{"id":893006,"date":"2026-03-20T02:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/report-new-macs-are-coming-soon-for-real-this-time\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T02:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:25:00","slug":"report-new-macs-are-coming-soon-for-real-this-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/report-new-macs-are-coming-soon-for-real-this-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: New Macs are coming soon (for real this time)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Macworld reports that new M5 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models are expected to launch imminently, potentially as early as March 2.<\/li>\n
The release timing aligns with OS 26.3 and current M4 model shortages, suggesting Apple\u2019s annual MacBook Air update cycle continues.<\/li>\n
Additional Mac updates planned for 2026 include upgraded Mac Studio, Mac mini, new Studio Display, and a low-cost MacBook with iPhone chip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
In the latest episode of \u201cNew Mac Watch,\u201d Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman reports in his weekly Power On newsletter<\/a> that the new laptops we\u2019ve all been waiting for\u2013the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros<\/a> and the M5 MacBook Air<\/a>\u2013are \u201ccoming shortly.\u201d <\/p>\n
As has been previously reported<\/a>, Gurman reiterated that the laptops\u2019 release is tied to OS 26.3, which is expected to be released early this week. In his latest report, Gurman now says that a product launch tied to that OS cycle \u201cis currently slated for as early as the week of March 2.\u201d<\/p>\n
The current M4 Pro and Max MacBook Pros have been in short supply for weeks, indicating that a new release is imminent. The current M4 MacBook Air was released on March 5 of 2025, so a March 2 release of the M5 MacBook Air fits with its annual release cycle.<\/p>\n
Gurman\u2019s latest report also mentions the new low-cost MacBook with an iPhone chip<\/a>, but he doesn\u2019t say whether the laptop will be part of this release cycle. He addresses its release with a vague \u201cin the first half of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gurman covered the rest of the Mac lineup in his report, stating that the upgraded Mac Studio<\/a> \u201cshouldn\u2019t arrive too long after the spring Mac refresh.\u201d The Mac mini<\/a> is also due for a 2026 release, but Gurman didn\u2019t offer a timeline. A new Studio Display is coming this year, as well, he says. <\/p>\n
In addition to this round of M5 Macs, the second half of 2026 will be marked by the release of the redesigned, M6-based MacBook Pro<\/a>, featuring a touchscreen OLED. Stay tuned to Macworld for the latest information on all of the upcoming releases.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<div data-ga=\"article-footer-author\">\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/author\/rloyola\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\tAuthor: Roman Loyola<\/a>, Senior Editor, Macworld\t\t<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/author_photo_Roman-Loyola_1662683660-132.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=150&h=150&crop=1\" height=\"125\" width=\"125\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Roman is a Macworld Senior Editor with over 30 years of experience covering the tech industry, focusing on the Mac and other products in the Apple ecosystem. He is also the host of the Macworld Podcast. His career started at MacUser, where he received Apple certification as a repair technician (when Apple did that kind of thing). He’s also worked for MacAddict, MacLife, and TechTV.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3056261\/report-new-macs-are-coming-soon-for-real-this-time.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Apple Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that new M5 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models are expected to launch imminently, potentially as early as March 2. The release timing aligns with OS 26.3 and current M4 model shortages, suggesting Apple\u2019s annual MacBook Air update cycle continues. Additional Mac updates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":893007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1156,193],"tags":[7787,6378],"class_list":{"0":"post-893006","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-coming","8":"category-report","9":"tag-coming","10":"tag-report"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=893006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/893007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=893006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=893006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=893006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}