Hands-on with Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro

<figure> <img alt="The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display on a pedestal in crowded press area." data-caption="The difference in thickness is small compared to the non-touch MacBook Pro models." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/268836_MacBook_Pro_touchscreen_OLED_handson_ADiBenedetto_0001.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The difference in thickness is small compared to the non-touch MacBook Pro models. </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Steve Jobs famously called touchscreen laptops "ergonomically terrible," and for over a decade, Apple stridently refused to make one. Today that all changes with the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1019554/apple-touchscreen-macbook-pro-and-tell">MacBook Pro </a>- the company's first laptop to embrace a touch interface. While it's unlikely that Apple can fix all the "terrible" ergonomics of having to lift your arm up and touch a laptop screen, the company has put some effort into making macOS more touch-friendly. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The new 14-inch <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1019554/apple-touchscreen-macbook-pro-and-tell">MacBook Pro with ProLED XDR</a> display weighs just 3 pounds, which is noticeably lighter than the current generation of non-touch MacBook Pros, which start at 3.4 pounds for the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017664/apple-macbook-pro-m6-processor-upgrade">newly introduced M6 mo …</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1020549/macbook-studio-touchscreen-hands-on">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>