Similar to the iPad mini 8 and M6 MacBook Pro, the just-announced MacBook Pro models with PROLED XDR displays have become available for pre-order at Best Buy with a bonus gift card offer. All configurations are eligible for a $100 Best Buy e-gift card with purchase, and membership in Best Buy Plus or Total is not required.
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Orders placed through Best Buy will be delivered "on or shortly after" the launch date of Friday, November 6, with some configurations also available for in-store pickup on that date. Pricing begins at $2,899 for 14-inch models and $3,399 for 16-inch models.
Most configurations of the new MacBook Pro models are also available for pre-order at Amazon, although there are currently no discounts or bonus offers there yet.
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It's been a busy October for Apple, and just this week, we got a new OLEDiPad mini, an OLED MacBook Pro with a touch display, a new M6 MacBook Pro, and an M6 iMac.
If you missed the news over the last three days, we've rounded up all our coverage in one spot, so it's easy to take a look back.
The MacBook Pro got the biggest update, and it's now the first Mac with an OLED display and touch support. It's a little bit thinner and lighter than the mini-LED models, which are also still on sale, but it unfortunately uses the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips Apple introduced earlier this year. It also got a Dynamic Island, a glowing Apple logo, and a new speaker setup, but prices went up too. The OLED models have a $400 premium over comparable mini-LED models.
Apple's other big update was the iPad mini, which also has an OLED display. It's the second iPad to get OLED after the iPad Pro, and it's the first iPad with an official water and dust resistance rating. It uses a new acoustic display setup, helping it earn an IP67 rating, so it'll hold up to brief submersion and splashing.
The base 14-inch MacBook Pro and the iMac got M6 chips, but not much else.
In a hands-on video shared on his YouTube channel UrAvgConsumer, Judner Aura showed off the glowing Apple logo and revealed that its brightness is tied to the MacBook Pro's display brightness. If you turn up the display brightness, the logo gets brighter, and vice versa. The glowing logo worked the same way on older MacBooks.
Skip ahead to the one-minute mark of the video to see the glowing Apple logo.
Apple never publicly commented on why it removed the glowing logo, but many customers have long wanted it back, and the company has evidently listened.
The new MacBook Pro models are available to pre-order now and launch Friday, November 6.
Rumors about Apple's work on a touchscreen OLEDMacBook Pro started in 2023, when Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said there would be a MacBook Pro with an OLED display and a touchscreen, but OLED rumors date back even further.
We heard a lot about the new Mac over the last few years, and we thought we'd take a look back to see what was right and what was wrong.
OLED
2016 - In 2016, ETNews said Apple was considering OLED displays for future MacBooks.
2019 - The Elec said Apple was in talks with Samsung about OLED displays for a future 16-inch MacBook Pro.
2021 - The Elec said a future MacBook would use an OLED display with a two-stack tandem structure, which is what Apple announced today.
2023 - ETNews claimed Apple was sourcing OLED panels in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes for the MacBook Pro, which turned out to be accurate.
2023 - Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple would release the first MacBook with an OLED display by the end of 2024 at the earliest, which was incorrect.
Touch
2023 - Bloomberg's Mark Gurman was the first to report on a touch display. In January 2023, he said Apple was working on an OLED MacBook Pro with a touchscreen.
2025 - Kuo said in September 2025 that the OLED MacBook Pro would have touch sensors integrated into the display panel's top layer, which was correct.
No Notch/Dynamic Island
2024 - Omdia said in December 2024 that Apple would remove the notch from the MacBook Pro "in a few years," replacing it with a hole-punch camera. The hole-punch aspect wasn't quite correct.
2025 - In August 2025, Omdia said an OLED MacBook coming in 2026 would have an iPhone-like Dynamic Island cutout instead of a notch.
2025 - In October 2025, Gurman said the OLED MacBook Pro would have a "so-called hole-punch design" with a "display area around the sensor" similar to the Dynamic Island.
2026 - In February 2026, Gurman described the Dynamic Island as interactive and able to contextually expand based on the app or Mac feature in use.
Hinge
2025 - Gurman was the first to mention a reinforced hinge that would keep the display from moving when touched.
Design
2024 - In November 2024, Gurman said the MacBook Pro would have a thinner design, which was accurate.
2026 - In October 2026, Gurman said he didn't expect the MacBook Pro would be "significantly thinner," tempering expectations.
2026 - In October 2026, he said the MacBook Pro models would be "significantly lighter."
