Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro is here. Bridget Carey goes hands on to poke at how the PROLED XDR model changes the experience, and gets up close with the vibrant tandem OLED screen.
Read more about Apple’s Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro on CNET.com
Touchscreen MacBook Pro Hands-On: Apple Finally Lets Us Swipe the Screen
Timecode Chapters:
0:00 First Impressions of the Touchscreen MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR
0:42 Dynamic Island and OLED Display Features
2:21 Comparing the M5 and M6 Chip Models
5:30 Intuitive OS Tweaks for Touch Navigation
Video Credits:
Host: Bridget Carey
Scripted by: Bridget Carey
Producer: Bridget Carey and Jesse Orrall
Camera: Jesse Orrall
Video Editor: Owen Poole
Thumbnail Designer: Zooey Liao
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@cph630_Chris
October 29, 2026 at 3:04 pm
Personally, I would have rather just seen the OLED without touch functionality at a better price, maybe $400 above regular (figuring the Apple curve).
@Gameflix-w8f
October 29, 2026 at 3:11 pm
that touch screen will become just another feature that almost no one will use haha
@Mike-i6x1n
October 29, 2026 at 3:15 pm
I can’t watch anyone else’s take on Apple anymore. Bridget has ruined all other Apple reviewers for me. <3
@ayhamk
October 29, 2026 at 3:20 pm
6:15 Zaha Hadid 💕
@pazzariatv
October 29, 2026 at 3:41 pm
And, this is why we love you, Bridget…. “See. It’s all in the hips.” 😅😂🤣
Had me rolling.
@MonkeySafari79
October 29, 2026 at 3:46 pm
if only there were a touchpad for zooming…
@seankrisnanda3062
October 29, 2026 at 3:48 pm
Basically, Apple wanna say: “we can combine iPad with iPhone or Macbook, but you have to pay a way more for those things!”
@maxjones5705
October 29, 2026 at 4:06 pm
0:41 😂
@MrOscar5690
October 29, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Consumers : can we get affordable memory?
Apple: THREE THOUSAND MONIES
@sabadmirza
October 29, 2026 at 4:24 pm
Am I the only one who thinks touchscreen Macs will end up just like the Touch Bar? Give it a few years and Apple will quietly drop them
@SirusStarTV
October 29, 2026 at 8:13 pm
Sidecar on Ipads could show mac os touchbar, now why not can’t touch bar be shown on the mac screen itself
@valentinouk
October 29, 2026 at 4:49 pm
Apple’s policy is back in the picture. What nobody’s talking about is this: can this MacBook Pro, which can also be rotated 360 degrees, be folded flat like a tablet? No?
@TheAdamsAZ
October 29, 2026 at 5:21 pm
Yep, my inner child is working out the financial justification as I watch these reviews.
@Wizreader2828
October 29, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Apple is simply way too late to the game. No one’s excited for this.
@AndreiBelski-fs6ot
October 29, 2026 at 5:49 pm
Is it easy to click on window controls?
@jdtransformation
October 29, 2026 at 6:02 pm
surprised you didn’t mention the weight reduction! IMHO maybe one of the more ‘long-term’ benefits for those who take it everywhere…
@GTeK13
October 29, 2026 at 6:24 pm
I just hope that these features are able to come to Sidecar when you connect your iPad to your MacBook so that those of us who do not have touchscreen MacBook can take advantage of the UI improvements for touchscreens
@GTeK13
October 29, 2026 at 6:25 pm
7:15 the 360 degree hinge just makes sense and I was hoping that Apple would do it with their MacBook
@JSmith-nu4bl
October 29, 2026 at 6:36 pm
This chick is out of her mind.
@JuanitoCardona
October 29, 2026 at 6:36 pm
I’m Touching things !!! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA !!!!! Made my day !!!!!!!!
@nickthaskater
October 29, 2026 at 6:56 pm
All they had to do was let people install Mac OS on the iPad Pro. The MacBook screen can’t even lay flat let alone be used with a Pencil. Pointless.
@SirusStarTV
October 29, 2026 at 8:11 pm
With mac os sidecar the ipad could be used as a touch screen for mac, but of course requires mac. So they can sell both ipads and macs.
@nickthaskater
October 29, 2026 at 9:15 pm
@SirusStarTV most people would still buy a MacBook, regardless. An iPad isn’t as powerful or “reliable” for sustained workloads (i.e., it will throttle and be slower due to passive cooling), so the more powerful MacBook will always have a place, nevermind the battery endurance.
Allowing Mac OS on the iPad would likely sell more iPads *without* impacting MacBook sales (chances are if you wanted a MacBook in the first place, you’d have one already, and if not, you won’t, regardless). It may actually increase MacBook sales as people could buy the iPad and then realize they would really like a MacBook for other use cases to complement the iPad.
@three_6_D
October 29, 2026 at 7:14 pm
Goodness I came for the OLED stayed for the hips.
@zaffora
October 29, 2026 at 7:15 pm
Does it support the pencil?
@SirusStarTV
October 29, 2026 at 8:09 pm
Nah
@unlokia
October 29, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Silly Apple 🤦♂️😏
@anhminhrom7
October 29, 2026 at 9:17 pm
Does it mean you have to use a screen protector now?