MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display

Apple just unveiled its new high-end notebook, the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display. The name is a mouthful, but it makes a lot of sense, as the normal MacBook Pro is still alive and well.1 The most important thing about this laptop is that the Apple logo lights up on the lid. I will never forgive Jony Ive and Tim Cook for taking that away ten years ago. John Ternus’ new X (gross) profile photo is all about this detail: In terms of specs, the two classes of MacBook Pros are very similar. Both use the M5 Pro or M5 Max,2 and both top out at 128 GB of unified memory. The OLED model can be had with a 16 TB SSD for a cool $7,000. Here are the main areas in which the specs differ: MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display MacBook Pro (Liquid Retina XDR) Max Storage 16TB (M5 Max) 8TB (M5 Max) Max RAM 128GB (M5 Max, 40-core GPU) 128GB (M5 Max, 40-core GPU); M6 tops out at 32GB HDR Peak Brightness 2000 nits 1600 nits SDR Brightness 1000 nits sustained, 2000 nits peak (outdoor) Up to 1000 nits…