Apple announces its first touchscreen MacBook Pro

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/lcimg-e1e7d9fc-8e5b-4975-8923-62546f325915.jpeg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple announced <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-unveils-groundbreaking-macbook-pro-with-proled-xdr-display/">an all-new MacBook Pro laptop</a> with an OLED touchscreen at its "Pro and tell" event on Wednesday. It starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model, or $3,399 for the 16-inch version, and it's available to preorder today ahead of its release on November 6th.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The new MacBook Pro has what Apple calls a "ProLED XDR" display, which is a tandem OLED screen. It offers up to 2,000 nits of peak SDR brightness, up to a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio. It's equipped with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips - not the M6 chip on the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017664/apple-macbook-pro-m6-processor-upgrade"><em>other</em> MacBook Pros</a> announced this week. There's a Dynamic Island on the screen that can show you things …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1019554/apple-touchscreen-macbook-pro-and-tell">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>