Waiting for New Macs? Apple Just Shared Bad News

[MacRumors]

Apple has just given a strong indication that it will not be releasing any additional new Macs for the remainder of the year.

Apple's CFO Kevan Parekh dropped the hint during the company's earnings call on Thursday:

On Mac, keep in mind, we expect to face a very difficult compare against the M4 MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac launches in the year-ago quarter.

Parekh essentially gave a heads up that Apple's Mac revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025 might not grow significantly compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, likely because there will be fewer new Macs released this quarter than in the year-ago quarter.

In other words, he implicitly suggested that Apple has no further Mac releases planned for 2025.

Earlier this month, Apple updated the lowest-end 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip, but it did not release any MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, and the Mac mini and iMac did not receive any hardware updates.

AppleInsider previously reported that MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips would launch in 2026, and Parekh's comment seems to support that. Mac mini and iMac models with M5 chips also appear to be slated for 2026, while the MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro were always rumored to be updated next year.

A lower-cost MacBook with an A18 Pro or A19 Pro chip is also rumored to launch in late 2025 or early 2026, but given Parekh's comment, early 2026 sounds more likely. This model is expected to be the spiritual successor to the MacBook Air with an M1 chip, which is still sold exclusively by Walmart for $599 in the United States.

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[deaglecat]

I have a feeling that Apple is done for the year, in terms of all hardware. That includes more M5 macs and also the rumoured Apple TV and new Homepod Mini.

Could be wrong but next stop is around March 2026...

 

[fab.zed]

Yea because they always come in spring. Who was expecting them now?

 

[Royksöpp]

The entire M4 lineup was Apple’s biggest leap in performance and value since the original M1. The only way to top it now would be with a complete redesign.

 

[Slix]

Maybe we'll get an early January event instead. I always enjoyed those.

 

[MacBH928]

Does this mean new Macbook Pro M5 will be released in 2026 January?😎

 

[fritzmc]

Just stick an M5 in a Mac mini and take my money, please.

 

[techspin]

Add a Touch Bar to boost sales 😂

 

[jeffbbs]

I am still waiting for the Apple TV to update. I meant the TV box. Just to be clear.

 

[pavelbure]

Apple going for the bare minimum, and then going below that. Guess no new Apple TV until late next year.

Cya in June for anything else.

 

[jhumberto020]

He's basically saying: Buy a MacBook now, don't wait until next year!

 

[CWallace]

Does this mean new Macbook Pro M5 will be released in 2026 January?😎

Depends on how quickly TSMC can ramp up production of M5 Pro and M5 Max SoCs, which are designed on a new "chiplet" process.

 

[bradman83]

Yea because they always come in spring. Who was expecting them now?

MacBook Pros are usually released in the fall; M2 was the only exception where it was delayed until January. The MacBook Airs have moved to a spring upgrade cadence.

 

[BigBlur]

Yea because they always come in spring. Who was expecting them now?

No they don't. The MacBook Pro and Mac mini have been updated in the fall more often than not. This year, they only updated the 14" MacBook Pro with the base M5 chip. There's no 14" MacBook Pros with M5 Pro / Max, nor have there been any 16" MacBook Pro or Mac mini updates. The M1, M3, M4 Pro / Max chips have all been released in October in the past.

Earlier this month, Apple updated the lowest-end 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip, but it did not release any MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, and the Mac mini and iMac did not receive any hardware updates.

 

[Delivered]

That doesn’t mean that at all. I think when you see the volume of upgrades then you expect the next year those m4 upgrades (maybe from m1) aren’t going to upgrade again. Esp if m5 is a spec bump when rumors point to oled.

 

[chucker23n1]

MacBook Pros are usually released in the fall; M2 was the only exception where it was delayed until January. The MacBook Airs have moved to a spring upgrade cadence.

I don't know if there's enough of a pattern here to make such an assertion. Recent releases of the high-end MBP:

• Nov '24
• Nov '23
• Jan '23
• Oct '21
• none in '20
• Nov '19
• May '19
• Jul '18
• Jun '17
• Oct '16
• May '15
• Jul '14
• Oct '13
• Feb '13
• Jun '12

 

[Stenik]

Oh no! This is what the end of the world looks like.

 

[crsh1976]

I still don't understand what the rush to release the M5 on only the iPad Pro and base MBP was about, but no harm done I suppose.

I really only want a new ATV this year, truthfully.

 

[Techwatcher]

Not a big deal. These don't need to keep being rushed out. The M4 Pro, M4 Max, and M3 Ultra chips are more than enough right now. Investors need to relax, stop trying to appease them.

 

[ridgero]

"Bad news"?

My M4 Max is still fine

 

[nikhsub1]

I feel like apple has pigeon holed itself (and trained its audience) in releasing new computer hardware on a pretty regular yearly schedule. IMO computers don't need a yearly update, rather they should be updated when ready. I think the M5 MBP rollout is ridiculous that there is no M5 Pro or Ultra right now with the regular M5. When Apple was bound to Intel chips the updates were to infrequent and now I feel Apple has gone the other was and now they are too frequent. Phones seem good on a yearly schedule, computers don't need that IMHO.

 

[klasma]

Oh no! This is what the end of the world looks like.

No, just the end of the year.

 

[now i see it]

we can wait

 

[alphaswift]

Dammit, I guess that means no Apple TV either. I wanted to update mine.

 

[Jamie0003]

Oh no, could this be the beginning of the end for Apple?