Apple brings OLED and touch to a lighter MacBook Pro

First reported by Engadget at · Updated · 12 sources

Reviews describe a redesigned laptop with a PROLED XDR display and a higher price, with several questioning the touchscreen's value. Tom's Guide measured battery life at 21 hours and 24 minutes, while PCMag reports that the thinner, lighter 14-inch model retains all its ports.

  • The Apple logo lights up again, according to 9to5Mac.
  • Forbes says sales begin Friday, November 6.

Covered by 12 publishers within 3 hours of the first report.

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Engadget MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display review: Lighter, brighter, but the touchscreen doesn't add much · staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar)
Tom's Hardware Apple MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display review: The screen that every Mac deserves · Andrew E. Freedman
Tom's Guide We tested the MacBook Pro PROLED'S battery life — it's a Windows laptop massacre and Apple Silicon remains untouchable · Jason England
9to5Mac MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display review: A lot more than touch · Chance Miller
Gizmodo MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display Review: Screw Touchscreens, It’s Still the Best Mac · Kyle Barr
MobileSyrup The MacBook PROLED XDR (M5 Max) is more than its touchscreen · Dean Daley
PCMag Apple MacBook Pro With PROLED XDR Display (14-Inch) Review: The Compact Creator Laptop to Beat
Forbes Apple MacBook Pro Hands-On: First OLED Screen, Touch And A Familiar Logo · David Phelan, Senior Contributor
AppleInsider PROLED touchscreen MacBook Pro review roundup: fantastic screen, touch is secondary · William Gallagher
MacRumors MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Reviews Are In: Is the Touchscreen Worth It? · Joe Rossignol
TechSpot Apple's new MacBook Pro proves OLED matters more than touch · Ivan Franco
iPhone in Canada MacBook Pro Touch Reviews Praise the OLED, Shrug at Touch · Austin Blake

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