All roasts
apple.com as our browser saw it on 3 Nov 2026
apple.com, roasted on 3 Nov 2026.

Golden

So confident it spells 'PRO' on the screen in case you missed it.

What we saw: Apple's homepage featuring the MacBook Pro with a new display, open for pre-ord…

Three things we noticed

  1. 'Available starting 11.6' reads like a date, a software update or a price, so pick one.

    date under headline
  2. 'PROLED' splits into gold 'PRO' and white 'LED', so the display name needs a colour key to read.

    coloured subheadline
  3. Right below, a second 'MacBook Pro' headline starts, in case the first giant one was too subtle.

    repeated headline below

The one fix

Write the date so nobody has to decode it: change 'Available starting 11.6' to 'Available November 6' (or the right month). While you're there, show the region bar in the visitor's own language, not Japanese on an English page.

The full roast

The 5-second test

I think it's the new MacBook Pro with some fancy new screen, for people who already want a Mac. It's coming out on... 11.6? Is that a date or a screen size? I'd click 'Learn more' because it's the bright blue one, even though I probably came here to pre-order.
What I think you sell
A new MacBook Pro laptop with a new display, open for pre-order
Who I think it's for
Existing Mac fans and people who work on screens all day

Headline and value

6/10

The name does all the work, and the promise is missing.

The big headline is just 'MacBook Pro', and the line under it, 'PROLED XDR Display', is a product name, not a reason to care. Nothing on the first screen says what the new display does for the person looking at it: sharper photos, easier on the eyes, or something else. Apple's name carries a lot, but a first-time visitor learns that something is new without learning why it matters. The colour split also works against the words: 'PRO' is yellow and 'LED' is white, so the eye reads 'PRO' plus 'LED' and the 'OLED' disappears.

Quick win: Add one plain line between the display name and the date that says what the new screen does for the viewer, in Apple's own words from further down the page.

Call to action

7/10

Two clear buttons, but the one that sells is the quiet one.

'Learn more' is the solid blue button and 'Pre-order' is the outlined one, so the eye goes to reading before buying. On a launch page with 'Available starting 11.6' right above, pre-ordering is the action that counts, yet it looks like the backup option. Both labels are short and clear, and nothing crowds them, which is good. Visitors just get a choice when one main button would do.

Quick win: Make 'Pre-order' the solid blue button and turn 'Learn more' into the outlined one, or into a simple text link under it.

Look and layout

9/10

Beautiful, calm, and the laptop literally spells 'PRO' at you.

The black background, centred headline and one large product photo give the eye a clear path: the name, the display name, the buttons, then the laptop. There is plenty of breathing room and nothing fights for attention. The photo of the screen showing giant 'PRO' letters is a nice touch, though it says 'PRO' a third time in one screen after 'MacBook Pro' and 'PROLED'. The only messy part is the dark region bar at the very top, which pulls the eye before the product does.

Quick win: Keep everything, but make the region bar slimmer and lower in contrast so the first thing anyone reads is 'MacBook Pro', not a country picker.

Trust and proof

8/10

The apple logo is the proof, but the price is hiding.

For this brand, the logo in the top menu and the familiar store layout do most of the trust work, and the shopping bag icon signals you can buy right here. What's missing from the first screen is the price: 'Pre-order' asks for money without saying how much, so careful buyers have to click away to find out. There are no reviews or quotes visible, which is normal before launch, but I can't see whether anything further down covers it.

Quick win: Add the starting price next to the date, like 'From [price]. Available November 6.', so pre-order doesn't feel like a blind click.

Copy

6/10

Short and sleek, but '11.6' needs a translator.

'Available starting 11.6' is the weakest line on the page: some people will read November 6, others June 11, and on a laptop page plenty will think it's an 11.6-inch screen. 'Available starting' is also slightly odd for a single date; 'Available' alone does the job. The words are mercifully short, but 'PROLED XDR Display' is three made-up terms in a row with no plain explanation. Below the first screen, the next section repeats 'MacBook Pro' and 'Available starting 11.6' word for word, so the two sections blur together.

Quick win: Change 'Available starting 11.6' to 'Available November 6' (or the correct month) in both sections.

Mobile

8/10

Works well on a phone, once you get past the region bar.

The buttons 'Learn more' and 'Pre-order' are large, well spaced and easy to hit with a thumb, and the headline text is big and readable. The region bar ('Choose another country or region...') takes up roughly the top sixth of the screen with its own large 'Continue' button, which looks more clickable than either product button. The laptop photo stacks nicely under the buttons, and the next 'MacBook Pro' section starts right after, again with the same '11.6' date, so a scrolling visitor sees two near-identical headlines in a row.

Quick win: On phones, shrink the region bar to a single line with a small link (for example 'Shopping from Hong Kong? Switch region') so the product takes the top of the screen.

Top fixes, in order

  1. Write the date in full

    Why: 'Available starting 11.6' can be read as November 6, June 11, or an 11.6-inch screen. On a launch page, the date is the one fact everyone needs.

    How: Change it to 'Available November 6' (or the correct month), and do the same in the second MacBook Pro section.

  2. Show the region bar in the visitor's language

    Why: On desktop the top bar is in Japanese ('お住まいの場所に合ったコンテンツを表示させ...' (Choose your country or region to see content for your location and shop online), '日本' (Japan), '続ける' (Continue)) on an English page. English readers can't tell what it's asking, and some will click the wrong thing just to make it go away.

    How: Show the bar in the page's language: 'Choose another country or region to see content specific to your location and shop online.' with a 'Continue' button, just as the phone version already does.

  3. Make Pre-order the main button

    Why: The solid blue 'Learn more' outshines the outlined 'Pre-order', so the page steers visitors toward reading instead of buying.

    How: Swap the styles: solid blue 'Pre-order now', with 'Learn more' as the outlined button or a text link beside it.

  4. Say what the new display does for you

    Why: 'PROLED XDR Display' is a name, not a benefit, and the colour split hides 'OLED' entirely. Visitors see that something is new without learning why they'd want it.

    How: Colour 'OLED' as one block so the word reads clearly, and add one short line under it describing the display's main benefit, taken from the details further down the page.

  5. Tell the two MacBook Pro sections apart

    Why: The first screen and the next one both say 'MacBook Pro' and 'Available starting 11.6', so scrollers may think it's the same thing twice or get confused about which laptop is which.

    How: Give each section its own lead: keep the display story up top, and put '14-inch model now with M6.' as the bigger line in the second section, so each one has a clear reason to exist.

Rewrites to steal

Headlines

MacBook Pro. Now with the PROLED XDR Display.

plain and literal

Pre-order the new MacBook Pro.

action first

Your work, on the PROLED XDR Display.

you first

Subheadlines

Available [date]. Pre-order today.

urgency first

The new PROLED XDR Display, now on MacBook Pro.

feature first

Also new: the 14-inch model with M6.

choice first

Button text

Pre-order now

direct action

Pre-order MacBook Pro

product named

See the new display

curiosity first