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Apple adds a touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro, starting at $2,899

Apple said a new MacBook Pro with a tandem OLED PROLED XDR display and built-in touch starts at $2,899, with a maxed-out 16-inch configuration listed near $14,549, outlets reported Wednesday.

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Apple published a MacBook Pro with a tandem OLED panel it calls PROLED XDR and on-screen Touch, pairing the machine with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips rather than the M6 silicon used in a separate 14-inch MacBook Pro1,5.

U.S. coverage put the touchscreen 14-inch model at $2,899 to start and the 16-inch at $3,399, with M5 Max configurations beginning at $4,499 and $4,7995,4.

Apple's page lists up to 1,000 nits sustained full-screen brightness, up to 2,000 nits peak, a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, P3 plus Adobe RGB color, and ProMotion from 10 to 120Hz1,5.

Engadget reported the touch sensor is built into the display, which Apple said is meant to cut latency, and described scroll, pinch-to-zoom, finger drawing, wider touch menus and hiding the Dock2,1.

Ars Technica, writing from Los Angeles, said demonstration video showed people reaching up to a conventional clamshell, not a convertible 2-in-1, and that the 14-inch model is about 3 pounds, with a Dynamic Island camera cutout and a glowing lid logo5.

Apple said Touch can be used to sketch on screen, manipulate 3D objects, test iOS software in Xcode, and control tools in apps such as Logic Pro and Blender1.

TechCrunch and The Verge, citing MacRumors configurator figures, said a fully optioned 14-inch lists at $14,249 and a 16-inch at $14,549, both with an 18-core CPU, 40-core GPU M5 Max, 128GB of memory, nano-texture glass and 16TB of storage3,4.

The Verge said a prior fully specced 16-inch MacBook Pro topped out at $10,149 and that choosing 8TB instead of 16TB on the new 16-inch would land at $10,549, $400 above that predecessor4,3.

Ars Technica said this PROLED line keeps M5 Pro and M5 Max while other new Macs use M6, and that RAM still tops out at 128GB5,1.

IOL and The National covered a different M6 14-inch MacBook Pro and M6 iMac; IOL put that 14-inch at $1,999 in the U.S., and The National described M6 as a 2-nanometre chip with a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU7,9.

A day before the PROLED page, Techmeme pointed to Bloomberg reporting that Apple had discussed $2,899 for a 14-inch OLED XDR touch model with M5 Pro, $400 above the then-current M5 Pro machine8.

Ars Technica said preorders began with the announcement and that units reach buyers Nov. 6; TechCrunch said preorders open Oct. 30 with the same Nov. 6 availability5,3.

Sources

  1. apple.comMacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch
  2. EngadgetHere's how the touchscreen on the MacBook Pro with PROLED display works
  3. TechCrunchApple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro pushes laptop pricing to a new extreme
  4. The VergeApple charges $14,549 for a fully specced touchscreen MacBook Pro
  5. Ars TechnicaApple announces touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED display
  1. WiredThe Inside Story of Why Apple Finally Brought a Touch Display to the Mac
  2. IOLApple debuts M6 14-inch MacBook Pro and updated M6 iMac... But it won't come cheap in South Africa
  3. TechmemeSource: Apple has discussed charging $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro with an OLED XDR touch screen and M5 Pro chip, $400 more than the current M5 Pro model (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
  4. The NationalApple unveils M6-powered MacBook Pro and iMac without raising prices

Read the original at apple.com ↗

How it’s being reported

9 sources

First reported by The NationalThe National

apple.comEngadgetTechCrunchThe VergeArs TechnicaWired

Where they agree

  • The new high-end MacBook Pro uses a tandem OLED display Apple brands PROLED XDR and adds touch input.
  • The 14-inch starts at $2,899 in the United States.
  • Top chips on this model are M5 Pro and M5 Max, not M6.
  • A fully loaded 16-inch configuration is reported around $14,549.

Where they differ

When preorders open

Which MacBook Pro the M6 stories describe

Side by side

Each outlet's article broken down by our newsroom, in our own words. To read what they wrote, use the button under each one.

apple.comapple.com

MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch

Display specs, Touch gestures, chips, battery, ports and Apple Intelligence.

