Apple has announced its new lineup of touchscreen MacBook Pro models, with baseline prices seeing noticeable increases alongside custom configurations that push the absolute ceiling to $14,549 in the United States market. Pre-orders for the newly unveiled laptops are open now, with official retail availability scheduled for Friday, November 6.
Base pricing across the refreshed lineup reflects an across-the-board increase of $400 compared to the launch prices of the previous non-touchscreen generation. The 14-inch M5 Pro model now starts at $2,899, up from its predecessor’s $2,499. This configuration includes a 15-core central processor, a 16-core graphics processor, 24GB of unified memory, and a 1TB solid-state drive. The larger 16-inch M5 Pro model is priced at $3,399, compared to the previous $2,999, featuring an 18-core central processor, a 20-core graphics processor, 24GB of unified memory, and a 1TB solid-state drive.
At the higher end of the standard tier, the 14-inch M5 Max model enters the market at $4,499, replacing the previous $4,099 entry point with an 18-core central processor, a 32-core graphics processor, 36GB of unified memory, and a 2TB solid-state drive. The 16-inch M5 Max model is listed at $4,799, up from the prior $4,399, packing an 18-core central processor, a 32-core graphics processor, 36GB of unified memory, and a 2TB solid-state drive. These baseline adjustments represent an approximate 16 percent price increase for the entry-level 14-inch M5 Pro, a 13 percent rise for the 16-inch M5 Pro, and roughly 10 percent and 9 percent increases for the M5 Max configurations, respectively. These comparisons are measured against the pricing of the prior generation immediately before today’s launch rather than their initial historical release prices.
For buyers utilizing Apple’s custom configuration tool, prices escalate significantly based on hardware upgrades. The 14-inch touchscreen MacBook Pro can be customized up to $14,249, while the 16-inch counterpart reaches a maximum of $14,549. Both peak configurations are built around the highest-tier M5 Max chip featuring an 18-core central processor and a 40-core graphics processor, paired with 128GB of unified memory, a massive 16TB solid-state drive, and nanotexture glass.
Component upgrades serve as the primary driver behind the steep custom pricing. For top-tier M5 Max builds, upgrading the standard 2TB solid-state drive to a 4TB capacity adds $1,000, while stepping up to an 8TB drive costs an additional $3,000. Furthermore, the newly introduced 16TB storage option carries a $7,000 add-on price. Upgrading the unified memory from 48GB to 128GB adds another $2,000, and selecting the nanotexture glass option requires a $150 premium.
By comparison, the previous-generation 16-inch MacBook Pro maxed out at $10,149 when equipped with 128GB of memory, an 8TB solid-state drive, and nanotexture glass. The new maximum price of $14,549 represents a $4,400 or roughly 43 percent jump, though the new top-tier model doubles the maximum available storage capacity of its predecessor. When configured identically with an 8TB storage capacity, the new 16-inch model lists for $10,549, reflecting the standard $400 adjustment seen across equivalent builds.
