Some reports have suggested the new high-end MacBook Pro models that Apple is expected to announce today might not be called ‌MacBook Pro‌s at all. They could in fact be something altogether new and more exciting – " MacBook Ultra ," perhaps – marketed as the company's top-tier laptop offering. The machines are expected to sit above the current M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros, rather than replace them, suggesting the latter will remain in Apple's lineup. One thing to state up front is that Apple is expected to stick with the existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips for its touchscreen MacBook models. Apple reportedly plans to skip what would have been the "M6 Pro" and "M6 Max" for more powerful "M7 Pro" and "M7 Max" chips. Apple announced the new entry-level 14-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ with the M6 chip yesterday, ahead of pre-orders opening today, but the first "MacBook Ultra" models will use M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, after which second-generation models will come with M7 Pro and Max chips in late 2027. Apple has already unveiled most of a second set of new products this week, as MacRumors ' sources earlier indicated: the OLED iPad mini arrived on Monday, and the M6 iMac and M6 14-inch MacBook Pro followed yesterday. m. Pacific Time, with Bloomberg reporting that availability could begin as early as November 6. Recent reports have referred to the machines simply as new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, so the final name remains uncertain.