Apple debuts first touchscreen MacBook Pro and M6-powered hardware
After a week of staggered announcements, Apple capped its product cycle by unveiling a long-awaited MacBook Pro featuring a fully integrated touchscreen. The flagship laptop leads a broader hardware refresh that includes a redesigned iPad Mini and updated M6-series processors across the company's desktop and portable computing lineups.
The new MacBook Pro utilizes a touch sensor built directly into the display panel, a design choice intended to minimize latency during gestures like swiping and pinching. Beyond the screen, the device integrates a Dynamic Island for real-time notifications and Siri AI interactions, alongside a return of the illuminated lid logo. Pricing for the 14-inch model with the M5 Pro chip begins at $2,899, with the 16-inch version starting at $3,399. Preorders are currently open, and units are scheduled to reach customers on November 6th.
Apple also overhauled the iPad Mini, shrinking the bezels by 24 percent to accommodate a larger 8.5-inch OLED display housed in a 5.4mm chassis. Driven by the A20 Pro chip, the tablet now features an Acoustic Display system that repurposes the screen for bass reproduction. The device starts at $699 and carries an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance.
Rounding out the announcements, the entry-level MacBook Pro and iMac have transitioned to the M6 chip, which Apple claims offers significantly faster on-device AI performance compared to previous M4 iterations. Both machines now include the proprietary N1 networking chip, providing native support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Software productivity suites—Keynote, Numbers, and Pages—are also receiving a substantial boost through an integrated AI chatbot developed in collaboration with OpenAI, designed to automate slide animation, document drafting, and data visualization.
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