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Apple’s First Touchscreen MacBook Pro Is Up for Preorder
Apple has announced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, bringing touch controls to macOS after years without them on the company’s laptops. The move is a notable change for the MacBook line, with gestures such as scrolling, zooming and managing apps now available directly on the screen.
The laptop has a PROLED XDR OLED display with an iPhone-style Dynamic Island, and comes in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips. Prices start at $2,899 and reach $14,549 for a fully configured model. It also brings back a glowing Apple logo, according to the article.
In short
- Apple has introduced touchscreens to the MacBook Pro.
- The models come in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes.
- Prices range from $2,899 to $14,549.
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The case for
A touchscreen MacBook could make everyday tasks more direct, especially scrolling, zooming and managing apps, and may suit people who already use touch devices. Bringing touch to a powerful laptop could also give users more ways to work without replacing familiar keyboard and trackpad controls.
The case against
Touch controls may add little for people who find a keyboard and trackpad more precise for laptop work, while encouraging awkward reaching at a screen held upright. The high starting price could also make the change harder to justify, particularly if touch features do not improve common tasks enough to offset the cost.
Explained simply
MacBook Pro is Apple’s high-end laptop, used for demanding work such as video editing, software development and design. Until now, Apple’s laptops have relied on a keyboard, trackpad and mouse for control, while touchscreens have been a familiar feature of devices such as the iPhone and iPad.
The change brings touch gestures to macOS, the operating system used on Mac computers. It matters because it changes how people can interact with a MacBook and marks a shift in Apple’s approach to laptop design; the new models are also priced at the premium end of the market.