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Touchscreen MacBook Pro hands-on: OLED looks great on a Mac

Touchscreen MacBook Pro hands-on: OLED looks great on a Mac

Summary

A brief hands-on with the new MacBook Pro found that its OLED display stood out, while the laptop felt lighter than the reviewer’s 14-inch M1 Max model. The touchscreen supports gestures and direct interaction with apps, but the laptop does not fold into tablet mode and does not support Apple Pencil.

Key Facts

  • The reviewer tested the laptop for about five minutes at a crowded showroom in Los Angeles.
  • The new model felt noticeably lighter than the reviewer’s 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Max chip.
  • The laptop has an OLED display and a Dynamic Island cutout.
  • The reviewer used the touchscreen to swipe between desktops, zoom and scroll, move windows, drag files, launch apps, draw, and scrub video.
  • The reviewer said most touchscreen actions could also be done with trackpad gestures.
  • The laptop keeps a traditional laptop shape and does not convert into a tablet.
  • The article says the touchscreen does not support Apple Pencil.
  • The reviewer also noted that the Apple logo on the back glows.
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