Chips
2025 - In October 2025, Gurman predicted the OLED MacBook Pro models would use M6-series chips, and in November, he specified M6 Pro and M6 Max chips.
2026 - In June 2026, Gurman said there would be no M6 Pro or M6 Max chips, and the OLED MacBook Pro would instead use M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
2026 - In September 2026, Omdia said the OLED MacBook Pro would have an M5 Ultra chip option, which was wrong.
Pricing
2026 - In March 2026, Gurman said the OLED MacBook Pro models would be more expensive and would be above the mini-LED MacBook Pro models, which was correct.
2026 - Just a day before the MacBook Pro models were announced, Gurman accurately predicted the $2,899 and $3,399 pricing.
Naming
March 2026 - Gurman suggested Apple was working on a "MacBook Ultra," but he did hedge and say Apple might not use the Ultra naming.
April 2026 - Macworld claimed Apple would release a MacBook Ultra in late 2026 or early 2027.
October 2026 - MacRumors' Joe Rossignol speculated that Apple could call the new MacBook the "MacBook Studio," but that didn't happen.
Launch Timing
2021 - In March 2021, DigiTimes said Apple would release MacBook Pro models with an OLED display in 2022, which was not accurate.
2021 - In November 2021, The Elec said an OLED MacBook Pro would launch in 2025, but also suggested the launch could be postponed.
2023 - When Gurman first reported on the OLED MacBook Pro, he said it would launch in 2025.
2023 - In March 2023, display analyst Ross Young accurately predicted Apple would launch an OLED MacBook Pro in 2026, but he also incorrectly claimed an OLED MacBook Air would come first in 2024.
2025 - In August 2025, Dealsite.co.kr said Apple would launch a MacBook Pro with OLED in late 2026, which was accurate.
2025 - In September 2025, The Elecalso said the OLED MacBook Pro would launch in the fourth quarter of 2026.
2025 - In October 2025, Gurman updated his launch timing prediction to late 2026 or early 2027.
2026 - In February 2026, Gurman said the MacBook Pro would launch in 2026, though in April he went back to 2026 to 2027 and said the touchscreen MacBook Pro launch timing could slip to the end of his predicted window because of the chip shortage. By September, he updated timing to "later this year," and he mentioned a November 6 launch on October 15.
Not Rumored
Some features in the new MacBook Pro were never rumored and came as a surprise.
Illuminated Apple logo
Up to 16TB storage
Revamped speakers
PROLED XDR naming
Wrap Up
Most of the rumors about Apple's OLED MacBook Pro were right, and Gurman scored a win being the first to suggest it would also have a touchscreen. Launch timing was harder to pin down, partly because Apple's plans shifted over the years, and more recently, because of the ongoing RAM shortages.
This is in addition to Apple still accepting pre-orders for the HomePod mini 2, which launches this Friday, October 30, and the Apple HomeView smart home hub and fourth-generation Apple TV 4K, which launch on Friday, November 13.
You can also order the fourth-generation Siri Remote separately and use it with the second-generation Apple TV 4K or newer, but the Precision Finding feature requires a paired iPhone Duo, iPhone Air, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, or iPhone 17 Pro Max.
If you're eager to change your screen time habits – like staying off Instagram or reading more books – the iPhone Duo may offer a solution. It's the first iPhone with two screens, and there's a trick that you can use to make it consistently open a specific app whenever you unfold it and look at the bigger display.
In the Shortcuts app, there's a new iPhone Duo trigger called "Opened or Closed" that runs an automated action when the device is unfolded or folded. One of the best uses for it, I've found, is launching a specific app the moment you open your Duo – so that unfolding the phone takes you straight into the app experience you're expecting, and nothing else distracts.
I've always been keen to read more on my iPad, so in this example, I'll show you how to make the iPhone Duo launch the Kindle app whenever you unfold the device. It makes flipping the phone open feel like opening a book to where you left off. But you can substitute any app you like. The following steps show you how it's done.
Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone Duo.
On the "All Shortcuts" screen, tap the plus (+) button in the bottom-right corner.
On the "What do you want your shortcut to do?" screen, tap Edit in the top-right corner.
Tap the Search field at the bottom of the editor, type "Automation," then under the "Display" section, tap Opened or Closed ("When my iPhone is opened").
Select Opened as the trigger in the editor screen, then search for the Open App action.
Tap the App placeholder in the "Open App" action, then choose the app you want to launch. In this example, we'll choose Kindle.
Now leave the Shortcuts app – the automation saves automatically and is active right away. You can rename the shortcut if you like, but it's not required.
