Apple announced its first MacBook Pro models equipped with a touchscreen, featuring the new PROLED XDR Display in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes.

The high-end laptops use tandem OLED technology and support touch gestures directly on the screen. They are powered by M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, with options for up to 128GB of unified memory and 16TB of storage. The displays offer 2,000 nits peak HDR and SDR brightness along with a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio and a 120Hz variable refresh rate.

Pricing starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch version with M5 Pro chips. Configurations with M5 Max start at $4,499 and $4,799 respectively. Education pricing is also available. Preorders opened Wednesday with availability beginning November 6.

The announcement follows the release of a separate 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip, which started preorders on the same day after being unveiled the previous day. That model begins at $1,999 and offers up to 24 hours of battery life along with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support.

The new touchscreen models include a redesigned hinge for stability during touch use, a six-speaker audio system with improved bass, three Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI, an SDXC slot, MagSafe, and a headphone jack. They support up to four external displays on the M5 Max variant. The touch sensor is built directly into the display panel to reduce latency, enabling gestures such as scrolling, swiping, and pinching.

The laptops are lighter than prior versions, with the 14-inch weighing 3.0 pounds and the 16-inch at 4.0 pounds. They also feature Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and a 12-megapixel camera. Additional highlights include a glowing rear Apple logo and the introduction of Dynamic Island to the Mac platform for real-time updates and Siri interactions.

This marks Apple's first full integration of touchscreen capability on a Mac laptop after previously experimenting with and removing the Touch Bar. The models run macOS 27, codenamed Golden Gate, and are sold alongside existing mini-LED MacBook Pro variants.