Apple's next wave of laptops, the M6 MacBook Pro, M6 MacBook Air, is taking shape for launches stretching from late 2026 into 2027, with reports pointing to thinner designs, OLED touchscreens, 5G connectivity and potentially higher prices across the range.
Apple only refreshed the MacBook Air line with the M5 chip in March 2026, following a now-familiar annual cadence that began with the M1 model in 2020. That update was iterative rather than radical, but the rumours around its successor and the parallel overhaul of the MacBook Pro suggest Apple is preparing one of the biggest shifts in its Mac notebook strategy in years.