That's all there is to it. Now when you open your iPhone Duo, your chosen app will launch automatically.
If you'd rather run an action when you close your Duo, simply choose Closed as the trigger instead, or select Opened or Closed to run it both ways. The Shortcuts app also allows you to add conditions to an automation, like a time or a focus mode, ensuring that it only triggers when your chosen conditions are met.
This new automation opens up many possibilities. Let us know what you come up with in the comments below.
The OLEDMacBook Pro models look a lot like the prior mini-LED MacBook Pros, but Apple did make some design updates. The new machines are slightly thinner and lighter, and the 16-inch model has a larger display thanks to slimmer bezels.
The 16-inch OLED MacBook Pro lists a 16.3-inch display, up from 16.2 inches. The 14-inch OLED MacBook Pro still has the same 14.2-inch display.
Height
14-inch OLED MacBook Pro - 0.59 inches
14-inch mini-LED MacBook Pro - 0.61 inches
16-inch OLED MacBook Pro - 0.63 inches
16-inch mini-LED MacBook Pro - 0.66 inches
Weight
14-inch OLED MacBook Pro - 3 pounds for Pro, 3.1 pounds for Max
14-inch mini-LED MacBook Pro - 3.5 pounds for Pro, 3.6 pounds for Max
16-inch OLED MacBook Pro - 4 pounds for Pro, 4.1 pounds for Max
16-inch mini-LED MacBook Pro - 4.6 pounds for Pro, 4.7 pounds for Max
Compared to the mini-LED models, the OLED models are about half a pound lighter and at least 0.02 inches thinner (about half a millimeter). OLED displays don't need a backlight, which saves weight. The touch sensor is built into the display panel and not layered on top, so it doesn't add bulk.
Apple priced the OLED MacBook Pro models at $400 more than comparable mini-LED models, so the 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,899 and the 16-inch MacBook Pro starts at $3,399.
Best Buy has the first pre-order offers on Apple's new iPad mini 8 and M6 MacBook Pro, with up to $100 in Best Buy gift card credit when purchasing these devices. You don't need to have a My Best Buy Plus or Total membership to see these deals.
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Starting with the iPad mini 8, you can get a $50 Best Buy gift card when pre-ordering this tablet. The iPad mini 8 starts at $699.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi model, or $399.00 on Best Buy with a qualifying trade-in.
Moving to the 14-inch M6 MacBook Pro, you can get a $100 Best Buy gift card when pre-ordering the new computer. The M6 MacBook Pro starts at $1,999.00 for the 16GB/1TB model, or $639.00 on Best Buy with a qualifying trade-in.
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The PROLED MacBook Pro models continue to offer up to 24 hours of battery life despite the switch to a new OLED display and touch capabilities.
Both the PROLED and the mini-LED 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models offer the same maximum battery life estimates.
16-inch, M5 Max - Up to 22 hours streaming video, up to 16 hours web
16-inch, M5 Pro - Up to 24 hours streaming video, up to 17 hours web
14-inch, M5 Max - Up to 20 hours streaming video, up to 13 hours web
14-inch, M5 Pro - Up to 22 hours streaming video, up to 14 hours web
The mini-LED and PROLED models have the same M5 Pro and M5 Max chips inside, so the display is the main difference between them. The OLED display's efficiency likely offsets the power used by the touch integration. The 14-inch PROLED and mini-LED models have a 72.4-watt-hour battery, while the 16-inch models have a 100-watt-hour battery.
Pricing on the 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,899, while the 16-inch model starts at $3,399. Pre-orders are available now.
The updated power adapters and extension cable are available on Apple's online store in the U.S. and many other countries around the world.
Apple also released an updated version of its World Travel Adapter Kit that had disappeared from its online store in 2025, with U.S. pricing set at $39. Each of the international AC plugs included in the box now have the AC Connector 2 too.
Apple's power adapters have a removable plug, and the World Travel Adapter Kit contains various plug types for international travel:
The kit includes five interchangeable AC plugs: Type A: North America, Japan Type C: Continental Europe, Brazil Type D: India Type G: United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Singapore Type I: Australia, New Zealand
In a new support document, Apple said its updated power adapters, extension cable, and plugs use the AC Connector 2 with a pill-shaped design to comply with "updated regulations." Apple's previous "AC Connector 1" has a notched design.
Apple began rolling out the AC Connector 2 in a few countries earlier this year, leading to some customers complaining about compatibility issues with Apple's older extension cables and World Travel Adapter Kit. Apple has now solved that problem by releasing these updated versions of the accessories with the AC Connector 2.
