If you’re in the market for a new Mac (or Apple display), there’s a lot of choice ahead of you. Maybe you’re interested in a lightweight MacBook Air from the selection of the best MacBooks — or maybe one of the desktop Macs, like the impressively tiny Mac mini or the powerful Mac Studio. Either way, there’s a wide variety of Apple Macs and monitors available.
Below you’ll find the latest information on each model, including if it’s a good time to buy and when the next one up is coming.
MacBook Pro
The MacBook Pro M4 represents the high end of Apple’s MacBook lineup, and it was most recently updated in October 2024. This revamp brought the M4 chip series to the flagship laptop, including the M4, the M4 Pro, and the M4 Max.
However, it was much more than just a chip update, as Apple increased the memory capacity at every level (including double the starting RAM of the previous MacBook Pro). There’s a black color option for the entry-level M4 MacBook Pro (which was previously limited to more expensive models), a brighter display with a nano-texture option that cuts down reflections, an improved webcam, more ports with Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, plus longer battery life. And let’s not forget the mini-LED display that can range up to 1,600 nits of peak HDR brightness and 1,000 of SDR brightness.
Given the recent update, we wouldn’t expect a new MacBook Pro until at least fall 2025, which would fit in with Apple’s rumored plans to update this laptop on a regular, annual basis. This new model is likely to be a modest upgrade, with a much larger refresh rumored for 2026. This later model could get an OLED display and a thinner chassis, while Apple also is expected to bring out a foldable MacBook at some point in the coming years.
MacBook Air
Apple updated its ultra-popular MacBook Air in March 2025, and to say we were impressed would be a massive understatement. Our review gave the laptop the maximum five stars, with our expert praising its performance, build quality, keyboard, audio, battery life, and practically everything else about it. There’s no doubt it’s the best laptop for most people, with a performant M4 chip, 500-nit display, Apple’s Magic Keyboard, 16GB of memory as default (double the previous 8GB), and battery life that lasted up to 20.5 hours in the 13-inch model and up to 22.5 hours in the 15-inch MacBook Air. Apple even dropped the starting price for the most up-to-date version.
We wouldn’t expect it to get a refresh until early 2025 at the earliest, assuming Apple makes good on the claims it’s going to update all of its Macs on an annual basis. That’ll come with the M5 chip, but it’s too early to say what else might be included. There are murmurings that Apple is working on an OLED MacBook Air, but this isn’t due to launch for a few years.
Mac mini
In October 2024, Apple gave the Mac mini its most significant overhaul in 14 years. The device’s case was completely redesigned to take on the appearance of a downsized Mac Studio, with a footprint about half the size of the previous model. Apple skipped the M3 chip entirely and upgraded the Mac mini from the M2 to the M4 and M4 Pro chips, which has resulted in an impressive performance leap. Elsewhere, the memory capacity has been increased at every tier, there’s support for up to three external displays, there’s a new port arrangement that features Thunderbolt 5 on the M4 Pro model, and you get two USB-C ports on the front of the computer (the USB-A ports have been removed).
The Mac mini M4 Pro was considered a success, but Apple won’t bring out another Mac mini until fall 2025 at the earliest. There’s not much in the way of rumors for future Mac mini models, but we’ll update this page as soon as we hear more.
iMac
In October 2024, the iMac became the first Apple computer to get the M4 chip (following the iPad Pro in May 2024). Aside from the speedy new chip, you can now buy it in a new range of colors, with increased memory bandwidth, more starting memory, an improved webcam, as well as Apple’s nano-texture glass option that cuts down on reflections and glare (this was previously only available on the Pro Display XDR and the iPad Pro).
As with several other M4 Macs, the iMac’s next update is likely to arrive around fall 2025. There is talk that Apple is working on a larger iMac, perhaps with a 30-inch or 32-inch display and mini-LED tech, and this might debut alongside the next iMac in 2025. That said, this project has reportedly been delayed many times, so don’t bet the house on it arriving any time soon.
Mac Studio
The Mac Studio was upgraded alongside the MacBook Air in March 2025. This was a fascinating process because the chips you can outfit it with come from two different generations, potentially adding a little confusion into the mix. Specifically, you can buy the Mac Studio with either the M4 Max or the M3 Ultra chip. The latter is from a higher tier but an earlier generation, meaning it’s not immediately clear which is the better chip. To compound things, the M4 Max performed better in our gaming tests than the M3 Ultra, although the M3 Ultra pulled ahead everywhere else.
