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Apple introduced touch support alongside new 'PROLED XDR' OLED displays on redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops. The new models are lighter than previous versions, include updated speakers, and carry higher prices than their predecessors.
Apple has launched its first touchscreen Mac, a MacBook Pro model that supports touch input alongside its trackpad and keyboard. Apple executive John Ternus said touch is meant as a supplementary input method rather than the primary way of using the machine, describing the Mac as 'first and foremost an indirect input device.'
Apple has introduced a touchscreen MacBook Pro, abandoning its long-held position against touch displays on Mac laptops. The new model starts at $2,899, roughly $1,000 more than the standard MacBook Pro, and executives including CEO John Ternus and marketing chief Greg Joswiak discussed the change publicly.
Apple is said to be developing a MacBook Pro model with a full touchscreen display, internally referenced as 'PROLED'. This marks a reversal from the company's long-standing public stance against touch-enabled laptops, a position dating back to comments from Steve Jobs in 2010 calling touchscreen laptops ergonomically flawed.
Apple has explained how touch input works on its newly announced MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, which features a touch sensor built directly into the screen. Users can scroll, pinch-to-zoom, draw, and hide the dock using finger gestures borrowed from iPad interactions, with wider spacing in touch-enabled menus. The laptop starts at $2,899.
Apple unveiled a new MacBook Pro featuring its first touchscreen and OLED display, branded PROLED XDR, shipping November 6. Pricing starts at $2,900 for the 14-inch M5 Pro model and goes up to $14,549 for a fully configured 16-inch version, with storage now topping out at 16TB.
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