Apple CEO John Ternus explained Apple's thinking on the MacBook Pro's new touch capabilities in an interview with Wired. Despite the addition of a touch display, Apple still sees the MacBook Pro as an indirect input device.
From Ternus:
The Mac is first and foremost an indirect input device, built around the trackpad and keyboard. But I think there's times when it's comfortable and handy to have touch.
We needed to get to a point where adding touch didn't make the product lesser in any way. It didn't make it heavier. It didn't make it thicker. That came together with the OLED screen, the best display we've ever put into a Mac. All of these things, and, oh yeah, it has touch as well.
Apple has in the past said it would not converge its iPad and Mac lines because they served two different functions. Hardware chief Johny Srouji and marketing chief Greg Joswiak were also interviewed. Srouji told Wired that display technology, Apple silicon chips, and software have evolved enough to meet Apple's "bar" for touch integration.
Joswiak said pro users were waiting for touch, and that a generation of "young creators" expect touch capabilities. Apple's version of a touchscreen laptop has a redesigned thermal architecture to keep the display from feeling hot, an anti-reflective display coating that's Apple says won't need more cleaning than a standard display, and a reinforced hinge that keeps the screen stable when touch pressure is applied.
The new OLED MacBook Pro models are available for pre-order today and will launch on November 6. Pricing starts at $2,899.
Apple's new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models feature an upgraded six-speaker sound system, with redesigned woofers and tweeters, along with dedicated audio tuning for use with the lid closed.
Apple says the new woofer design delivers 50% deeper bass, while redesigned tweeters improve clarity by shaping how sound disperses. The system continues to support Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos.
For the first time, Apple has also added dedicated audio tuning for closed-lid use. The company says this improves sound quality when the MacBook Pro is connected to an external display, allowing users to continue using its built-in speakers in a desktop setup.
The new MacBook Pro models are available to pre-order now and launch on November 6. Pricing starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch model.
Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro models offer up to 16TB of internal storage, doubling the previous generation's 8TB maximum. The extra capacity comes at a substantial cost. Upgrading the highest-end M5 Max configuration from its standard 2TB SSD to 16TB costs $7,000, making it $4,000 more expensive than the $3,000 upgrade to 8TB.
Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro models start at $2,899 for the 14-inch version and $3,399 for the 16-inch version, but configuring the machines with every hardware upgrade pushes their prices well above $14,000.
The starting configurations and U.S. prices are as follows:
14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro: $2,899 with a 15-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 24GB of unified memory, and 1TB SSD, up from $2,499.
16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro: $3,399 with an 18-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 24GB of unified memory, and 1TB SSD, up from $2,999.
14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max: $4,499 with an 18-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36GB of unified memory, and 2TB SSD, up from $4,099.
16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max: $4,799 with an 18-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36GB of unified memory, and 2TB SSD, up from $4,399.
The $400 premium represents an increase of approximately 16% for the entry-level 14-inch M5 Pro configuration and 13% for its 16-inch counterpart. The M5 Max models see increases of approximately 10% and 9%, respectively. This is compared to the previous, non-touchscreen models' prices immediately before today's announcement, rather than their lower prices at launch before Apple's hikes.
At the other end of the range, Apple's configurator allows the 14-inch touchscreen MacBook Pro to reach $14,249 and the 16-inch model to reach $14,549. Both configurations include the highest-end M5 Max chip with an 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU, 128GB of unified memory, a 16TB SSD, and nano-texture glass.
Storage accounts for much of the expense when configuring. On the highest-end M5 Max configuration, upgrading the standard 2TB SSD to 4TB costs $1,000, 8TB costs $3,000, and the new 16TB option costs $7,000. Moving from 48GB to 128GB of unified memory adds another $2,000, while nano-texture glass costs $150.
The preceding 16-inch MacBook Pro topped out at $10,149 with 128GB of memory, an 8TB SSD, and nano-texture glass. The new model's $14,549 maximum is $4,400 higher, or approximately 43%, although that comparison includes twice as much storage. Configured with the same 8TB capacity, the new 16-inch model costs $10,549, an increase of $400.
The touchscreen MacBook Pro models are available to pre-order now, with availability beginning on Friday, November 6.
The Dynamic Island first launched on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max in September 2022. It replaced the notch with a smaller TrueDepth camera cutout surrounded by software that expands and changes shape to display alerts, ongoing Live Activities, and controls.
