Overview
- Apple opened preorders Friday for the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, with shipments scheduled to begin on November 6.
- The new 14‑inch and 16‑inch models use M5 Pro and M5 Max chips and add an OLED PROLED XDR panel plus a Dynamic Island cutout.
- Apple set higher prices for the touch models, with U.S. entry points at $2,899 for 14‑inch and $3,399 for 16‑inch, leaving them significantly costlier than the recently announced non‑touch M6 14‑inch.
- Hands‑on testing found touch is responsive and useful for gestures, creative tools and direct manipulation in apps, but trackpad and mouse remain superior for precise editing and menu navigation.
- Industry reporting notes Apple’s price moves follow a global memory shortage and falling PC shipments, and developers face a choice about adding touch support for a likely small early user base.