Apple once scoffed at the idea of a laptop with a touchscreen. Now it plans to release its first laptop with a touch-sensitive display.

But upgrading the base models that start at $2,899 for the 14-inch, and $3,399 for the 16-inch, with every premium hardware option that Apple offers pushes those prices to an eye-watering $14,249 and ...

It is the first touch screen laptop Apple has ever released despite the prevalence and success of the form factor in the PC market.