Apple released the 14-inch MacBook Pro with its new M6 chip, now available for preorder at $1,999 for a base configuration of 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. This follows a price increase earlier in the year that added $300 to the base 14-inch model, which previously shared the same M5 chip as the cheaper MacBook Air.
wired.com
· 2026-10-28
Designer Basic Apple Guy has released a recreation of the default wallpaper seen on Apple's new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, built from assets taken from Apple's 3D product model. The wallpaper has been upscaled and resized for both the Mac Studio Display and 16-inch MacBook Pro, and is available as a free download via his blog until Apple releases an official version.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple has updated its official Design Resources portal with Photoshop and PNG assets for the newly announced MacBook Pro featuring a PROLED XDR Display and touchscreen support. The downloadable files include transparent PNG images in multiple colors and sizes, plus PSD files with masked display areas for designers to insert their own interface mockups.
9to5mac.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 has announced a new MacBook Pro model that for the first time includes a touchscreen display, departing from the company's longstanding approach of keeping touch and trackpad input separate on its laptops. Details on pricing, release timing, and full specifications were not elaborated beyond the announcement.
hardware.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-28
Apple introduced its first MacBook Pro with a touchscreen at a Los Angeles event, branded the 'MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display.' The 14- and 16-inch models keep familiar screen sizes, ports, keyboard and trackpad, but are lighter, with the 14-inch weighing three pounds and the 16-inch four pounds.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple has explained how touch input works on its newly announced MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, which features a touch sensor built directly into the screen. Users can scroll, pinch-to-zoom, draw, and hide the dock using finger gestures borrowed from iPad interactions, with wider spacing in touch-enabled menus. The laptop starts at $2,899.
engadget.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 announced a redesigned MacBook Pro featuring a touchscreen display for the first time on macOS, paired with an OLED panel it calls PROLED XDR. The display reaches 2,000 nits peak brightness, a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and keeps the 120Hz variable refresh rate, while the 14-inch model's weight drops to about 3 pounds.
arstechnica.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