Overview
- Apple unveiled the redesigned 14‑ and 16‑inch MacBook Pro on Wednesday, opened pre-orders Oct. 28, and said deliveries and in‑store availability begin on Nov. 6.
- The machines use a new PROLED XDR tandem OLED panel that Apple rates at up to 2,000 nits peak brightness, a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, adaptive ProMotion from 10Hz to 120Hz, and a Dynamic Island camera cutout.
- Touch is built into the display rather than added as a layer, and macOS translates touches into clicks while new gesture APIs will let developers add direct‑touch controls.
- The laptops ship with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, offer up to 128GB unified memory and 16TB storage, and include a reinforced hinge, revised cooling, Wi‑Fi 7, Thunderbolt 5 ports, and longer battery claims.
- Apple set premium pricing to position these as a top tier—14‑inch from $2,899 and 16‑inch from $3,399—saying it will keep non‑touch MacBook Pros on sale and asking developers and pro apps to add touch support in coming weeks, a move that will affect supply, component demand, and professional workflows.