Apple Unveils Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro Starting at $2,899
Apple's October 28 launch adds a touch-enabled tandem OLED display to its high-end 14-inch and 16-inch laptops, with preorders open and retail availability planned for November 6.
Apple introduced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro models on October 28, bringing direct touch input and tandem OLED display technology to its premium laptops. The new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display is available in 14-inch and 16-inch versions, with US starting prices of $2,899 and $3,399 respectively.
The company says the display can reach 2,000 nits of peak brightness for HDR and SDR content, offers a variable refresh rate up to 120Hz, and supports both P3 and Adobe RGB color spaces. Those are manufacturer specifications rather than independently measured performance results. Apple has integrated the touch sensor into the panel, allowing scrolling, zooming and other gestures directly on the screen.
The laptops use Apple's M5 Pro and M5 Max processors, which were introduced earlier this year, rather than the M6 chip in the lower-priced 14-inch MacBook Pro announced on October 27. Configurations can include up to 128GB of unified memory and up to 16TB of internal storage, with higher specifications costing more than the base prices.
Apple has also replaced the familiar display notch with a Dynamic Island interface for Spotlight, Live Activities and Siri AI. The company says the machines offer up to 24 hours of battery life under its test conditions, and it has revised the cooling system and hinge design to accommodate the thinner chassis and touchscreen interaction.
The port selection includes three Thunderbolt 5 connections, HDMI, an SDXC card slot, MagSafe charging and a headphone jack. Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 are supported. The built-in keyboard and trackpad remain available, so touch is an additional input option rather than a requirement to operate the laptop.
Preorders opened on October 28, with Apple scheduling general availability for Friday, November 6. The launch marks a change in the company's Mac design strategy, which had long separated touch-focused iPad interaction from traditional Mac notebooks. Whether the higher price and new display lead to stronger sales will only become clear after the products reach customers.
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