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Apple Unveils First Touchscreen MacBook Pro Models

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Apple has announced its first touchscreen MacBooks, featuring macOS, tandem OLED displays, and an optional touch interface.

Apple announced its first touchscreen laptop models, the MacBook Pro with ProLED XDR Display, at an event in Los Angeles.
The new laptops run macOS instead of iPadOS or iOS, and the touch interface is entirely optional.
CNBC tested both the 14-inch and 16-inch models at the launch event.
Software that has not been explicitly updated will still support touch by converting taps into traditional clicks.
Screens feature an oleophobic coating to resist fingerprints.
The laptops use tandem OLED technology to offer deeper blacks and higher contrast, targeted at creators.
The traditional top notch has been replaced with a hole-punch cutout in the display, and the MacBook now includes the Dynamic Island feature.
A new hinge is designed to minimize screen shaking when tapping the display.
The Apple logo on the lid lights up when the computer is on, marking the first time the feature has appeared on an Apple laptop since 2017.
The 14-inch model starts at $2,899 and the 16-inch model starts at $3,399.