Ever since Apple unveiled the new iPhones last month, all eyes have been on Apple’s next big reveal- the new MacBook powered by the yet-to-be-unveiled M5 chip. Apple typically announces its new laptops in October and this year too, “something powerful” awaits. The Cupertino-based tech giant has finally confirmed that a new MacBook is indeed on the cards and will be unveiled soon. This comes after days of speculations and predictions by both industry analysts as well as fans.
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Apple’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Greg Joswiak, shared a teaser video on Twitter that has caught the world’s eye. He simply captioned it, “Mmmmm… something powerful is coming.” The video hints towards the arrival of a new MacBook and ends with the words, “Coming Soon.”
Now, reports of a new MacBook being unveiled as soon as this week have been doing rounds for the last few days. And the teaser video by Apple only adds fuel to the rumours’ fire. However, since Apple is yet to unveil the date officially, we wouldn’t get too excited yet.
Apple might not unveil multiple MacBook Pro’s this year and could just unveil a single, 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by the M5 chip. Other variants powered by M5 Pro and M5 Max chips are expected to be unveiled later this year, or in the first half of 2026. Rumours of the MacBook Pro being unveiled this month had further intensified when Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported supplies of the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M4 chip have been tightening up.
He had reported that several custom configurations were showing delayed shipping dates extending up to October 23–28. While both 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models featuring the M4 Pro and M4 Max chips were still available for delivery between October 15–20, it was the base 14-inch M4 variant that was unusually constrained. The absence of express shipping and widening delays led analysts to believe that Apple might be preparing to phase it out in favour of an upgraded model powered by the next-generation M5 chip.
Moreover, a recent FCC filing also revealed a single MacBook Pro model number instead of multiple listings for different chip or size configurations. That’s an unusual move for Apple, which typically files separate entries for each variant. This could suggest that Apple is indeed planning to split the M5, M5 Pro, and M5 Max launches across different timelines.
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