Apple's Oct. 28 event looks built around a touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro, The Verge says, with an iMac and an OLED iPad Mini also rumoured.
Apple has called a media event for Oct. 28, and the name gives the game away. According to The Verge, the "Pro and tell" event starts at 1PM ET in Los Angeles, and it looks built around the MacBook Pro. Nothing is confirmed beyond the date, the time and the name. Everything below is rumour, as The Verge frames it.
The headline item is a touchscreen MacBook Pro with an OLED display. The Verge says that rumour has been circulating since at least early 2023. If it turns up, it would be Apple's first touchscreen laptop and its first OLED laptop.
What the rumours say about the MacBook Pro
The touchscreen model is expected to get an iPhone-style Dynamic Island. The Verge doesn't expect a macOS overhaul: it won't be an iPad hybrid, and the touch features may stop at small touches like a magnification effect or new gestures in Apple's own apps. The name MacBook Ultra has been floating around, but The Verge thinks Apple is unlikely to rebrand its flagship line.
On chips, the report says the high-end models will stay on the M5 series, specifically the M5 Pro and M5 Max. There may be no M6 Pro or M6 Max at all, with Apple possibly waiting for the M7 next year. The base MacBook Pro could still move to the M6, which first appeared in the Mac Mini in August, and may get a slight redesign with a hole-punch camera.
The unwelcome bit: The Verge says those models are also expected to cost more, because component shortages are rippling through Apple's lineup.
The rest of the lineup
The iMac is the second likely update. It's expected to jump to the M6 nearly two years after its last revision and skip the M5 altogether. Beyond that, The Verge expects little change, though new colour options are possible, as with the M4 model.
An OLED iPad Mini is the other long-rumoured product. The tablet range has used LCD screens apart from the iPad Pro, so this could be the start of a wider switch. The Verge says the screen may add $100 to the price, with a processor upgrade from the aging A17 to the A20 that debuted in the iPhone 18.
Our take
This is opinion, not reporting. The Verge notes this follows closely on the Welcome Home event and the iPhone Duo announcement, and a touchscreen Mac is the kind of change that would define a whole generation of laptops. The price rise, though, is the part to watch. A big redesign matters less if the entry model gets noticeably more expensive.
The event is on Oct. 28. We'll see then which of these rumours Apple actually confirms.
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