Apple's upcoming product launches will be limited to SoC refreshes with no major design updates, repeats tipster

Apple's "Experience" event is due next week, with a plethora of recent leaks and rumors already having granted us a fair idea of what to expect from the company. Apart from the iPhone 17e, the new low-cost MacBook is definitely the most interesting product scheduled for next week, for both good and bad reasons.

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently shared a tweet on X, clearly hinting at the event's focus on MacBooks. The video depicts Apple's logo being "stamped" onto the shell of a MacBook, which boasts a slightly bluish-silver finish. A total of three new MacBooks are expected next week - the refreshed 14" and 16" MacBook Pro family, refreshed MacBook Air, and of course, the low-cost MacBook.

Apple Experience product launches: No design updates on the outside

Folks who have been holding out for these devices may be somewhat disappointed to know that none of the rumored MacBooks and iPads are likely to feature any upgrades beyond new SoCs. This has been rumored before, and is typical for Apple. 

A more recent tidbit shared by Fixed Focus digital claims the same thing, suggesting that next week's refreshes will primary revolve around Apple's latest batch of SoCs.

The high-end MacBook Pro family will jump to the M5-lineup, featuring M5 Pro and M5 Max SoCs. We do not know a whole lot about the chips yet, neither have we noticed any benchmark leaks so far. However, built on TSMC's N3P process, leaks have hinted that Apple may separate the CPU and GPU sections, allowing for new configurations and larger GPUs than previously possible.

The new entry-level iPad as well as the iPad Air will also get SoC updates, but not much more than tha. The iPhone 17e, however, is expected to get the Dynamic Island treatment, bringing it up to date with the rest of the iPhone lineup. The MacBook Air will finally get the vanilla M5 SoC as well.

Of course, the M5 MacBook Pro (currently $1,449 on Amazon) will remain untouched. That said, folks who do not desperately need a new MacBook Pro might be better off waiting another eight months or so, which is when we expect Apple to unveil next-generation MacBook Pros with a redesigned chassis, touchscreen OLED displays, and M6-era SoCs