After years of rumors and anticipation, Apple finally unveiled the touchscreen MacBook Pro, or as it likes to call it, the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display.
There’s no new chip, so the focus is entirely on the touchscreen. Apple has used tandem OLED technology (first debuted on the iPad Pro), which rates the display at a 2,000-nit peak brightness. It also features ProMotion (adaptive refresh rate up to 120Hz) and covers both P3 and Adobe RGB gamuts.
You can get the touchscreen MacBook Pro in two sizes
However, the main highlight is that the screen supports touch input. For the first time ever, Apple has integrated touch capability directly into the display panel. Having used several touchscreen laptops over the years, I know how transformative the experience is, and it’s finally coming to a MacBook.
Apple has also revived the iconic glowing logo on the lid; the touchscreen MacBook Pro gets one. You can buy the laptop in two screen sizes: 14.2-inch (weighs about three pounds) and 16.3-inch (weighs about four pounds).
Under the hood, both models use either the M5 Pro or M5 Max chipset, among Apple’s most capable silicon currently on sale (after the M5 Ultra).
The touchscreen upgrade comes at a steep cost
Pre-orders for the new MacBook Pro models start today, October 28, 2026, and general availability begins November 6, 2026.
The baseline touchscreen MacBook Pro (14-inch) starts at $2,899, while the larger 16-inch variant starts at $3,399. These models use the M5 Pro chipset. The M5 Max variants cost more ($4,499 and $4,799, respectively).
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