Overview
- Preorders are open and the new 14‑inch and 16‑inch touchscreen MacBook Pros begin shipping Friday, November 6, with starting prices of $2,899 and $3,399.
- The models use Apple’s PROLED XDR tandem OLED panels with up to 2,000 nits peak brightness, add direct touch for scrolling and tapping, replace the notch with Dynamic Island, and move to Thunderbolt 5.
- Apple ships the new machines with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, higher base memory on many SKUs, thinner and lighter cases, and reduced top SSD capacity on some M5 Pro configs unless the buyer chooses an M5 Max.
- Bloomberg reports that Apple plans to make touch standard on its higher‑end MacBook Pros in 2027 and to ship next‑generation M7 Pro/Max touch models late in 2027, a plan the company has not confirmed.
- Developers are being given touch APIs in macOS so apps can support direct gestures for tasks like photo editing and timeline scrubbing, a shift that could change professional workflows and affect display suppliers as OLED spreads across Apple’s product lines.