Apple announced a MacBook Pro with touch input on October 28, introducing a different way to operate its professional laptop. The company says the new PROLED XDR display combines two self-illuminating OLED layers, with models sold in the 14-inch and 16-inch classes.
Users will be able to swipe, pinch and manipulate objects directly on the screen while retaining the keyboard and trackpad. Apple says macOS translates touches into clicks for many existing applications, while developers can use updated gesture interfaces to build more specialised interactions.
The display specification includes an adaptive refresh rate from 10Hz to 120Hz, support for P3 and Adobe RGB colour spaces, and claimed peak brightness of 2,000 nits. These are Apple's published specifications, rather than results of an independent display test.
The machines use M5 Pro or M5 Max processors, with configurations reaching 128GB of unified memory and 16TB of storage. Three Thunderbolt 5 ports sit alongside HDMI, an SDXC slot, MagSafe and a headphone connection, preserving several wired options for creative work.
Apple also brings Dynamic Island to the Mac for Spotlight, live updates and Siri AI. Its stated battery ceiling is 24 hours; buyers should treat that as a manufacturer maximum rather than a promise for every editing or computing workload.
Pre-orders opened on October 28, with availability scheduled for November 6. The 14-inch M5 Pro version starts at US$2,899 and the 16-inch version at US$3,399. Those are American starting prices; the announcement does not establish a Nigerian retail price or local delivery date.