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Apple’s first touch-screen MacBook to capability M5 Pro and Max chips
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After years of refusing to put a touchscreen on its laptops, Apple is reportedly preparing to do exactly that.
Key facts
- The M5 Pro and M5 Max chips are already shipping in the current MacBook Pro lineup, which Apple launched on March 3, 2026
- Pre-orders opened on March 4, with general availability following on March 11
- Some analyst predictions have suggested the touchscreen model could be paired with future M6 chips, potentially arriving in late 2026 or early 2027
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo have both pointed to Apple’s exploration of an OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro
Summary
Apple has spent the better part of a decade telling everyone that touchscreens on laptops are a bad idea. The move would mark one of the most significant design philosophy reversals in Apple’s recent history. The M5 Pro and M5 Max chips are already shipping in the current MacBook Pro lineup, which Apple launched on March 3, 2026. Storage baselines got a bump too.