See prices, specs of Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro
Greta CrossApple has unveiled its first touchscreen MacBook, not even a week after releasing its first foldable iPhone.
During its "Pro and Tell" event on Oct. 28, Apple debuted the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display. The first MacBook with a touchscreen features an "industry-leading" contrast ratio, new Dynamic Island, up to 24 hours of battery life, 16 terabytes of storage and a six-speaker sound system, according to an Apple news release.
With the new touchscreen capabilities, users can scroll through a webpage with a swipe, pinch to zoom in on a photo, drag and drop slides from one presentation to another, or double-tap a window to fill the screen, according to the news release. Users are no longer limited by the area of the laptop's trackpad.
Apple apps and several third-party apps are already MacBook Touch compatible, including Canva, Zoom, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Lightroom, DaVinci Resolve and Blender, the news release outlines.
Here's what to know about the new touchscreen MacBook.
Other MacBook PROLED XDR Display features
New and improved display
The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display offers up to 2,000 nits (the unit for measuring screen brightness) of HDR and SDR brightness. The higher a monitor's nit peak, the easier the monitor is to read in bright light. The MacBook also features a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, according to the news release, which means the brightest whites on the display are 10 million times brighter than the darkest blacks.
Dynamic Island finally on Mac
Apple's Dynamic Island, which on the iPhone houses the front-facing camera, time, battery life and other notifications, is making its way to a MacBook for the first time too. On the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, the Dynamic Island houses Spotlight, Live Activities and Siri AI, according to the news release.
Slimmer and lighter
The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display is also slimmer and lighter in weight than previous MacBook models. The 14-inch model weighs 3 pounds, half a pound less than previous MacBook Pro models, and the 16-inch model weighs 4 pounds, 0.7 pounds less, according to the news release.
More connectivity
The new MacBook features three Thunderbolt 5 ports, an HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe and one headphone jack, according to the news release. The laptop also supports up to three external displays.
When is the touchscreen MacBook available to buy?
The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display is available for pre-order starting Oct. 28. It will arrive to customers and be available in Apple Stores starting Nov. 6, according to the news release.
How much does the touchscreen MacBook cost?
Here's a breakdown of the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display pricing, per the news release:
- 14-inch with M5 Pro: $2,899
- 16-inch with M5 Pro: $3,399
- 14-inch with M5 Max: $4,499
- 16-inch with M5 Max: $4,799
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