MacBook Pro models sharing the MacBook Ultra redesign is, and isn’t, surprising

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We’ve been hearing for a long time now that a new high-end https://9to5mac.com/guides/macbook-ultra/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">MacBook Ultra model with a touchscreen will get a significant redesign with a slimmer form factor.

The new design appeared to be one of the things that would differentiate the high-end model from the https://9to5mac.com/guides/macbook-pro/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">MacBook Pro.

However, https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/01/apple-reportedly-testing-new-ipad-pro-models-and-redesigned-entry-level-macbook-pro-for-2027/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">a report yesterday said that an entry-level MacBook Pro set for release early next year will have a new design in line with that of the Ultra …