Apple's first touchscreen Macs are on sale, starting at $2,899
The OLED MacBook Pro adds touch for a $400 premium. A smart home hub and a new Apple TV follow on Friday.
Kivorent News desk, , 2 min read
What to know
- The touchscreen MacBook Pro went on sale November 6 in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes.
- Touch models cost $400 more than the non-touch versions, which stay on sale.
- The touch models use M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. The new M6 chip is in a separate $1,999 model without touch.
Apple spent years saying the Mac did not need a touchscreen. As of November 6, you can buy one. The company's first touchscreen laptops, two MacBook Pro models with OLED displays, reached customers last Friday after being announced on October 28.
What it costs
BGR lists four configurations:
| Model | Chip | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 14-inch | M5 Pro | $2,899 |
| 16-inch | M5 Pro | $3,399 |
| 14-inch | M5 Max | $4,499 |
| 16-inch | M5 Max | $4,799 |
Each is $400 more than the matching non-touch model, and the non-touch versions remain on sale. That makes the decision simple to frame: the premium buys the OLED panel and touch input, not more speed. The chips are the same M5 Pro and M5 Max that shipped in March.
What is new
- The display. This is the first MacBook with an OLED panel. Apple says it reaches 2,000 nits of peak brightness, and the refresh rate ranges from 10Hz to 120Hz.
- Touch. The whole screen accepts touch on both sizes. Existing apps work without changes because a tap registers as a click.
- The body. Both sizes are thinner and lighter than the models they replace, and the glowing Apple logo on the lid is back for the first time since 2015.
- Ports. Three Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI, an SD card slot, MagSafe and a headphone jack.
The M6 is somewhere else
Apple's newest chip, the M6, is not in the touchscreen models. It arrives in a separate 14-inch MacBook Pro with a mini-LED display at $1,999, and in a refreshed iMac. MacRumors reports that an iPad mini with an OLED display also launched the same day.
Who should care
If you bought an M5 Pro or M5 Max MacBook Pro this year, nothing here makes your laptop slower. The reasons to pay for the touch model are the screen and the way you like to work. If you want the newest chip for the least money, the $1,999 model is the one to look at.
Next up
Two more products ship this Friday, November 13, according to MacRumors: a smart home hub called HomeView and an updated Apple TV 4K. Apple has also released the first beta of iOS 27.3, which brings back a redesigned Health app that was pulled from the previous beta.
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