As "sleeper" laptops go, the 2026 Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch with M5 Max is the ultimate camouflaged monster: a radical architectural update in the same MacBook chassis we've seen for years.

Apple is next week preparing to launch a touchscreen MacBook Pro, if Bloomberg's Mark Gurman is correct. If true, it would be a strange and controversial decision - not least because Apple already has a device that fits that mould perfectly.