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.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-03
Darkbloom, a network that lets Mac owners rent out idle compute for AI inference, told members that falling AI token prices will shrink their earnings. The company cited data showing Anthropic's price per million tokens fell 77% between May and October 2026, driven by cheaper, more efficient data center hardware. Darkbloom estimates top earners could see monthly income drop from around $160 to roughly $37 as a result.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-31
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.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-28
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.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple unveiled its first touchscreen laptop, the MacBook Pro with ProLED XDR Display, featuring OLED technology, M5 Pro or Max chips, and a lighter build. The 14-inch model starts at $2,899 and the 16-inch at $3,399, both pricier than current models, with sales beginning November 6. CEO John Ternus called it the first time Apple is bringing touch to the Mac, ending a long-held resistance to touchscreen laptops.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple has published a roughly two-minute YouTube video promoting its newly announced MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, the company's first touchscreen Mac. The laptop features a tandem OLED screen, M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, up to 24 hours of battery life, a Dynamic Island, and the return of a glowing Apple logo on the lid. Pricing starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch, with preorders open now and deliveries beginning November 6.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-28
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.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-28
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.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple announced a redesigned MacBook Pro featuring an OLED touchscreen called ProLED XDR, thinner bezels, and lighter builds, with the 14-inch model weighing three pounds and the 16-inch model four pounds. The laptops run on M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, offer 2,000 nits peak brightness and a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and retain three Thunderbolt 5 ports, MagSafe, HDMI, a headphone jack and an SD card slot. The 14-inch model starts at $2,899 and the 16-inch model at $3,399, the highest launch prices yet for the line.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple introduced a redesigned MacBook Pro featuring its first touch-enabled display, a tandem OLED panel called PROLED XDR, and a glowing Apple logo. The laptops run on M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, come in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes starting at $2899 and $3399 respectively, and are available in silver or space black with standard or nano-texture finishes. Pre-orders opened today with deliveries beginning November 6.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple unveiled a new MacBook Pro featuring its first touchscreen and OLED display, branded PROLED XDR, shipping November 6. Pricing starts at $2,900 for the 14-inch M5 Pro model and goes up to $14,549 for a fully configured 16-inch version, with storage now topping out at 16TB.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple capped a week of product announcements with a 'Pro and Tell' event, unveiling its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, featuring a touch sensor built into the display, a tandem OLED screen, 120Hz refresh rate, and a Dynamic Island. The 14-inch model starts at $2,899 with an M5 Pro chip, while the 16-inch starts at $3,399, with preorders open now and availability from November 6th. Apple also revealed an updated iPad Mini with a larger 8.5-inch OLED display, thinner bezels, and a new 'Acoustic Display' sound system.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
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