# Apple's first touchscreen Mac is here: OLED MacBook Pro, M6 laptops and iMac, explained

> An OLED touch MacBook Pro with a Dynamic Island, M6 updates to the 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac, and a $22,299 Mac Studio. Pre-orders are open; everything ships November 6.

Published Oct 28, 2026 by TechMeasured Staff · Gadgets · Canonical: https://techmeasured.com/gadgets/apple-oled-touchscreen-macbook-pro-m6-imac

After years of insisting Macs didn't need touch, Apple shipped one. The headline of this week's launches is an **OLED MacBook Pro with a touchscreen** — the first Mac with either — alongside quieter M6 updates. Pre-orders opened October 28; everything arrives **November 6**.

## OLED MacBook Pro: the one that matters

- **Display:** OLED with touch support — a first for any Mac.
- **Chips:** M5 Pro and M5 Max (introduced earlier this year).
- **Design:** slightly thinner and lighter than the mini-LED MacBook Pros, which stay on sale.
- **New bits:** a **Dynamic Island**, a glowing Apple logo on the lid, and a reworked speaker system with deeper bass and better audio with the lid closed.
- **Storage:** up to **16TB**, double the previous ceiling.
- **Price:** a **$400 premium** over the equivalent mini-LED configuration. Fully loaded, it tops out at **$14,549**.

**Our read:** the $400 OLED tax buys perfect blacks, touch and a slimmer chassis — but the processors are the same M5 Pro/Max you can already get in the mini-LED model. If you don't specifically want touch or OLED, the mini-LED version is the value pick, and it'll likely see discounts now that it's no longer the flagship.

## 14-inch MacBook Pro (M6)

A straightforward spec bump to the new **M6** chip, starting at **$1,999** with 16GB of memory, a 1TB SSD and a 12-core CPU and GPU. Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 come standard.

One caveat buried in the specs: the M6's **170GB/s memory bandwidth** doesn't apply to the base 16GB configuration. If you run local AI models or heavy creative workloads, bandwidth matters as much as RAM capacity — check the configuration before you buy.

## iMac (M6)

Also an M6 spec bump, starting at **$1,499** with a 4.5K display and 256GB of storage; the **$1,699** tier adds more cores, more ports and external display support. A **2.5 Gigabit Ethernet** port is available on the power adapter. Colors are unchanged.

**Our read:** skip the $1,499 base model if you can. 256GB fills fast, and the $1,699 tier fixes the ports you'll want.

## Everything else from the week

- **Mac Studio (M5 Ultra)** is now configurable with **512GB of RAM** — for **$22,299**.
- Redesigned Mac chargers and a World Travel Adapter Kit.
- **MacBook Neo's** education price rose to **$649**.
- Apple raised trade-in values for iPads and Macs.
- A new **OLED iPad mini** — we break that one down separately.

## Who should buy what

| You are… | Buy |
|---|---|
| A student or general user | Neither — a MacBook Air or MacBook Neo is plenty |
| A pro who wants touch/OLED | OLED MacBook Pro, and budget the $400 |
| A pro who just wants speed | Mini-LED MacBook Pro (M5 Pro/Max), and watch for discounts |
| On a 2–3-year-old M-series MacBook Pro | Wait — the M6 jump is incremental |
| Buying a family desktop | iMac M6, $1,699 tier |


## Sources

1. [MacRumors — Here's everything Apple announced this week](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/28/apple-announcements-october-2026/)
2. [The Gadgeteer — M6 iMac starts at $1,499 with the MacBook Pro at $1,999](https://the-gadgeteer.com/2026/10/27/m6-imac-starts-at-1499-with-the-macbook-pro-at-1999/)
3. [Apple — MacBook Pro](https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/)
4. [Apple — iMac](https://www.apple.com/imac/)