ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 27 daysEstimated: Gurman said "Apple[5], I believe, will introduce its first touchscreen MacBook Pro this fall, as early as October. It could slip to November"; dated to the last day of the earliest window he gave, 31 October 2026. MacRumors[1] notes macOS 27.2, which the laptops are testing on, is expected toward the end of October.
On the first Power On podcast, 1 October 2026, Gurman said Apple will introduce its first touchscreen MacBook Pro this fall, "as early as October", possibly slipping to November.