Apple to release touchscreen MacBook Pros on Friday

Apple ↘ 1.83% will ship five new products this Friday, November 6. They include an iPad mini with an OLED display, an iMac with the M6 chip, and the company's first Macs with touchscreens. The new HomeView smart home display and a fourth-generation Apple TV 4K will follow one week later, on November 13, according to MacRumors. Apple announced all of these products in October, and pre-orders are already open. These two release dates are the last hardware launches on Apple's 2026 calendar, Macworld reported.macrumors.com+1

Touchscreen MacBook Pros lead the lineup

The main release is a pair of 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with OLED touchscreens, which Apple calls PROLED XDR. They start at $2,899 and $3,399. Users can scroll, zoom and draw on the screen, Lifehacker reported. The laptops swap the camera notch for a Dynamic Island, bring back the backlit Apple logo, and come only with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips. A separate 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip starts at $1,999. Apart from the new processor, it is largely unchanged from the previous model, according to Lifehacker.lifehacker.com

For the first time, the iPad mini has an OLED panel. It also gets the A20 Pro chip used in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo, plus a thinner and lighter design, starting at $699. The M6 iMac stays at $1,499. Apple claims it is up to five times faster than the M4 model, and it adds Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 while keeping the same 24-inch design, Lifehacker reported. Delivery dates for pre-orders depend on region and configuration, MacRumors noted.macrumors.com+1

HomeView and Apple TV arrive Nov. 13

HomeView costs $299 and comes in tabletop and wall-mounted versions. It can answer questions using Siri AI, show photos and recipes, make FaceTime calls and play music. It will not be sold in the European Union at first, according to MacRumors. Macworld called HomeView Apple's "first truly new-category product" in a long time and noted that no reviews have been published yet, Macworld wrote.macworld.com+1

The new Apple TV 4K is also $299 and comes in a single 128GB model. It adds Siri AI support and four-speaker surround sound with compatible HomePod speakers, MacRumors reported. Macworld added that it has a faster processor, built-in microphones, and a remote with a speaker for Find My, Macworld added.macrumors.com+1

A crowded end to the year

These launches cap a busy fall under CEO John Ternus. Earlier releases included the foldable iPhone Duo, the iPhone 18 Pro and the HomePod mini 2, Lifehacker noted. More software is coming. Apple Intelligence features for China will enter developer testing on November 4 before a public rollout with iOS 27.3 in December. The Apple Home Collection of third-party accessories will also begin arriving in December, according to MacRumors.lifehacker.com+1