Touchscreen MacBook Pro guide: What to know before you buy

Macworld Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro is now on sale.

Officially called MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, the new lineup went on sale on November 6, 2026, with the first preorder deliveries arriving the same day.

The biggest changes include Dynamic Island, a smaller and lighter enclosure, and a new 16TB maximum SSD option on M5 Max configurations.

The display adds Adobe RGB support and higher peak brightness while retaining a maximum 120Hz refresh rate.

Other features include up to 128GB of RAM, Thunderbolt 5, Wi-Fi 7 and audio with a claimed 50% deeper bass.

The touchscreen models retain the same chip families, memory capacities and advertised battery endurance as their equivalent non-touch M5 models, making this primarily an upgrade to the display, design and how users interact with their Mac.

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starting prices carry a $400 premium over equivalent non-touch versions, with the 14-inch M5 Pro starting at $2,899 and the 16-inch M5 Max starting at $4,799.

What’s new compared with the non-touchscreen MacBook Pro?

The processor generation, maximum RAM, Thunderbolt generation, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth versions and Apple’s battery-life ratings haven’t changed, but there is a lot that is different.

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