The Mac version carries over the idea of keeping ongoing activities visible and accessible while users work in other apps. Apple says users can do things like answer a phone call, control music playback, and accept an AirDrop request through the interface. The Dynamic Island also serves as a location for Spotlight and Siri AI.
With the new MacBook Pro's touchscreen, actions such as pausing a song can also simply be performed with a tap.
While the original iPhone implementation incorporated the TrueDepth camera system used for Face ID, the new MacBook Pro retains Touch ID for authentication and features a 12-megapixel Center Stage camera. The arrival of the Dynamic Island therefore does not bring Face ID to the Mac.
The new MacBook Pro models became available to pre-order on October 28 and launch on November 6. U.S. pricing starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch model.
Starting today, the Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip can be configured with 512GB of RAM on Apple's online store, but it is an expensive upgrade.
You first have to configure the Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip with a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU, which starts at $6,799 in the U.S., and then you have to select the 512GB of RAM option for an additional $15,500. This pushes the minimum cost for a configuration with 512GB of RAM to an eye-watering $22,299.
With both 512GB of RAM and 16TB of storage, the price rises to $29,799.
Apple promised that a 512GB RAM option for the Mac Studio would be coming in late October, and it is now available right on schedule.
For the Mac Studio with the M5 Max chip, Apple continues to offer a max of 128GB RAM.
Apple removed the illuminated logo from the MacBook Pro with its 2016 redesign, replacing it with a polished, non-illuminated version. Its return restores one of the laptop's most recognizable design features after a decade.
We're glowing with excitement over the new MacBook Pro. You've gotta touch it to believe it. https://t.co/BLiGkGaefL
— John Ternus (@johnternus) October 28, 2026
The previous illuminated logo used light from the display's backlight. The new MacBook Pro features a "PROLED XDR Display." OLED displays illuminate individual pixels without a separate backlight, so the new model requires a different approach to lighting the logo.
The new MacBook Pro starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch model.
Apple today announced a new high-end MacBook Pro, which is available in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes. The new device has a PROLED XDR display that supports touch gestures, and a glowing rear Apple logo.
Pricing on the MacBook Pro starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch model.
Apple says the MacBook Pro has the "world's best display in a pro laptop." The PROLED display uses tandem OLED paired with advanced algorithms in the display engine and factory calibration for "exceptional brightness, striking contrast, and vivid true-to-life colors."
The display offers up to 2000 nits peak HDR and SDR brightness, along with a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio. A display engine controls the color and luminance of each pixel, compensating for content, temperature, environment, and pixel use. ProMotion technology is available with refresh rates ranging from 10Hz to 120Hz. An antireflective coating cuts down on glare in bright lighting conditions, and there is an option to order the new MacBook Pro with a nano-texture display.
We're glowing with excitement over the new MacBook Pro. You've gotta touch it to believe it. https://t.co/BLiGkGaefL
— John Ternus (@johnternus) October 28, 2026
A touch sensor is built directly in the display panel, so there is no added latency. Apple says touch interactions feel "incredibly responsive and refined." Users can scroll through a webpage with a swipe, pinch to zoom in on a photo, drag and drop slides from one presentation to another, and double-tap a window to have it fill the screen.
A new hinge design offers more stability when using touch, and advanced video stabilization smooths the camera feed when using touch on a video call. Apple says macOS automatically translates touch into clicks, so many existing apps will work with touch right away.
The MacBook Pro is up to 1mm slimmer than the existing version, and it is lighter weight at just three pounds for the 14-inch model and four pounds for the 16-inch model. There is no more notch, with Apple instead adding a small Dynamic Island that takes up less space. The Dynamic Island houses Spotlight, Live Activities, and Siri AI. Like on the iPhone, it offers a quick way to see and interact with important information.
Smaller bezels mean the 16-inch MacBook Pro display is now 16.3 inches in size, while the 14-inch MacBook Pro is now 14.2 inches.
The new MacBook Pro uses the same M5 Pro and M5 Max chips as the MacBook Pro models announced back in March, but there is a redesigned thermal architecture that directs warm air away from the display. There is support for up to 128GB of unified memory, and a new six-speaker sound system with 50 percent deeper bass.
There are three Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI, an SDXC card slot, MagSafe, and a headphone jack. The new machines support up to four external displays and come with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Fast charging allows the MacBook Pro to be charged to 50 percent in 30 minutes, and up to 16TB storage is available.
Apple is selling the OLED MacBook Pro models alongside the existing mini-LED models and the new M6 14-inch MacBook Pro. Pre-orders are available now, with a launch coming on Friday, November 6.
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