Apple has officially entered the era of the touchscreen MacBook Pro, and apparently it wants to empty your wallet while it’s at it.
The new touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899, which is already a steep price in this economy. But if you want the absolute top-of-the-line model with every possible upgrade, prepare to shell out around $14,549.
As MacRumors first reported, Apple’s configurator costs the fully loaded 14-inch model at $14,249 and the 16-inch version at $14,549. Both are powered by Apple’s M5 Max chip, featuring an 18-core CPU and a 40-core GPU.
You can blame some of the pricing pressure on the current memory shortage and AI’s seemingly endless appetite for hardware. Upgrading to a 4TB SSD costs $1,000 more, while upgrading to 8TB adds $3,000. Want the new 16TB option? This will cost you an additional $7,000.
Another $2,000 gets you 128GB of memory, while nano-textured glass adds $150.
To give some perspective, the previous 16-inch MacBook Pro topped out at $10,149. The new model increases this ceiling by $4,400.
Absurd pricing aside, the launch marks a significant shift for Apple, nearly a decade after it first experienced the Touch Bar. The company eventually abandoned this feature, but is now ready to move to a touchscreen MacBook Pro.
Pre-orders open on October 30 and will be available from November 6.
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