Apple unveils first touch-screen MacBook Pro, starting at $2,899
The gist
Apple unveiled its first touch-screen laptop, the MacBook Pro, starting at $2,899 and on sale Nov. 6.
The reversal ends decades of Apple resisting touch on Macs, as laptop sales slump.
How it unfolded
- Oct 28, 2026Apple unveils its first touch-screen laptop, the MacBook Pro with ProLED XDR Display, at an event in Los Angeles; it runs MacOS and uses M5 Pro or Max chips.
- Oct 28, 2026Apple says the laptop goes on sale Nov. 6; the 14-inch starts at $2,899 and the 16-inch at $3,399.
- Oct 29, 2026Computerworld reports the new MacBook Pro offers up to 24 hours battery life, up to 64GB unified memory (128GB on M5 Max) and up to 16TB storage.