Last year’s basic MacBook Pro refresh brought minimal changes from the M4 model that debuted a year earlier, including the same design, port layout, webcam, and speakers. The most notable updates, aside from the then-new M5 processor, were faster storage and the option to upgrade its capacity to 4TB for an additional $1,200. It’s a similar story for 2026. Announced this morning via a press release, the new 14-inch MacBook Pro features three Thunder 4 USB-C ports that support DisplayPort charging and connectivity, a MagSafe 3 charging port, full-size HDMI, and an SDXC memory card slot. Complacent photographers. It carries the same 12MP Center Stage camera and Liquid Retina Pricing for the new M6 version of the 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,999 with 16GB of memory, the same as last year’s M5 model. Increasing that to 24GB increases the price to $2,199, while 32GB costs $2,399. Included storage starts at 1TB, but increasing that is now more expensive as a result of the current memory shortage. Increasing that to 2TB costs an additional $500, while 4TB now costs an additional $1,500. Pre-orders begin on October 28 and shipping is expected to begin on November 6. The new M6 processor is Apple’s first 2nm chip with a step-up to a 12-core CPU, up from the M5’s 10 cores, and the company says it delivers up to 1.2x faster multi-threaded performance compared to its predecessor. The M6 also features a dual 16-core neural engine to handle heavy AI tasks on the device, plus an upgraded 12-core GPU with a neural accelerator on each core. In addition to the performance improvements, Apple says its M6 processor is more energy efficient.
