Apple shows pricey touchscreen laptops, a first for the iPhone maker
Apple says the new laptop uses a tandem OLED panel and starts at $2,899, with touch input built into the display for lower latency.
- Apple introduced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, reversing its long-standing opposition to touch controls on laptops.
- The new MacBook Pro supports gestures such as scrolling, zooming, drawing, and annotating while retaining its keyboard and trackpad.
- The laptop includes a tandem OLED display, M5 Pro and M5 Max processors, up to 16TB of storage, and up to 24 hours of battery life.
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Apple introduced the new MacBook Pros with OLED displays and touch controls — two features that first appear in the series. The laptops will go on sale in parallel with existing models, and pre-orders begin on October 28, while sales start on November 6. “The new MacBook Pro is a monumental step forward for the Mac,” said Johnny Sruigi, Apple's chief hardware officer. According to him, the combination of Tandem OLED technology, touch control and…
For the first time, the manufacturer offers a touch-sensitive OLED display, plus the Dynamic Island from the iPhone and a feature that lights up old-established Apple users. Price-wise, the device sits at the top of the notebook series - and extends up to the small car area.
Apple will release its first MacBook with a touch display from November 6th – after years of criticizing the concept of laptops with touch-sensitive screens. Now Apple emphasizes that the MacBook Pro with touch screen is intended for professional users who want to rotate 3D models with their fingers or play musical instruments on the display.
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