Apple unveils first touchscreen MacBook Pro, starting at $2,899
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Apple has introduced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, pairing touch controls with new tandem OLED displays marketed as PROLED XDR. The 14-inch model starts at $2,899, while the 16-inch version starts at $3,399. Preorders are open, with shipments scheduled to begin November 6.
The laptops run macOS and retain their keyboards and trackpads, making touch optional. Apple says existing software will translate taps into conventional clicks, while developers including Microsoft and Adobe can enlarge controls for touch interaction. The company also redesigned the hinge to reduce screen movement when users tap the display.
Apple says the screens offer up to 2,000 nits of peak HDR brightness, a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio and refresh rates ranging from 10Hz to 120Hz. The redesigned laptops replace the display notch with a Dynamic Island-style camera cutout and restore the illuminated Apple logo. Ports include three Thunderbolt 5 connections, HDMI, an SDXC card slot, MagSafe and a headphone jack.
Configurations are available with M5 Pro or M5 Max processors, as much as 128GB of memory and up to 16TB of storage. A fully upgraded 14-inch model costs $14,249, while the top 16-inch configuration reaches $14,549. That 16-inch version includes an M5 Max chip with an 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU, 128GB of memory, nano-texture glass and 16TB of storage, with the storage upgrade alone adding $7,000.
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