Report: OLED MacBook Pro to Launch This Year

Amazing way to shorten upgrade cycles since the OLED display will experience burn in after 3-5 years.

Burn in on OLED isn't really an issue any more. The '3-5 year cycle' hasn't really applied to high-end panels for a while. With Tandem OLED tech (which Apple already debuted in the iPad Pro and will probably use with the MBP), the work is split between two layers. It significantly delays degradation of the organic components. For most users, the battery will likely wear out long before the screen shows any ghosting. It's unlikely there will be anything noticeable for at least 7 years. Then maybe some dimming during years 8-12 (peak brightness might be 20% less). Beyond that it's possible there will be ghosting.

Now, there could be ghosting sooner if people left the screen on all the time with static elements and high brightness, but who's doing that on a laptop?

So yes, this could be a shorter potential lifespan than a classic LED screen, but how many people are going to use the laptop for 12+ years? If using longer than that, people could deal with the potential ghosting and dimming (these are already bright screens so they will still be usable), or could use an external monitor.

Been holding on to and resisting upgrade of my M1 MacBook Pro for this very moment. Hope we don't have to wait until 2027 for the Max chips.

I'll upgrade my M4 Max immediately to OLED.

Most say that they want to upgrade to OLED as soon as it comes out. I will buy the M5 instead and wait until they fix the predictable problems with OLED, which will take a few years. I have an OLED display at home and do not want to deal with the downsides on a MacBook.

OLED is not new technology. And it's not new for laptops. I think the predicatable problems will always be there or have been worked out already. It's basically the same technology as smart phone displays.

Yes but will it have CELLULAR?

Been holding on to and resisting upgrade of my M1 MacBook Pro for this very moment. Hope we don't have to wait until 2027 for the Max chips.

Same here. My 14” M1 MBP has been a great machine but I’m looking forward to a slightly less bulky mobile.