The M6 MacBook Pro lineup has quickly become the major upgrade we’ve been longing for, with Apple reportedly planning to finally deliver an OLED touchscreen and a redesigned, thinner chassis. But there’s a caveat if you’re planning to grab the base M6 model.
As it turns out, the base M6 MacBook Pro may skip out on the biggest upgrades in years, with no OLED or redesign. This comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, stating that only the M6 Pro and M6 Max models will receive the revamp.
Pay more for OLED
While the MacBook Pro with M6 Pro and M6 Max looks to be an exciting revamp, the upgraded OLED display with touchscreen support, improved silicon with a 2-nanometer process and an overhauled design sporting a slimmer chassis and redesigned hinge doesn’t exactly come cheap.
I expect this to be why the base M6 model is missing out on the anticipated upgrades. Instead of increasing the price of the most affordable MacBook Pro (with the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 currently $60 off at $1,538), Apple may be planning to make up the cost of the upgrades by offering them exclusively to the pricier Pro and Max models (starting at $1,999 for the 14-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro, but currently $220 off).
It certainly makes the higher-end Pro and Max models more enticing, especially since these are intended for power users. This also widens the gap between the base M-series chips and the more powerful Pro and Max silicon.
Still, it’s disappointing news for those who have been waiting for the most significant upgrades the MacBook Pro has seen since the M1 Pro and M1 Max models. At the very least, Apple is tipped to launch a cheap MacBook running an iPhone chip to rival budget laptops like Chromebooks. But if you’re looking to finally get your hands on an OLED MacBook, expect to pay more.
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