MacBook Pro With OLED Display Rumored to Be 'Significantly Lighter'

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MacBook Pro With OLED Display Rumored to Be 'Significantly Lighter'Sunday October 4, 2026 6:21 pm PDT by Joe RossignolBloomberg's Mark Gurman today said the new MacBook Pro models with OLED displays will be "significantly lighter" than the existing MacBook Pro models. Currently, the MacBook Pro weighs up to 4.7 pounds, while the MacBook Air weighs up to 3.3 pounds and the MacBook Neo weighs 2.7 pounds. With this newly-reported detail, the new models are now rumored to have six new features: OLED display Touch-screen capabilities Dynamic Island instead of a notch M5 Pro and M5 Max chips Thinner design "Significantly lighter" design Thinner and lighter go hand in hand.

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▪MacBook Pro With OLED Display Rumored to Be 'Significantly Lighter'Sunday October 4, 2026 6:21 pm PDT by Joe RossignolBloomberg's Mark Gurman today said the new MacBook Pro models with OLED displays will be "significantly lighter" than the
▪Currently, the MacBook Pro weighs up to 4.7 pounds, while the MacBook Air weighs up to 3.3 pounds and the MacBook Neo weighs 2.7 pounds.
▪With this newly-reported detail, the new models are now rumored to have six new features: OLED display Touch-screen capabilities Dynamic Island instead of a notch M5 Pro and M5 Max chips Thinner design "Significantly lighter" design Thinner

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▪ Your Next MacBook Pro May Be Much Lighter, Even With Its New Touch Screen — PCMag
▪ The upcoming touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro is reportedly 'significantly lighter' — Engadget
▪ Touch-screen MacBook Pro will be significantly lighter — AppleInsider
▪ Redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED to feature ‘significantly lighter’ design: report — 9to5Mac

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MacBook Pro With OLED Display Rumored to Be 'Significantly Lighter'Sunday October 4, 2026 6:21 pm PDT by Joe RossignolBloomberg's Mark Gurman today said the new MacBook Pro models with OLED displays will be "significantly lighter" than the existing MacBook Pro models. "Apple has reengineered the machine's interior, miniaturizing parts and rearranging components to make the computer much easier to carry," he said, in his Power On newsletter. Currently, the MacBook Pro weighs up to 4.7 pounds, while the MacBook Air weighs up to 3.3 pounds and the MacBook Neo weighs 2.7 pounds.

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