29th October 2026 – (Cupertino) Apple has reversed its long‑held stance on touch for laptops by introducing the first touchscreen MacBook Pro, available in 14‑inch and 16‑inch sizes and powered by the M5 Pro or M5 Max chips. The models go on sale on 6th November, with starting prices of $2,899 for the 14‑inch version and $3,399 for the 16‑inch. Announcing the device in Los Angeles, chief executive John Ternus said, “for the very first time, we are bringing touch to the Mac.”
Apple is branding the panel as a ProLED XDR display, its first OLED screen in a MacBook Pro, promising greater brightness, higher contrast and wider viewing angles. Demonstrations showed users swiping and pinching directly on the screen to navigate video timelines, edit images and interact with creative apps, while the machines continue to run macOS with traditional keyboard and trackpad input preserved.
The move aligns the MacBook Pro with long‑standing Windows rivals that have offered touch for years, but marks a notable strategic pivot for Apple, which has historically argued that Macs were optimised for indirect input. By pairing touch with its in‑house silicon and keeping the full desktop operating system, Apple is betting that creators and developers will embrace direct manipulation on a pro‑grade notebook without sacrificing the workflows they rely on. Pre‑orders opened on 28th October ahead of retail availability on 6th November. (