{
  "id": 17421900,
  "title": "Best Buy is bundling a $100 gift card with touchscreen MacBook Pro preorders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/best-buy-is-bundling-a-100-gift-card-with-touchscreen-macbook-pro",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1023302/best-buy-gift-card-macbook-pro-proled-xdr-preorder-deal-sale"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Best Buy is offering a $100 gift card when customers preorder the latest MacBook Pro with a touch screen. The promotion is available for preorders of the 14- or 16-inch configurations, including the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip. The inclusion of the gift card can be confirmed in the \"Complete your purchase\" section on the checkout page. Antonio G. Di Benedetto, a colleague who attended Apple's \"Pro and Tell\" event, found the Tandem OLED panel impressive due to its brightness and contrast. However, he described the updates as \"kind of boring\" because the changes to the system were relatively minor. The new touch experience is enhanced by features like magnified traffic light-colored buttons on windows and a glowing Apple logo on the back. The PROLED laptops are also thinner and lighter than standard models.",
  "summary": "While the new touch-enabled MacBook Pro with the PROLED XDR screen is available for preorder across a few major retailers, Best Buy is sweetening the deal by including a $100 gift card. The gift card will be automatically added to your cart when you preorder one of Apple’s highest-end laptops available in 14- or 16-inch […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "9to5Mac Overtime 088: Finally, a touchscreen MacBook",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/9to5mac-overtime-088-finally-a-touchscreen-macbook",
        "published": "2026-10-31T14:17:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}