Apple has officially entered the touchscreen MacBook Pro era, and it clearly wants to drain your wallet while it’s at it.
The new touch MacBook Pro starts at $2,899, which is quite a price tag in this economy. But if you want the absolute top model with every possible upgrade, prepare to cough up around $14,549.
As MacRumors first reported by Apple configurator prices for the fully loaded 14-inch model at $14,249 and the 16-inch version at $14,549. Both feature Apple’s top-of-the-line M5 Max chip with an 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU.
You can blame some of the price pressure on the persistent lack of memory and the AI’s seemingly endless appetite for hardware. Going to a 4TB SSD costs an additional $1,000, while upgrading to 8TB adds $3,000. Want the new 16TB variant? That will set you back another $7,000.
An additional $2,000 gets you 128GB of storage, while nano-textured glass adds $150.
For some perspective, the previous 16-inch MacBook Pro peaked at $10,149. The new model raises that cap by a whopping $4,400.
Absurd pricing aside, the launch marks a significant shift for Apple, nearly a decade after it first experimented with the Touch Bar. Society after all deserted this feature, but is now ready to accept the touch MacBook Pro.
Pre-orders open on October 30th, with availability starting on November 6th.
