pro and M7 Max chips, planned for release toward the end of 2027. The company is also planning to refresh the Mac Studio with M7 Max and M7 Ultra chip options in 2028.

Tags: Bloomberg, Mark Gurman, OLED Guide

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jclardy Avatar
jclardy
6 weeks ago
Ahh I know this game - release the OLED Ultra with an M5, then 6 months later the M7 version is out at the same price. Stick it to the early adopters.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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0xjf
6 weeks ago
"We should pass input costs onto consumers as a 4 trillion dollar company with 25% net margins"

"We should also make our upcoming MacBook lineup that nobody will buy as confusing as possible"
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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HairyMab32
6 weeks ago
People on here were calling each other idiots for buying M5 Spec MBPs saying M6 OLED was right around corner and would be wasting money. We now have price hikes and rumors that M6 is delayed.

Once again it’s evident that you should stop listening to other people’s opinions and do what you think is right.

- currently writing this from my 16 MBP M5P w/ Nano, 64GB, 2TB that now costs $1936 more.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JPack Avatar
JPack
6 weeks ago
Kinda obvious, no?

There's no chance Apple would waste 12 months of sales to wait for M7 Pro/Max. So of course MacBook Ultra will use M5 Pro/Max. It'll just have a shorter life cycle. We saw the exact same thing with M2 MacBook Air 15.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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verdi1987
6 weeks ago
I guess I’ll be sticking with my M3 Max until late 2027.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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LenardG
5 weeks ago
I just feel it would be very uncharacteristic of Apple to introduce the new top of the line Ultra MBP with OLED and touch and whatnot ... running on last year's chip (M5). I mean, yeah, it could happen. Anything is possible. It just doesn't make a well sounding keynote, no matter how you spin your story.

We have seen short product cycles (sub 1 year for iPad or MacBook Pro), but that is usually a minor refresh before the real big thing, not the partial releasing of something new and shiny.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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