Apple announces first touchscreen MacBook Pro models

Apple has announced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, introducing 14-inch and 16-inch models with tandem OLED displays and M5 Pro or M5 Max chips. The company opened preorders on October 28, with retail availability and deliveries scheduled to begin November 6. The new display, which Apple calls PROLED XDR, combines touch input with tandem OLED technology. Users can scroll, pinch to zoom, move content and arrange windows directly on the screen. Apple says macOS translates touch input into clicks for many existing apps, while some of its creative software has dedicated touch controls. In the United States, the 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M5 Pro chip starts at $2,899, and the 16-inch M5 Pro model starts at $3,399, according to Apple. M5 Max configurations start at $4,499 for the 14-inch model and $4,799 for the 16-inch version. Apple also announced a 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M6 chip and a conventional display, starting at $1,999, a $900 difference from the touchscreen M5 Pro model. Apple says the new laptops offer up to 24 hours of battery life and can be configured with up to 128GB of unified memory and 16TB of storage. The 14-inch model weighs 3 pounds and the 16-inch...