Update: three days before Apple's “Pro and tell” event on October 28 in Los Angeles, new details from Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman's reporting are shaping what should be the company's first OLED MacBook Pro with a touchscreen. Note the classification: the event itself was confirmed by Apple; the product details below are journalistic reporting, not an official announcement — Apple has not confirmed any of them.
According to Gurman, in his Power On newsletter of October 25, the new 14-inch and 16-inch OLED MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays should be announced via press release, and guests at the Los Angeles experience, at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, should get hands-on time with the laptops right after. The format reinforces that this is not a traditional live-streamed keynote.
What changes in the design
The report describes machines visually similar to the current models, but lighter, with a Dynamic Island replacing the notch at the top of the screen. The chips would be the M5 Pro and M5 Max, launched in March, rather than the M6 generation — which, according to Gurman's own earlier reporting, would go to a base 14-inch MacBook Pro and a new iMac, also expected the same week.
Higher price and a touch-adapted macOS
Because of the cost of the OLED display, starting prices could rise by up to $500. Today, the mini-LED models with M5 Pro and M5 Max start at $2,499 (14-inch) and $2,999 (16-inch) in the United States. The system, called macOS Golden Gate in the reports, would have a dynamic touch interface: controls would adapt depending on whether the user had touched the display or used the trackpad, tapping a button could open a menu around the finger, and the Dock and Menu Bar would be optimized for touch. Apple, according to Gurman, would position touch as an additional input, not a replacement for the keyboard and trackpad.
The current mini-LED models would remain on sale for now, but would eventually be discontinued. Earlier reports also point to sales starting on November 6, after a reset of Apple's retail stores — another point not yet confirmed by the company.
This article updates our earlier coverage of the event, which you can revisit here: Apple Pro and Tell: OLED MacBook Pro on October 28 with touchscreen expected. If the reports hold on Wednesday, it will be Apple's biggest change of direction on the Mac in years: for a long time, the company argued that touch and Mac did not mix.
Image credit: MacRumors, in an illustration of the MacBook Pro with Dynamic Island.
Sources: MacRumors — report on Mark Gurman's (Bloomberg) Power On newsletter; The Hindu BusinessLine — confirmation of the “Pro and tell” event on October 28; The Apple Post; Notebookcheck; Mark Gurman's post on X about the Los Angeles launch experience. Update to: Geekiki — Apple Pro and Tell: OLED MacBook Pro on October 28 with touchscreen expected.
Transparency: this article was produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence, based on cross-checking public posts on X and internet sources listed below. We recommend consulting the original sources to confirm the details.
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