Bloomberg reported on 27 October 2026, in an exclusive by Mark Gurman, that Apple has discussed charging $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro with an OLED XDR touch screen and an M5 Pro chip. Techmeme’s summary of the report says that is $400 more than the current M5 Pro model.
Bloomberg’s headline reads: “Apple Bets MacBook Pro Buyers Will Pay More for Touch Screens”. Apple has not announced a price; the report says the figure has been discussed.
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The key insight: As we read it, the report adds a third 14-inch price point to the two in the sources: $2,899 discussed for the OLED touch-screen M5 Pro model, per Bloomberg, against $2,499 for the current M5 Pro model on Apple’s store and $1,999 for the M6 modelApple announced today.
The Bloomberg article was published at 22:01 UTC on 27 October and is labelled an exclusive. Its body is behind a paywall, and we read the headline and Techmeme’s summary, which credits Mark Gurman and Bloomberg.
By that summary, the $2,899 figure is for the 14-inch model with an M5 Pro chip and an OLED XDR touch screen. Apple’s US online store lists the current 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro from $2,499, which matches the $400 gap by our arithmetic.
US starting prices for the 14-inch MacBook Pro: $2,899 is a priceApple has discussed for the OLED touch-screen model with M5 Pro, per Bloomberg (27 October 2026), not an announced price; $2,499 is the current M5 Pro model on Apple’s US store; $1,999 is the new M6 model announced by Apple on 27 October. The $900 gap to the M6 model is our arithmetic.
What Apple Is Expected to Show on Wednesday
MacRumors reported earlier on 27 October, citing an earlier Bloomberg report by Gurman, that Apple will announce 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models on Wednesday with touch-enabled OLED displays, thinner bezels, a Dynamic Island instead of a notch, and M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
MacRumors also reports that Apple is hosting a private “Pro and tell” experience in Los Angeles starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on 28 October.
The 14-Inch Price Ladder
14-inch MacBook Pro US starting prices: $2,899 is a price Apple has discussed for the OLED touch-screen M5 Pro model, per Bloomberg (27 October 2026), not announced; $2,499 for the current M5 Pro model on Apple’s US store; $1,999 for the new M6 model, per Apple’s newsroom.Animated: the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro from $2,499 on Apple’s US store to the $2,899 Apple has discussed for the OLED touch-screen version, per Bloomberg (27 October 2026). The higher price is not announced.
Separately, Apple announced on 27 October a 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6. Apple’s newsroom says it “starts at $1,999 (U.S.)”, with pre-orders from 28 October and deliveries from 6 November.
By our arithmetic, the discussed $2,899 would sit $900 above the new M6 model’s starting price and $400 above the current M5 Pro model’s, on the 14-inch size alone.
As we read it, the price is a discussed figure, not an announced one: Bloomberg says Apple has discussed charging $2,899, and MacRumors, citing Bloomberg, says the touch-screen models are expected on 28 October.
As we read it, the step-up is specific: Techmeme’s summary of Bloomberg puts the discussed price $400 above the current M5 Pro model, which Apple’s US store lists from $2,499.
As we read it, the sources we read do not give a reason for the higher price, and the memory-cost coverage linked here is context, not a stated cause.
Apple Newsroom, 27 October 2026
“The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 starts at $1,999 (U.S.) and $1,899 (U.S.) with education savings.”
Three Implications
FOR BUYERS Apple has not announced the touch-screen model’s price; Bloomberg reports $2,899 is a figure Apple has discussed for the 14-inch M5 Pro version.
FOR APPLE’S MAC LINE Apple’s newsroom says the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 starts at $1,999, with pre-orders from 28 October and deliveries from 6 November.
FOR WEDNESDAY MacRumors, citing Bloomberg, says Apple will announce 14-inch and 16-inch touch-enabled OLED MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
The framework states: “Memory is becoming the new compute.”
As we read it, the framework is context for this week’s device-pricing coverage, not an explanation of this report: the Bloomberg summary we read gives no reason for the $2,899 figure. The framework was written in December 2025 and does not discuss the MacBook Pro.
What Is Not Established
Apple has not announced the price, and the report describes a figure Apple has discussed. The Bloomberg article body was not readable to us, so we do not know whether it gives a 16-inch price, a reason for the increase, or a release date.
The price could change before or at Wednesday’s event. Nothing in the sources we read states why Apple would charge more.
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Bloomberg reported on 27 October 2026 that Apple has discussed a $2,899 price for the 14-inch MacBook Pro with an OLED XDR touch screen and M5 Pro, $400 above the current M5 Pro model; Apple is expected to show the touch-screen MacBook Pro models on 28 October.
A note on sourcing. The $2,899 figure, the M5 Pro and OLED touch-screen details and the $400 gap are from Bloomberg’s 27 October 2026 report by Mark Gurman as summarised by Techmeme; the Bloomberg article body is paywalled and was not read. Launch details are from MacRumors citing Bloomberg. The M6 price is from Apple’s newsroom and the current M5 Pro price from Apple’s US store. Figures labelled “by our arithmetic” are ours. This is not investment advice.
Gennaro Cuofano is a CRO and tech executive who has worked in AI since late 2015, starting with bringing NLP, natural-language generation, voice and chatbot products to the marketing industry. His background is in law and finance: he holds a Master's degree in Law and an International MBA with an emphasis on corporate finance (LUISS Business School and the University of San Diego, 2012), and worked as a financial analyst at a real-estate investment firm in San Diego and as an assistant controller. His work focuses on business model strategy, business engineering and, more broadly, structural analysis: how companies make money, read from their own filings. He created FourWeekMBA and leads research there and at The Business Engineer, his newsletter on AI and business strategy, with over 95,000 subscribers and more than 1,000 published analyses. His writing has also appeared on Entrepreneur (for example, How to Digitize a Family Business in Europe) and HackerNoon. Find him on LinkedIn and Substack. See how we source.
