Apple caved: the MacBook Pro finally gets a touchscreen
The first Mac with touch: a PROLED XDR tandem OLED screen, 14 and 16 inch sizes, up to 24 hours of battery and a glowing Apple logo.
For years Apple insisted that nobody wants to poke a laptop screen. Tonight at its Pro and Tell event the company showed a MacBook Pro with a touchscreen, the first Mac ever to get one.
It comes in 14 and 16 inch sizes. The display is called PROLED XDR, a tandem OLED with two light emitting pixel layers, up to 2000 nits, a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio and up to 120Hz. The touch sensor is built into the panel itself instead of sitting on top, so it reacts almost instantly. You swipe to scroll, pinch to zoom and flick a window into place. The Dynamic Island from the iPhone moves to the Mac too, holding Spotlight, Live Activities and Siri AI.
The body got thinner and lighter. The 14 inch model is 3 pounds, half a pound less than before, and the 16 inch is 4 pounds. Apple claims up to 24 hours of battery. Inside are M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, up to 128GB of memory and up to 16TB of storage. And the glowing Apple logo is back on the lid.
US pricing starts at $2,899 for the 14 inch and $3,399 for the 16 inch. Preorders open today, and it ships November 6.
Verdict: Apple mocked touchscreen laptops for a decade and now sells the priciest one around.
Source: Apple Newsroom, MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR press release