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Top-spec MacBook Pro hits $14,549 as memory and storage costs soar
Apple’s redesigned 16-inch MacBook Pro can cost $14,549 when configured with its highest-end M5 Max chip, 128GB of memory and 16TB of storage. The price highlights how costly memory and storage upgrades have become: together, they account for about 62 per cent of the total, while the new touchscreen adds only $400 compared with a similarly specified non-touch model.
The 16TB SSD upgrade costs $7,000, and increasing memory from 48GB to 128GB costs another $2,000. Apple charges $1,000 to move from 2TB to 4TB and $3,000 to reach 8TB; only the 40-core M5 Max supports 128GB of memory. The article links the sharp price rises to surging component costs: an otherwise comparable 16-inch model rose from $7,349 in March 2026 to $10,149 by late June, before the new configuration reached $14,549.
In short
- The top 16-inch MacBook Pro costs $14,549.
- Memory and storage make up about 62 per cent of the price.
- The touchscreen adds $400 over a comparable non-touch model.
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Originally published by Engadget as “Apple’s new MacBook Pro tops out at $15K – here’s what that gets you”.