Apple releases fully loaded 16-inch MacBook Pro up to $14,549

Apple has announced a fully loaded 16-inch MacBook Pro configured with an OLED touchscreen, an M5 Max chip, and a massive 16TB SSD that costs nearly $15,000. Storage and memory account for roughly 62 percent of the total price, driven by recent surges in component costs due to high demand for AI data centers. The configuration targets professionals like filmmakers and developers who may need high RAM for local LLMs, though the author notes that most workloads are better served by lower-spec models. Open article →