Apple’s redesigned 16-inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display can be configured to cost $14,549 in the United States, with most of that price driven by unusually expensive storage and memory upgrades.
The maximum configuration combines an M5 Max chip with an 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU, 128GB of unified memory, and a 16TB SSD. As Engadget reports, upgrading storage to 16TB adds $7,000, while increasing memory from 48GB to 128GB adds another $2,000.
That means $9,000, or roughly 62% of the fully configured laptop’s price, comes from those two options alone. The 16TB storage capacity is double the maximum offered on the earlier non-touch M5 Max model.
Apple’s new PROLED XDR Display brings OLED technology and touch input to the MacBook Pro. The 16-inch model features a tandem OLED panel with a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, and Apple offers an optional nano-texture finish.
The striking price should not be confused with the entry-level cost of the redesigned lineup. Apple’s announcement lists the 16-inch M5 Pro model from $3,399 in the U.S. and £3,399 in the U.K., while the M5 Max version starts at $4,799 and £4,799.
The extreme configuration is aimed at buyers who specifically need enormous amounts of built-in storage and unified memory for professional workloads. Customers who can use external storage or lower memory configurations can avoid much of the cost.
The new MacBook Pro began arriving to customers on November 6, bringing a redesigned display alongside Apple’s latest professional laptop hardware.