Entry-Level MacBook Pro to Get New Design in Early 2027, Bloomberg Reports

Entry-Level MacBook Pro to Get New Design in Early 2027, Bloomberg Reports

Entry-level MacBook Pro to adopt M7 in early 2027

Punch-hole camera replaces the notch

The current MacBook Pro design dates back to the M1 Pro and M1 Max launch in fall 2021 and has carried through roughly five product generations nearly unchanged. After nearly five years, it looks increasingly stale.

Apple skips high-end M6 chips to fast-track M7

The chip schedule is the most unusual part. The redesigned high-end MacBook Pros, expected late this year or early next, are reportedly launching with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips rather than M6 Pro and M6 Max — Apple has decided to skip the high-end M6 entirely and accelerate the M7 instead. It would be the first time Apple has bypassed a whole generation of Pro and Max chips.

What it means for buyers

Anyone shopping for an entry-level MacBook Pro now is likely buying on the eve of a redesign — the same price tier should get a new design and the M7 within months. Owners of M1-era machines also have reason to wait: the 2027 models would be the first major redesign in five years.

As always, these are reports, not confirmations. Apple does not comment on unreleased products, and product schedules can shift.

The timeline: fall 2026 to fall 2027

(Sources: reporting by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, MacRumors, Newsweek, The Next Web, and others)