MacBook Pro may get full redesign in 2025, says Ming-Chi Kuo

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Apple could completely change the design of the MacBook Pro in 2025, an analyst forecasts, with an added proposal that Apple may add a more affordable MacBook to the range too.

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In a series of Mac-related tweets following Apple's announcement of a Mac-focused late October event, TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is offering more hot takes about the product family.

As part of a tweet clarifying his stance on seemingly declining MacBook Pro shipments and Apple's preference to launch M3-series MacBook Pro models earlier than anticipated, Kuo comments about the future. If Apple's M3 plan cannot boost MacBook shipments, Kuo thinks there will be more chance of an "all-new design MacBook Pro in 2025."

Kuo doesn't specify in the tweet about whether or not the upgrades would impact just the high-end models, namely the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro, or offerings like the 13-inch MacBook Pro.

A redesign of the higher-specification MacBook Pro isn't entirely out of the question for 2025. The current 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro chassis designs arrived in October 2021, so it would be over three years old by the start of 2025.

On top of a redesign, Kuo proposes that Apple "may also consider (but hasn't decided yet)" introducing another model to boost shipments. This would be a "more affordable MacBook model" according to Kuo.

With a design change and a possible value-focused model, Kuo feels Apple should aim for 8 million to 10 million units shipped per year.

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Comments

  • Reply 1 of 12
    lam92103lam92103 Posts: 144member
    Can we dream of Ryzen powered MBPs? With their built in GPU, it seems like a logical choice over Intel
    darkvaderwilliamlondon
  • Reply 2 of 12
    AppleZuluAppleZulu Posts: 2,140member
    lam92103 said:
    Can we dream of Ryzen powered MBPs? With their built in GPU, it seems like a logical choice over Intel
    You can dream of it all you want, but that isn't going to happen. Perhaps you hadn't noticed, but Apple makes their own processors now. This gives them full control over both design and the development timeline, something they didn't have when they bought chips from Intel. Why would they reverse course and give that up to start buying processors from AMD?
    fastasleepwilliamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Reply 3 of 12
    mistertrickmistertrick Posts: 12member
    from a design standpoint, another thunderbolt port on the right side would be very appreciated and helpful
    darkvaderwatto_cobra
  • Reply 4 of 12
    AfarstarAfarstar Posts: 71member

    MacBook Pro may get full redesign in 2025, says Ming-Chi Kuo

    What a ridiculous statement. Kuo has lost the plot. Pigs might fly in 2025, and VisionPro might sell 20 million units in 2025. 
    Anyone can hypothesise like Kuo.  
    muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Reply 5 of 12
    neilmneilm Posts: 995member
    I love my 14" M1 Pro MBP, which with 32GB/1TB can power its way through any normal tasks. The more recent M2 version is of course slightly better. 

    But there’s no denying that it’s a bit on the chunky side. I’d like to see Apple take some heft out of the MBP line.
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 6 of 12
    tyler82tyler82 Posts: 1,109member
    I hope they bring the Touch Bar back. I really like that feature on my 2017. It's minimalist and doesn't get in the way, and it is really useful for scrubbing videos, video editing, photo browsing, and emojis! 
    baconstangwilliamlondonAppleZuluwatto_cobra
  • Reply 7 of 12
    JapheyJaphey Posts: 1,772member
    "may also consider (but hasn't decided yet)"

    Seriously?
    They haven’t even made it to the consideration stage, much less passed it?

    This isn’t even a rumor. It’s like a pre-rumor based on the most likely outcome from a limited number of possibilities. 


    edited October 2023 thtwatto_cobra
  • Reply 8 of 12
    fastasleepfastasleep Posts: 6,452member
    lam92103 said:
    Can we dream of Ryzen powered MBPs? With their built in GPU, it seems like a logical choice over Intel
    lolwut. Did you somehow miss what they've been doing for the past three years?
    michelb76williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Reply 9 of 12
    neilmneilm Posts: 995member
    tyler82 said:
    I hope they bring the Touch Bar back. I really like that feature on my 2017. It's minimalist and doesn't get in the way, and it is really useful for scrubbing videos, video editing, photo browsing, and emojis! 
    Not going to happen. The TB never made its way from the MBP (and only some of those) to the rest of the range, and importantly not to the standalone keyboards. Support from third party software was spotty at best.

    The TB was an interesting experiment, but it failed — end of.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Reply 10 of 12
    darkvaderdarkvader Posts: 1,146member
    neilm said:
    I love my 14" M1 Pro MBP, which with 32GB/1TB can power its way through any normal tasks. The more recent M2 version is of course slightly better. 

    But there’s no denying that it’s a bit on the chunky side. I’d like to see Apple take some heft out of the MBP line.
    Heft OUT?  WHY?  NO!  WORST IDEA EVER!

    Make them heftier!  Bring back easily swappable batteries!  Upgradeable RAM!  Upgradeable storage!

    And get rid of that idiotic notch!
    williamlondon
  • Reply 11 of 12
    thttht Posts: 5,616member
    The only big feature, possibly game changing killer feature, I can think of is hand and eye tracking. Add more cameras and sensors to determine where the user is looking and be able to recognize hand gestures. Just have the cameras bump out like they do on the back of an iPhone.

    Perhaps the only chassis thing I'd do is increase the radius on the round around the bottom edge. The MBP14/16 form is a masterpiece imo. The rest would be your usual progression of features.

    1. OLED displays
    2. The then SoCs, RAM, storage, etc
    3. Cellular modem
    4. TB5 ports

    There are the options with foldable OLEDs, etc, but I'm just thinking about traditional clamshell form factor. I have several ideas and wants regarding keyboards and folding OLEDs, but they seem more like demos rather core fundamental features.
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 12 of 12
    jdfergasonjdfergason Posts: 10member
    Apples design seems to have swung since the 2014 Macbook Pro that prioritized thin and light at all costs… including function. This didnt go well for Apple.

    The 2021 design seems to have taken the exact opposite philosophy the macbook pros feel more like tanks from 2004 than modern laptops.

    Personally i would like to see a thinner more tapered design weighing no more than 4 lbs. OR put an m3 max in the macbook air. While the extra ports are occasionally useful i would prefer a more svelte design to the additional ports. For me a dongle is really not that big of a deal because i use it so infrequently.

    Some other features that would be nice:

    1. Dynamic Island
    2. smaller trackpad (yes i know i am in the minority here)
    3. Self cleaning keys and screen (one can dream, right?)
    edited November 2023
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