Regardless of which chip is better, what’s absolutely clear is that the Mac Studio can crush almost any task thrown at it. It’s one of the most powerful consumer PCs out there, with the ability to chew through video rendering tasks, artificial intelligence workloads, huge photo editing sessions, and much more. It’s a creative’s dream. It’s all wrapped up in a slick, sleek package that’s fantastically well made, and it boasts plenty of ports for your connectivity needs.
Apple tends to update its more powerful Macs — the Mac Studio and the Mac Pro — a little less frequently than its consumer machines. At the same time, there is plenty of chatter that Apple will start upgrading all its Macs every year. We’ll have to see whether that applies to the Mac Studio — in which case we can expect a refresh in early 2026 — or whether the next version will take a little longer to arrive.
Mac Pro
The Mac Pro received its most recent update in June 2023. This was a sizable change for Apple’s most powerful Mac, as it was the first time it came outfitted with Apple silicon chips (in this case, the M2 Ultra). Buying this model today gets you the most modular (and expensive) Mac on the market, including support for PCIe expansion, huge amounts of memory, massive support for external displays, and high-end CPU and GPU performance.
However, it no longer ensures you get the most powerful Mac. That’s because the Mac Studio now comes with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips, both of which outperformed the M2 Ultra in our latest Mac Studio review. It’s a strange situation: the Mac Pro costs an incredible $5,000 more than the Mac Studio, yet offers inferior performance. If you’ve been looking at getting a Mac Pro, you should either buy a Mac Studio instead or wait for the Mac Pro to be updated.
That refresh is expected to come in either mid 2025 or later in the year. When that happens, you can expect high-end chips, although this will likely comprise the M4 Max and/or the M3 Ultra, not the M4 Ultra, as Apple has said it won’t be making an Ultra chip for every generation. There are also rumors that the refresh might result in the Mac Pro getting a maximum memory capacity of 512GB, up from the current 192GB.
There’s also the question of the Mac Pro’s design. The current chassis was designed for the 2019 model, which featured Intel chips that ran hot, as well as expandable, discrete graphics cards. Neither of those elements are present in the modern Mac Pro, and it’s arguable that the Mac Pro doesn’t need to be as large or as focused on cooling as it currently is now that it uses Apple silicon chips. There aren’t many rumors that Apple will soon redesign the Mac Pro’s chassis, so don’t expect that to come this year, but don’t be surprised if it’s somewhere on the horizon.
Apple Studio Display
The 27-inch Studio Display is Apple’s more accessible monitor (at least compared to the Pro Display XDR, anyway). It comes with a 5K resolution and 600 nits of brightness, an internal A13 Bionic chip that handles Center Stage and Spatial Audio, a nano-texture glass option that cuts down on reflections and glare, one Thunderbolt 3 slot and three USB-C ports, plus two different stand options.
In our Studio Display review, we praised its exquisite design and built quality, its excellent image quality, plus its impressive speakers and webcam. However, it’s not for everyone, with its high price and limited configuration options being sticking points in particular. It’s also not great for Windows users, as its lack of on-screen display (OSD) and reliance on the macOS Settings app to configure its output makes it difficult to use for fans of Microsoft’s operating system.
There’s a bit of confusion surrounding the date we can expect a new version of the Studio Display. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes we could see it in 2025, whereas display industry expert Ross Young thinks Apple has suspended its plans for a Studio Display with a 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate. Aside from that, not much else is known about what we might see in the next Studio Display. It didn’t launch alongside the Mac Studio — which it did when the original model came out — so when the next version will touch down is anyone’s guess.
Pro Display XDR
We first saw the Pro Display XDR in 2019, when it launched alongside the then-redesigned Mac Pro. It’s Apple’s most capable monitor, and it comes with a 32-inch 6K screen, up to 1,600 nits of peak brightness (for HDR content only), 576 local dimming zones, a nano-texture glass option, one Thunderbolt 3 and three USB-C ports, and two stand options.
Out of all the products in this article, the Pro Display XDR has gone the longest without an update, as it hasn’t been changed since it launched in 2019. Seeing as it was released in tandem with the Mac Pro, we’d expect the same to happen this time around, and with the Mac Pro slated for a 2025 refresh, the Pro Display XDR might be updated at the same time. Rumors have suggested that it will get an onboard chip just like the Studio Display, which should bring a few more software features to the table. Other than that, not much else is known at this point.
We’d love to see an OLED model, but there’s been no mention of that recently. And despite the rumors that the Mac Pro will get a refresh in 2025, there hasn’t been much word on the Pro Display XDR in these discussions. That means it’s possible that Apple passes over it for the time being. With it occupying such a niche place in Apple’s product roster, the company might not be in much of a hurry to make changes.
