Later this year, Apple is expected to launch its first redesign of the MacBook Pro since 2021. With this redesign, we expect OLEDs, touchscreens, M6 Pro and M6 Max chips, Dynamic Island cutout and much more.
There’s another important detail about these new MacBook Pro models, and I’m much more excited about this change.
They should be thinner
With the redesigned MacBook Pro, Apple is expected to make them thinner and lighter. Not probably, but hopefully it will be enough to make them a little more portable.
I never really had a problem with the thickness and weight of the 14-inch MacBook Pro, but the 16-inch model is quite heavy. While I would appreciate a larger screen and the thermal headroom of the MacBook Pro, I’ve always had a hard time justifying such a heavy and bulky laptop.
Luckily, with the upcoming redesign, I may not have to worry about that. From Mark Gurman of Bloomberg:
Although Apple has continued to improve the product with new chips and other internal improvements, the MacBook Pro likely won’t get a real redesign until 2026. The company had once hoped to launch this new version in 2025 – with a slimmer design and a move to sharper OLED displays – but there have been delays related to display technology.
I can’t imagine Apple will make the new laptops so thin that they suddenly compromise on thermals. I don’t foresee a repeat of 2016. That said, there is obviously room for improvement without radically losing.
Conclude
We’re just over 6 months away from the release of the redesigned MacBook Pro models, and they look pretty exciting! OLED and the first-ever touchscreen on Mac are clearly the features that get the most attention, but I think there will be plenty of quality-of-life improvements worth appreciating.
It should be noted that the redesign will not yet concern the base model, but only the high-end versions with M6 Pro and M6 Max. If you had purchased a base model of 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6, you will have to wait a bit, probably 2027 or maybe even 2028, to get a redesigned version.
Are you looking forward to the redesigned MacBook Pros? Which feature are you most excited about? Sound off in the comments.
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