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Retailers including Amazon and Apple's refurbished store are running discounts across several Apple and Beats products, including AirPods Pro 3 at over 20% off, Apple Watch Ultra 4 models near $100 off, M5 MacBook Air up to $200 off, and the M5 Max Mac Studio at a $200 discount. Beats 360 headphones and a Beats USB-C cable are also at their lowest prices tracked so far.
Apple published a white paper defending the $400 price increase for the MacBook Pro's new PROLED XDR Display, framing the touchscreen as a secondary feature rather than the main upgrade. The company says the display uses tandem OLED technology similar to its $2,899-$3,599 Studio Display XDR monitor, offering 1000 nits sustained brightness, 2000 nits peak HDR, and a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, along with support for its new Apple CMF 2026 color standard.
Comparing Apple's own battery specs for the 2011 and 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro models shows the newer M5 Max machine packs a larger 99.6 watt-hour battery into a chassis about 16% lighter and 31% thinner than its 2011 counterpart. Using Apple's stated web-browsing battery life, average power draw falls from about 11W in 2011 to about 6.2W now, while independent rundown testing shows an even steeper drop from roughly 10.4W to about 3.2W.
Apple's newly launched MacBook Pro line, which includes the first touchscreen Mac with a PROLED XDR display, starts at $1,999 for a 14-inch M6 model with 16GB memory and a 1TB SSD. At the top end, a 16-inch model with an M5 Max chip, 128GB memory and a 16TB SSD option costs $14,549.
Apple's new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR touchscreen display starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch M5 Pro model and $3,399 for the 16-inch version, available November 6. Fully maxing out the 16-inch configuration with nano-texture glass, the M5 Max 40-core GPU, 128GB of memory and 16TB of storage pushes the price to $14,549, with storage alone adding $7,000.
Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899, but a fully configured 16-inch model with the M5 Max chip, 128GB memory, and a 16TB SSD reaches $14,549, according to MacRumors' analysis of Apple's online configurator. The 14-inch equivalent tops out at $14,249. Preorders begin October 30, with units shipping November 6.
Apple has unveiled new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models featuring OLED touchscreens, the iPhone's Dynamic Island, Genlock support, Dolby Atmos speakers, and a 16TB storage option. The redesigned laptops are also thinner and lighter, dropping to 3 pounds for the 14-inch and 4 pounds for the 16-inch version, with preorders open now and shipping starting November 6.
Apple has announced new MacBook Pro laptops featuring a touchscreen display for the first time, built around what it calls a 'ProLED XDR' tandem OLED panel with up to 2,000 nits brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate. The 14- and 16-inch models run on new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, support up to 128GB of unified memory, and are now available for preorder starting at $2,899.
Apple has introduced a new MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR display, sold alongside the existing MacBook Pro and sharing the same M5 Pro and Max chips. The new model uses a touch-enabled tandem OLED panel with 2,000 nits peak brightness, a redesigned hinge, a glowing Apple logo, and is noticeably lighter and thinner than the standard version, though screen sizes remain close to 14.2 and 16.3 inches.
Apple has published pricing for the 512GB RAM configuration of the Mac Studio, which is only available with the top-tier M5 Ultra chip featuring a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU. The upgrade costs $15,500 over the base 96GB configuration, bringing the starting price to $22,299 with 1TB of storage, and up to $29,799 with 16TB of storage. Units ordered now are expected to ship in late November to early December.
Apple launched a touchscreen MacBook Pro in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes, powered by M5 Pro or M5 Max chips with up to 128GB memory and 16TB storage. The laptops feature a new ProLED XDR display, a stabilizing hinge, a Dynamic Island-style camera cutout, and a six-speaker array, while weighing less than their non-touch predecessors. Pre-orders open October 30, with pricing starting at $2,899 for the 14-inch and $3,399 for the 16-inch model, available November 6.
Apple unveiled new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED XDR displays, its first such laptops with touch input. The machines, powered by M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, start at $2,899 and $3,399 respectively, support up to 16TB storage and 128GB memory, and ship Nov. 6 after preorders open now.