Future of MacBook Pro

[tangfish]

With an M5 MacBook Pro likely coming this week do we think this is a final speed bump iteration ahead of a major redesign next year?

I'm looking to upgrade at some point but also not in a big rush, currently running a still serviceable but older Apple Silicon MBP. I'd upgrade to the M5 but if there's a good chance of a redesign next year I can definitely wait.

 

[DHagan4755]

From what has been reported thus far, it looks like this low-end 14" MacBook Pro design will stick around for at least one more iteration (M6) next year, whilst the higher-end 14" and 16" get the redesign with all that entails (tandem OLED, thinner design, etc).

 

[ruslan120]

I really hope they stick with Mini LED.

OLED will burn in…

 

[DHagan4755]

I really hope they stick with Mini LED.

OLED will burn in…

But will it with tandem OLED? Any iPad Pro M4 users care to chime in?

 

[PotentPeas]

I really hope they stick with Mini LED.

OLED will burn in…

Seems pretty certain that they are switching to OLED with the M6 generation (late 2026 or early 2027).
I'm sure that they are cognizant of the burn-in risk. Not sure what steps they will take to avoid it specifically, but I have not noticed any burn-in in other Apple OLED devices that I have (including my watch with always-on display, which has been displaying the same complications in the same place for years). I think that it is much less of an issue than it was with early OLEDs.

 

[cjsuk]

I'm going to have MacRumors permanently burned into mine!

 

[TheRealAlex]

Tándem OLED doesn’t “burn in”