The 14-inch device, which hits shelves November 16, starts at $2,899 and weighs exactly 3 pounds. The screen boasts a 120Hz refresh rate, 2,000 nits of peak brightness, and a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Under the hood, the machine runs on M5 Pro or M5 Max silicon, distinguishing it from the M6-powered hardware unveiled earlier in the week. A nostalgic aesthetic touch also returns: the glowing Apple logo on the lid.
Apple Breaks Tradition with First Touchscreen MacBook Pro
After years of public skepticism regarding touchscreen laptops, Apple has officially pivoted. During Wednesday’s "Pro and tell" event, CEO John Ternus introduced a new MacBook Pro featuring a tandem ProLED XDR touchscreen, marking a significant departure from the design philosophy established by Steve Jobs and Tim Cook.
This release effectively closes the chapter on Apple’s long-standing refusal to integrate touch interfaces into its laptops. Executives previously dismissed the concept, with Steve Jobs labeling such designs "ergonomically terrible" in 2010. Even the ill-fated Touch Bar, introduced in 2016, was eventually abandoned in favor of physical keys during the 2021 redesign. The new hardware signals a major strategic shift for the company, arriving alongside a slate of recent updates including an OLED iPad Mini and refreshed iMacs.
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