Apple''s launch of the next M5-powered MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are going to be later than many hoped for, with delays to release reaching into 2026.
Apple ’s iPhone has long had a steady cadence of releases, far more constant than the Mac portfolio. The last few years have felt like a similar annual update was being put in place, yet Apple ’s current roadmap is patchy at best, andfor 2025 and 2026.
With 15 products on the list, it is a comprehensive look deep into 2026. That includes the highly anticipated M5 MacBook Pro and M5 MacBook Air. What the roadmap lacks is exact dates. For example, the M5 MacBook Pro release is listed as late 2025 and covers three models . That could easily fit a mid-to-late October date that many felt Apple was using as the annual anchor. It could also coincide with a later launch in mid- to late-November, which would potentially result in only a handful of laptops being sold in December, with the bulk of retail devices arriving in January 2026.Unlike the first Apple Silicon M series MacBooks, which saw the MacBook Air lead off the new hardware, the M5 series will start with the late-2025 MacBook Pro models. Theare expected to arrive in the first half of 2026, with March the likely window for the macOS laptop to arrive.The M5 MacBook Pro and M5 MacBook Air models will bring more power to the platform thanks to the updated Apple Silicon M-Series chipsets, but for many Apple fans the rela update comes not with these two laptops, but with the laptops to follow. The MacBook models slated to use the M6 chipsets are also slated to bring in the new hardware additions and redesign that many are waiting for. This includes the eagerly anticipated move away from the current LCD display toThe M6 MacBooks are also expected to herald a redesign of the laptop itself with a chassis designed to be both thinner and lighter compared to the current models. Given this will line up with the 20th anniversary, it's a good moment to reinvigorate the brand and reinforce the place it has in Apple's portfolio.In all this, there's one important piece of the jigsaw missing... Apple has yet to announce the M5 chipset. While there are many signs that it is coming (not least tucked away in the developer betas of macOS 26, the physical chip is nowhere to be seen. Last year's M4 was announced in early summer, but that anniversary has been and gone.. Far from the 12-month cycle that the iPhone has, the M4 to M5 generation is looking more like an 18-month window to reach the mid-cycle upgrade.
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