Apple Readies High-End MacBook Pro With Touch, Hole-Punch Screen (bloomberg.com)
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- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/10/16/1912205/apple-readies-high-end-macbook-pro-with-touch-hole-punch-screen
- Source link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-16/apple-readies-high-end-macbook-pro-with-touch-hole-punch-screen
> The company is readying [2]a revamped MacBook Pro with a touch display for late 2026 or early 2027
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, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The new machines, code-named K114 and K116, will also have thinner and lighter frames and run the M6 line of chips. In making the move, Apple is following the rest of the computing industry, which embraced touch-screen laptops more than a decade ago.>
> The company has taken years to formulate its approach to the market, aiming to improve on current designs. Bloomberg News first reported in January 2023 that Apple was working on a touch-screen MacBook Pro. The new laptops will feature displays with OLED technology, the same standard used in iPhones and iPad Pros, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the products haven't been announced. It will mark the first time that this higher-end, thinner system is used in a Mac.
[1] https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/10/15/1328213/apples-new-macbook-pro-delivers-24-hour-battery-life-and-faster-ai-processing
[2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-16/apple-readies-high-end-macbook-pro-with-touch-hole-punch-screen
[3] https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/apple-readies-high-end-macbook-185940832.html
Hole? (Score:1)
I guess we'll see if people will tolerate a black camera hole in their computer screen. Seems this might be a problem in the less controlled world of mac software.
And then they un-embraced it (Score:3)
Touchscreens were popular seven or eight years ago. Everyone moved back to screens that don't suck. Apple is behind the times.
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Or maybe they found a way to make them not suck ? They do usually get this stuff right
Re: And then they un-embraced it (Score:2)
Youâ(TM)re forgetting the Touch Bar. You canâ(TM)t accuse Apple of not trying to innovate, but it is a disaster. I canâ(TM)t type on my MBP without constantly triggering it. Thank goodness I use an external keyboard 90% of the time.
And given that most of my usage is with it on a stand as a secondary screen, Iâ(TM)d never find the use for it being a touch screen.
Apple's double systems (Score:2)
iPads already have keyboard addons, this will just be an iPad with a different OS. Apple should just "Windows 8" already and merge entirely now.
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They already have, to an extent. You can run many iPhone/iPad apps and widgets on the newer Macs. The UI on MacOS has also looked like it's been skewing towards touch for a while.
Innovation (Score:2)
I can't wait to hear all about how innovative is for inventing laptops with touchscreens.
following instead of leading (Score:2)
> Apple is following the rest of the computing industry, which embraced touch-screen laptops more than a decade ago.
Then they'll find out the hard way that Steve was right.
Is apple dumb? (Score:2)
By announcing the M6 cpu mere days after the M5 launched, they've let their customers know that if they just wait a year, they'll get a better chip. This could reduce sales of the M5 laptops.
Re: Is apple dumb? (Score:2)
Their cadence has been pretty predictable for a while now, ever since they switch to Arm. Some people might indeed hold out for a touch screen; some just might not give a shit.
Now they can eliminate the keyboard! (Score:2)
And get rid of the hinge. What would you call something like that?
the industry may have embraced it, (Score:2)
but have users? I wonder how many people are actually using the touch screen outside of machines that are designed as 2-in-1s. Like, how many people are seriously using a touch screen in the standard 90 degree orientation of laptop on a desk or on a table?
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> but have users? I wonder how many people are actually using the touch screen outside of machines that are designed as 2-in-1s. Like, how many people are seriously using a touch screen in the standard 90 degree orientation of laptop on a desk or on a table?
I use a touch screen. Not for everything but for select scenarios, like filling out long surveys or opening up lots of browser links in background tabs or quickly clicking on buttons in different areas of the screen when no mouse is available.
Touchscreens use more power, are heavier, and cost more. However, none of those problems are compelling to me, except maybe weight. I bought the LG Gram 14, which was far lighter than any other laptop, including all Macs, and part of that light weight was due to not
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I personally never cared for it, it was always felt awkward to me unless it was a 2-in-1 folded over and I was using it like a tablet. I was just wondering how big the demand was, I don't think it's as big a demand as Apple management might think.
BTW, typing this on an LG Gram 17 (from a few years back). Love it. Super light (less than 3 lbs), tiny bezels, packs a 17" screen in a laptop only marginally bigger than most 15.6"ers. And with a numeric keypad.
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I can only speak to myself. I don't use a laptop too frequently, desktop is primary, but I'd say a touch screen is/would be useful about 30-50% of the time while on it. I often find myself wanting to just tap on things, with Windows and MacOS. It's usually limited to casual usage.
While I wouldn't assume touch is the primary desired method of interaction, I know there can be times where it would be easier, or more intuitive, than using the touchpad. Further, with Apple integrating iPad apps and widgets into
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I bought a low end laptop merely as a back up to my desktop a few years ago during the holiday sales. It came with a touchscreen, (probably) just like most people I did not seek one out.
I don't even use the laptop more than once a month to make sure that yep it still works and windows didn't corrupt itself. I played with the touch screen, it's ok but unless you don't have a mouse I don't see how it is very tolerable to use. touching it makes the screen hinge flex just enough to make it annoying if you pr