Apple unveils first touchscreen MacBook Pro with M5 Pro/Max, starting at $2,899
At its October 29 "Pro and tell" event, Apple introduced the first MacBook Pro with a touchscreen, formally ending years of resistance to touch-enabled Mac laptops. The new machine comes in 14- and 16-inch sizes and debuts with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
What's confirmed
- Touchscreen: First-ever Multi-Touch support, enabling swipes, pinch-to-zoom, drag and drop, and taps — designers can work directly on the canvas
- Display: Tandem OLED "ProLED XDR" with 2000 nits peak HDR brightness, 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and 120Hz ProMotion
- Other updates: Dynamic Island and the return of the glowing Apple Logo
- Pricing: $2,899 for the 14-inch M5 Pro; $3,399 for the 16-inch M5 Pro; $4,499 for the 14-inch M5 Max; $4,799 for the 16-inch M5 Max; per @LearnWithBishal, a fully specced configuration can reach $14,549
Why it matters
A touchscreen MacBook marks a major reversal of Apple's long-held "no touch-screen Mac" stance, and combined with first-time upgrades like OLED, Dynamic Island, and the return of the glowing logo, it signals a new form-factor era for the MacBook Pro. Coverage from multiple outlets, including The Verge's Tom Warren, shows Apple is proactively and loudly rolling out this strategic product refresh.
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Primary sources
- [source] Apple announces first touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED, from $2,899 — tomwarren · 2026-10-29
- [source] Apple launches MacBook Pro with M5 Pro/Max chips, PROLED XDR touch display — coherence · 2026-10-29
- MacBook Pro launch thread: touchscreen, OLED, Dynamic Island, glowing logo — LearnWithBishal · 2026-10-29
- MacBook Pro gets first-ever touchscreen plus tandem OLED, Dynamic Island and glowing logo — LearnWithBishal · 2026-10-29
- New MacBook Pro ships tandem OLED: 2,000 nits HDR, 120Hz ProMotion — LearnWithBishal · 2026-10-29
- MacBook Pro ditches the notch for Dynamic Island — LearnWithBishal · 2026-10-29
- [source] MacBook Pro pricing: $2,899 to $4,799, maxed config hits $14,549 — LearnWithBishal · 2026-10-29
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