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After years of stubborn resistance that rivaled a toddler refusing to eat broccoli, Apple has finally caved and slapped a touchscreen onto its flagship laptop, proving that eventually, even Cupertino gives the people what they want—provided they are willing to pay an absolute king’s ransom for the privilege.
Apple has officially pulled the curtain back on its long-awaited touchscreen MacBook Pro lineup. Powered by the blistering new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, boasting a mouth-watering Ultra Retina XDR display, and promising a staggering 24 hours of battery life, this machine is an absolute powerhouse. But let us be honest: the most breathtaking feature isn’t the silicon; it is the price tag, which is expected to comfortably moonwalk past the R60,000 mark in South Africa.
The Ghost of Steve Jobs Weeps Quietly
Remember when Apple execs practically treated touchscreens on laptops like a moral failing? Steve Jobs famously called vertical touchscreens “ergonomically terrible,” comparing them to a car where the steering wheel is mounted on the passenger door. Yet, here we are. Apple has officially embraced the swipe, pinch, and poke.
To be fair, Cupertino didn’t just slap a cheap iPad panel onto a keyboard and call it a day. The new Ultra Retina XDR display looks so crisp it might actually judge you for your terrible font choices in Python. Speaking of programming, coding on this beast will be an absolute dream, though you might want to insure the screen against your own greasy fingerprints.
Power That Costs More Than A Used Hatchback
Under the hood, the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips are flexing muscle that makes most desktop towers look like pocket calculators. Apple claims up to 24 hours of battery life—which is genuinely impressive, though as tech journalists, we know “up to” usually means “if you turn the screen off, dim the keyboard backlight, and stare longingly at a blank desktop.”
And then, of course, there is the local pricing. With figures expected to clear R60,000 in South Africa, this laptop costs more than a decent second-hand hatchback with a questionable service history. Apple fans (and yes, despite our fierce loyalty to alternative tech ecosystems, we secretly own half the Cupertino catalog ourselves) will undoubtedly line up around the block.
Should You Buy It?
If you need a portable workstation that can chew through 8K video rendering while letting you casually prod the screen like a giant iPhone, this is your holy grail. Just remember to keep a microfiber cloth glued to your palm. Because at these prices, every smudge is a tiny, expensive tragedy.
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