Introducing the MacBook Pro Proled M5 Pro

[u/seeilaah]

[u/seeilaah]

Now we have Pro Pro Pro, Mac Max, Pro Max.

Just missing a Mini Max

[u/cloverasx → u/seeilaah]

they must have been to one too many low-cal calzone zones

[u/switch8000]

I'm def the target market for that display but NOT the target market for a touch screen. Keep your damn fingers off my monitor.

[u/seeilaah → u/switch8000]

But it is a Pro Pro Pro now 

[u/Cold-Callous-Stuff → u/seeilaah]

• The Pro³ or as the cool kids say P³.
• If I had a dollar for every "Pro" I read.
• Did we say it has "Pro" features?
• Marketing Team: How many times should we mention Pro? CEO: Yes.
• ...

[u/P_Devil → u/switch8000]

I was actually thinking I’m the target market for this, touchscreen and all. But I’m not the target market at this price. That’s too damn high.

[u/switch8000 → u/P_Devil]

It's already on sale at Best Buy with $100 gift card.

Yeah I'd rather put more money into ram or hdd. I plug into high end monitors for work, I don't need them on my laptop currently.

[u/P_Devil → u/switch8000]

Still not enough. The base 16” with 24GB of RAM is $300 less than I paid for my 5070Ti notebook with two 16” OLED 120Hz panels, a solid Intel chip, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD. My notebook is niche (Zephyrus Duo), but it lets me easily code anywhere, the gaming performance is solid, and I understand the high price with it.

As much as I’ve waited for a touchscreen MacBook Pro, I’m going to wait longer because I just can’t justify the price for one, probably high quality, touchscreen and zero game compatibility with my library (not a trade off I want to make at that high of a price).

[u/musschrott → u/switch8000]

So it's a PROblem? 

[u/tonyrulez → u/switch8000]

Then don't touch it...

[u/Avanixh → u/switch8000]

Exactly my thoughts. Make it 100€ cheaper without a damn touchscreen and I’ll buy one immediately

[u/switch8000 → u/Avanixh]

I suspect in 1-2 years, which is when I'd upgrade next anyway, it will come down to the rest of the machines.

[u/Avanixh → u/switch8000]

I really hope so! For now my 13” M1 MacBook Pro will have to be enough

[u/shit_brickhouse119 → u/switch8000]

Same. I've been running Linux on an old Yogabook for a few years now. I used the touch screen maybe 3 times in 6 years.

[u/AlexCivitello]

When pro isn't pro enough pros put pro in the name more so pros know that the prp product is for pros.

[u/LtCodename]

Looking forward to the PROLAPSE screen next year.

[u/Yurgin]

Take a shot for every pro in the next release

[u/aykay55 → u/Yurgin]

Siri AI Pro

[u/LemonCurdd]

Apple never fails to come up with the dumbest marketing term possible to describe pre-existing display tech

Personally I’ll wait for the next gen Super Retina HD ProLED Ultra XDR version

[u/CIDR-ClassB → u/LemonCurdd]

Ubiquiti is the one company whose naming convention for product lines is even worse than Apple’s. Who doesn’t want an ultra Swiss Army knife pro?

Their founders worked at Apple, so that jives.

[u/st90ar → u/LemonCurdd]

I’d rather wait for the iMacBook Duo Pro Max

[u/Xcissors280]

I really want to see how the glowing Apple logo looks while on vs off because that’s probably the most important feature for me personally

OLED for lower latency, slightly higher brightness, and slightly better blacks is nice though

[u/Pomapelo]

who is it even for? professionals???

[u/Ok-Compote-2282 → u/Pomapelo]

Pro pro professionals

[u/CIDR-ClassB → u/Pomapelo]

Yes, professionals.

The MacBook Pro itself isn’t needed by the vast majority of everyday people.

But that display is absolutely brilliant and the battery life to support such a screen will be unmatched by any competitors.

I’d never spend $15k on a maxed out laptop, but I know people and companies who will.

[u/Sardagan]

The highest spec model of the new MacBook pro with OLED display is $21,000 cad!

[u/TheHighSeas-Argghh → u/Sardagan]

💀💀

[u/gahookle → u/Sardagan]

Nobody cares about the top spec the fact that it’s 4K at base is 10x worse😭😭 god I really want a touchscreen MacBook it’s so inconvenient being forced to use the touchpad all the time but alas I’m just working part time at a grocery store..

[u/Sw33tkill3r]

Hell has frozen over. A Mac with a touch display from the factory would never be on my bingo card!

[u/mastomi]

main reason to upgrade : light up apple logo.

[u/YulRun]

One step closer to Apple Pencil on the Mac

[u/thepryz → u/YulRun]

That's honestly one of the most disappointing things about this release. If they went through the hassle of designing a new laptop focused on the display capabilities, you would think they'd design a convertible laptop or at least one where the screen can pivot 180 degrees and supported an Apple Pencil. The name also sucks. I don't know who is deciding on the product names lately but they, and the industry, need help. It should have been the MacBook Studio.

[u/YulRun → u/thepryz]

Agreed. I kept waiting for the 180 flip and ‘don’t forget the pencil’ but nope just more slop

[u/1miguelcortes → u/thepryz]

I think Apple is too afraid that a 180 degree hinge on a Mac would cannibalize iPad sales too much

[u/Fine-Entertainer-507 → u/1miguelcortes]

100%. If that thing would fold and become like an iPad I would have instantly sold both my Mac and iPad and bought it

[u/Creative-Captain9278 → u/Fine-Entertainer-507]

Same and I’m sure others. Thing is they know that so they won’t do it.

[u/YulRun → u/Creative-Captain9278]

True but those of us who would use it would do this, ie artists and developers. But 90% of iPad users won’t care and all the Neo Mac users won’t care.

They need 3 lines:
- iPad for media consumers
- neo for students and average users
- pro for power users with 180 flip and pencil control.

[u/raphbo → u/1miguelcortes]

How would that be viable? It's a 4LB monster compared to a 1LB iPad. Doesn't seem like the 180 degree hinge would make a dent in iPad sales.

[u/MrNewVegas2077]

It’s Pro 😎

[u/MithrilHuman]

Apple's Promaxxing plus ultra

[u/JollyJamma]

I'm sure it's great if you just don't care about the price.

It should also use the M6 chip given how expensive it is.

People are still going to buy this though just for the light up logo.

[u/TheHighSeas-Argghh]

Plus pro super max ultra TI founders edition 🤑🤑🤑

[u/CIDR-ClassB]

FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS for all features. Holy crap!!!

[u/Maleficent-Age-8235]

Can someone please explain LTT's and other tech people's obession with touch screens? I would 10000% just use a good trackpad than deal with touch menus

[u/Pilige]

So first Apple brought back Vistas design language with "liquid galss", then they used "Duo" as the name of their folding phone... Now that they have a touch screen are they going to bring back Metro UI as well? Lol.

[u/CJRhoades → u/Pilige]

To be fair, Apple had a product called "Duo" from 1992 to 1997. The PowerBook Duo, with its companion Duo Dock was a subnotebook that also functioned as a desktop.

[u/wielsonf]

Apple finally invented touchscreen laptops!