Apple touchscreen MacBook Pro announcement: what people are saying
According to news reports, Apple unveiled its first touchscreen MacBook Pro featuring an OLED display. The new hardware introduces touch-optimized macOS interactions.
We read 802 public comments about it on YouTube, Hacker News, Reddit, Bluesky and Lobsters; 421 of them, from 407 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim, most-liked first, one per person.
Touchscreen on a laptop is unnecessary or annoying
27%115 comments
“i’ve owned several touchscreen laptops…. what I rarely did was touch the screen outside of cleaning it . 😂”
“I’ve never wanted to touch my MacBook screen”
“I think the touchscreen will go the way of the touchbar in a couple of years. It comes off a tad bit gimmicky.”
Too expensive and lacks expected features like cellular
21%89 comments
“These prices are truly getting out of control...”
“You can buy a decent used car for the cost of the 1 TB storage upgrade!”
“The touchscreen is to justify making the MacBook even more expensive”
Supports the design updates and OLED display upgrade
21%89 comments
“I love the way the wallpaper looks like a damaged screen.”
“When I first saw the wallpaper I thought the screen was cracked”
“I LOVE how the wallpaper looks like the all of the broken DUO screens.”
Needs a 360 hinge, detachable screen, or Apple Pencil support
16%66 comments
“That wobbly display though. Could've engineered a better hinge.”
“i just don't understand the appeal if it isn't able to fold all the way back”
“Pointless because it doesn't detach from the keyboard which means there's literally no need for a touchscreen”
Excited about the return of the glowing Apple logo
9%37 comments
“The most hype feature for me : The glow logo”
“Removed the glowing Logo , to return it later as a feature….”
“THEY BROUGHT BACK THE ILLUMINATED APPLE LOGO. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”
Apple should put macOS on iPad instead of making a touch MacBook
6%25 comments
“A MacOs iPad with a magnetic keyboard would make a 1000% more sense.”
“So now they'll optimize MacOS for touch screens but still not put it on the iPad”
“An iPad with an un-detachable keyboard.”
Comments per day
By the date each comment was posted
Alternatives people name
16% of on-topic comments are about moving elsewhere — this is where they say they are going.
- ipad20 comments
- ipad pro12 comments
- apple pencil4 comments
- Surface Pro3 comments
- HP3 comments
What happened, according to the press
The headlines this story was detected from, linked
- AI text watermarking and quality lossblog.keyvan.net · 31 Oct 2026
- 4 days left: How TechCrunch Founder Summit helps you make more useful connections to scaletechcrunch.com · 31 Oct 2026
- Best Buy is bundling a $100 gift card with touchscreen MacBook Pro preorderstheverge.com · 31 Oct 2026
- The touchscreen MacBook Pro is just a MacBook Pro with a touchscreentheverge.com · 30 Oct 2026
- Apple charges $14,549 for a fully specced touchscreen MacBook Protheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Touchscreen MacBook Pro hands-on: OLED looks great on a Macarstechnica.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Here’s where to preorder the new MacBook Prostheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Here’s how macOS is changing for touchscreenstheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Apple ‘Pro and tell’ event: Everything announced this weektheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Apple announces touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED displayarstechnica.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Watch Apple’s reveal video for the touchscreen MacBook Protheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Hands-on with Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Protheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Apple announces its first touchscreen MacBook Protheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Touchscreen MacBook live blog: On the ground at Apple’s launch eventtheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- All the news from Apple’s ‘Pro and tell’ eventtheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
Questions this page answers
What happened with MacBook Pro?
According to news reports, Apple unveiled its first touchscreen MacBook Pro featuring an OLED display. The new hardware introduces touch-optimized macOS interactions.
What are people saying about Apple touchscreen MacBook Pro announcement?
Of 421 comments from 407 people on YouTube, Hacker News, Reddit, Bluesky and Lobsters: Touchscreen on a laptop is unnecessary or annoying (27%); Too expensive and lacks expected features like cellular (21%); Supports the design updates and OLED display upgrade (21%); Needs a 360 hinge, detachable screen, or Apple Pencil support (16%).
What alternatives to MacBook Pro do people mention?
Named in the comments, by number of comments naming each: ipad (20), ipad pro (12), apple pencil (4), Surface Pro (3), HP (3).
How this page is made
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