Nuked Apple is planning a major MacBook Pro redesign for the third quarter of 2021, according to a research note written by TF international securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo calls it the first major redesign of the MacBook Pro since the introduction of the current generation in 2016.
The new MacBook Pro is said to have squared-off sides like the iPad Pro and the iPhone 12. The new model will reportedly come in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes. Kuo says the new models will use a similar heat pipe system to the current 16-inch MacBook Pro.
New MacBook Pros include the end of the touch bar, brighter screens, minor design changes, next-gen M-series chips and more.
Kuo believes the new Pro laptops will backtrack on some of the controversial changes Apple made with the current generation. The OLED touch bar is said to have been replaced altogether by physical function keys. A MagSafe magnetic charging connector is also set to return.
A new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Apple’s M1 processor was just released in November. That model otherwise had near-identical hardware to the existing Intel version.