Apple product page for the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR tandem OLED display, on-screen Touch, and M5 Pro or M5 Max chips.

Leaves out U.S. starting prices and maxed-out configuration totals.

Display specs, Touch gestures, chips, battery, ports and Apple Intelligence.

What it reports

  • Apple lists up to 1,000 nits sustained full-screen brightness, 2,000 nits peak, 10,000,000:1 contrast, and ProMotion 10–120Hz.
  • Apple says Touch can sketch on screen, manipulate 3D objects, test iOS software in Xcode, and control tools in Logic Pro and Blender.

Leaves out U.S. starting prices and maxed-out configuration totals.

Read the original at apple.com Read the full article at apple.com
EngadgetEngadget

Here's how the touchscreen on the MacBook Pro with PROLED display works

How Touch works in software and Apple's past opposition to touchscreen Macs.

Describes an in-display touch sensor and macOS gestures rather than a separate overlay.

Leaves out Maxed-out configuration prices.

How Touch works in software and Apple's past opposition to touchscreen Macs.

What it reports

  • Apple said the touch sensor is built into the display rather than a separate layer.
  • macOS supports scroll, pinch-to-zoom, drawing, wider menu spacing and hiding the Dock by touch.
  • The 14-inch model is listed from $2,899.

Leaves out Maxed-out configuration prices.

Read the original at Engadget Read the full article at Engadget
TechCrunchTechCrunch

Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro pushes laptop pricing to a new extreme

Storage and memory upgrade costs versus the prior 16-inch ceiling.

Focuses on configurator prices, including about $14,549 for a fully upgraded 16-inch model.

Leaves out Detailed display brightness figures.

Storage and memory upgrade costs versus the prior 16-inch ceiling.

What it reports

  • Base price is $2,899; MacRumors configurator figures put a loaded 14-inch at $14,249 and 16-inch at $14,549.
  • Those configs use an M5 Max with an 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU.
  • TechCrunch said preorders open Oct. 30 and availability begins Nov. 6.

Leaves out Detailed display brightness figures.

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The VergeThe Verge

Apple charges $14,549 for a fully specced touchscreen MacBook Pro

16TB storage as the main driver of the $14,549 total.

Compares maxed-out 14- and 16-inch prices with the previous MacBook Pro ceiling.

Leaves out How the in-display touch sensor is built.

16TB storage as the main driver of the $14,549 total.

What it reports

  • 14-inch starts at $2,899 and 16-inch at $3,399; fully optioned they list at $14,249 and $14,549.
  • A prior fully specced 16-inch topped out at $10,149, per MacRumors.
  • An 8TB 16-inch max config would be $10,549, $400 above the predecessor, The Verge said.

Leaves out How the in-display touch sensor is built.

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Same copy also at: The Verge

Ars TechnicaArs Technica

Apple announces touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED display

First macOS touchscreen, OLED highlight, and that this line uses M5 Pro/Max rather than M6.

Covers the redesign, OLED specs, weight, Dynamic Island, glowing logo and chip choices.

Leaves out The $14,549 fully loaded figure.

First macOS touchscreen, OLED highlight, and that this line uses M5 Pro/Max rather than M6.

What it reports

  • Apple showed a clamshell laptop, not a 2-in-1 convertible.
  • Apple said 2,000 nits peak brightness, 10,000,000:1 contrast and 120Hz variable refresh.
  • Ars said the 14-inch is about 3 pounds, the notch is a Dynamic Island, and the lid logo glows.

Leaves out The $14,549 fully loaded figure.

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WiredWired

The Inside Story of Why Apple Finally Brought a Touch Display to the Mac

Why Apple added a touch display after years of saying it would not.

Headline describes an exclusive look at Apple's first touchscreen MacBook Pro; the full article was not readable behind the paywall.

Leaves out Readable on-record details in the extracted page.

Why Apple added a touch display after years of saying it would not.

What it reports

  • Wired billed the piece as an exclusive early look; this filing does not rely on unread exclusive text.

Leaves out Readable on-record details in the extracted page.

Read the original at Wired Read the full article at Wired