Apple's first touchscreen MacBook Pro feels both familiar and radically improved
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It's thinner, lighter and has a better screen, but it's still a MacBook Pro.
Key facts
- But the $400 premium for these new laptops over the non-OLED verions at least feels justified
- The company kept the standard 14- and 16-inch screens, though the display has obviously been massively improved
- This isn't the first time that Apple has dramatically reduced the weight of the MacBook Pro, the infamous 2016 Touch Bar models were also about the same weight
- Oh, and the glowing logo on the lid is as cool now as it was 30-something years ago
Summary
As expected, Apple announced its first MacBook Pro with a touchscreen at its "Pro and Tell" event today in Los Angeles. Despite the reduction in weight (the 14-inch is three pounds, while the 16-inch is four), Apple kept the same set of ports on these new models, and the keyboard and trackpad appear to be the same reliable and comfortable options that have been on the MacBook Pro since its big 2021 redesign. This isn't the first time that Apple has dramatically reduced the weight of the MacBook Pro, the infamous 2016 Touch Bar models were also about the same weight. In 2024, Apple released the iPad Pro with its "tandem OLED" screen, one that the reporter called the nicest display the reporter had ever seen on an Apple device.