Apple’s Touchscreen Macbook Pro Nears $15,000 Price Tag

WHO:

CNET - Apple is the maker of the touchscreen MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops.

Slickdeals - Amazon is listed as the seller of the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air with an M5 chip.

WHAT:

CNET - Fully upgrading the touchscreen MacBook Pro with an M5 Max chip and 16TB of storage costs nearly $15,000.

CNET - The fully upgraded MacBook Pro costs more than 10 basic MacBook Air laptops.

TechCrunch - The touchscreen MacBook Pro costs around $14,549 with every upgrade.

Slickdeals - Amazon lists a 13-inch Apple MacBook Air with an M5 chip, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD in silver for $1,099.99, with free shipping.

Slickdeals - The listing also mentions a 16GB unified-memory MacBook Air configuration with a 1TB SSD; its price is not specified in the article text.

WHERE:

Slickdeals - The MacBook Air is listed for sale on Amazon.com.

HOW:

CNET - The MacBook Pro’s price reaches nearly $15,000 when configured with an M5 Max chip and 16TB of storage.

TechCrunch - The approximately $14,549 price reflects selecting every available upgrade.

(UPDATED October 29, 2026 21:05 UTC)

Apple’s fully upgraded touchscreen MacBook Pro costs about $14,549, with an M5 Max chip and 16TB of storage, making it more expensive than 10 basic MacBook Air laptops. Amazon lists a 13-inch MacBook Air with an M5 chip, 16GB of memory, and a 512GB SSD for $1,099.99, with free shipping. The Amazon listing also mentions a 16GB memory configuration with a 1TB SSD, but gives no price for it.