OLED MacBooks have been rumored for years now, but ever since the OLED iPad Pro launch, it’s turned up the heat on speculation around when Macs will get the technology. And now, in a new report, global tech analyst group Omdia has shed light on the murky subject. While some sources have speculated 2025, and others 2027, Omdia’s principal analyst Ricky Park says 2026 is “highly likely.”
That might come as a disappointment to some who’d hoped for the massive update to come in the next generation of MacBook Pros, which would launch in late 2024 or 2025.
However, it looks like all this Apple OLED buzz is doing great things for the market. Apple’s first-ever tandem OLED display, which launched with the new iPad Pro on May 15, is projected to triple the demand for OLED displays this year compared to last.
Dubbed the Ultra Retina XDR, it uses two organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels and combines the light from both of them to achieve 1,000 nits of brightness. According to Apple, this enables “sub-millisecond control” over each pixel, which improves color quality, contrast control, and refresh rates compared to LED displays.
Because this type of display is more expensive to manufacture than LED, companies typically only use them in top-of-the-range models. However, it’s expected that Apple will bring OLED displays to its entire tablet range eventually, which includes the cheaper iPad Air and iPad mini. This could mean that, although the MacBook Pro lineup will be first to get the upgrade, the MacBook Air could also go OLED in the future.
How these expensive displays will affect the overall pricing of the MacBook Pro is currently unknown. Before the new OLED iPad was announced, some sources feared a price tag as high as $1,800 for the 13-inch model, but now we know that prices start at $1,299. If this is anything to go by, perhaps the price jump won’t be that bad.
There’s also the fact that major manufacturers like Samsung Display and BOE have announced their investment in OLED facilities in response to growing demand. With more OLED displays being made by more companies, it’s possible that manufacturing costs could decrease a little, which could also help keep prices down for customers, too.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.