Overview
- Apple's PROLED XDR MacBook Pro went on sale Friday, November 6, in 14‑ and 16‑inch sizes with starting prices of $2,899 and $3,399 respectively.
- The defining upgrade is a stacked, or tandem, OLED panel that reaches up to 2,000 nits peak brightness, a reported 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio and P3 plus Adobe RGB references for color‑critical work.
- Touch gestures are built into the screen for the first time on a MacBook Pro but reviewers call them a handy extra rather than a replacement for keyboard and trackpad workflows, with broader third‑party app support promised later this year.
- Apple kept the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips in these models, making the OLED and touch bundle roughly a $400 premium over the comparable mini‑LED MacBook Pro, and early testing flagged a still‑noticeable hinge wobble and bass‑heavy speaker tuning.
- Suppliers reported to include Samsung Display suggest Apple’s move to high‑end tandem OLED could push more OLED investment across laptop supply chains and change how makers prioritize panels for pro laptops.