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Apple has introduced its first-ever touchscreen Mac, the MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR Display. The 14-inch model starts at $2,899 (£2,899 / AU$4,599) equipped with a 15-Core M5 Pro chip, 16-Core GPU, 24GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage, alongside a higher-end configuration selling for $3699. Incorporating a tandem OLED panel that integrates touch sensors directly into the screen, the laptop weighs 3lb—a half-pound reduction from the traditional Pro chassis that brings it within 0.3 pounds of the 13-inch MacBook Air. [1][2]
The laptop runs macOS 27.2, which dynamically adapts the user interface for finger input by enlarging elements like the window control traffic lights and expanding spacing in menus. However, macOS maintains desktop conventions such as requiring double taps to open applications, and video file icons can be cumbersome to open without accidentally triggering preview playback. The touchscreen supports multi-finger gestures like pinch-to-zoom and rotation, but it only responds to fingers and does not work with the Apple Pencil or third-party styluses. [1]
Early impressions indicate the hardware is extremely responsive and thin, though Macworld notes Apple is positioning touch as an optional input rather than a primary interface. Testers found themselves relying mainly on standard trackpad controls for everyday workflows, but the thinner design and lightweight footprint significantly narrow the portability gap between the Pro line and the MacBook Air. [1][2]
Macworld Apple’s new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display isn’t just the best display ever put in a laptop. It’s also Apple’s first-ever touchscreen in a Mac and the first time macOS has supported Touch as an input option. It’s a feature we longtime Mac users thought we’d never see, mostly because Apple has a history of saying it won’t happen. But it has happened—and on the expensive laptop Apple sells, no less.
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Apple's MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Display touchscreen laptop is so light and so stunning that you might start looking at your MacBook Air a little differently.
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