You Can Spend Nearly $15K on Apple's New Touchscreen MacBook Pro. Why? - CNET

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The new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, announced on Wednesday and available on Nov. 6, brings touchscreen control to Apple’s most premium laptop. Pricing starts at $2,899 for the entry-level M5 Pro with the smaller 14-inch display, or $3,399 for the 16-inch model, before any applicable education discounts.

If you go ham on Apple’s preorder configurator and max out the processor, memory and storage, the price balloons to an eye-watering $14,549. That’s wild, especially in today’s economy. Will anyone actually spend that?

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Let’s see what it means to reach that top-tier configuration of the new touchscreen laptop, starting with the larger, more expensive 16-inch PROLED XDR model at $3,399. Color doesn’t affect price, so take your pick of silver or space black.

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