{"id":288023,"date":"2026-07-10T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/the-macrumors-show-goodbye-macbook-pro-macbook-ultra-is-coming\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:10:09","slug":"the-macrumors-show-goodbye-macbook-pro-macbook-ultra-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/the-macrumors-show-goodbye-macbook-pro-macbook-ultra-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"The MacRumors Show: Goodbye MacBook Pro? MacBook Ultra Is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"

The MacRumors Show: Goodbye MacBook Pro? MacBook Ultra Is Coming<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/07\/10\/the-macrumors-show-macbook-ultra-is-coming\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-07-10 12:12:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.macrumors.com<\/a><\/p>\n

On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss the future of Apple’s increasingly tangled high-end MacBook lineup, including the entry-level MacBook Pro and the rumored “MacBook Ultra.”<\/p>\n

Apple’s chip roadmap for the Mac is reportedly set to take an unusual turn over the next year. The company is said to be skipping the M6 Pro and M6 Max entirely, jumping from the M5 generation straight to the M7 for its high-end laptops. A standard M6 chip will still arrive this year in an entry-level \u200cMacBook Pro\u200c, but there will apparently be no Pro or Max variant in that family.<\/p>\n

As a result, Apple’s first high-end OLED laptop will use the existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips rather than newer silicon. First-generation buyers would therefore be paying a premium for a redesigned machine featuring the same processors already found in the current \u200cMacBook Pro\u200c, with M7 Pro and M7 Max models expected to follow in the second half of 2027.<\/p>\n

The launch window remains fluid. The device was long expected to arrive in late 2026, but memory chip constraints and Apple’s recent price increases have pushed it toward early 2027. A second-generation model with M7 chips is already planned for late 2027, meaning the first Ultra could remain on sale for a relatively short window.<\/p>\n

The overlapping releases make for a crowded and confusing roadmap. Across roughly a year, Apple is expected to ship a base M6 \u200cMacBook Pro\u200c, a redesigned base M7 model in the first half of 2027, two M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Ultra models, their eventual M7 Pro and M7 Max successors, and perhaps new high-end \u200cMacBook Pro\u200c models with the M7 Pro and M7 Max. Notably, the entry-level M7 model is set to get the new design first, ahead of the pricier high-end \u200cMacBook Pro\u200c models.<\/p>\n

The headline changes are reserved for the top-tier “Ultra” model. It is expected to be the first Mac with an OLED display, using the same hybrid tandem \u200cOLED\u200c technology as the iPad Pro, along with the first touchscreen…<\/p>\n

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