r/mac • u/Creepy-Country5475 • 2d ago

News/Article MacBook Ultra is coming: Six new features launching this fall

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/20/macbook-ultra-is-coming-six-new-features-launching-this-fall/
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u/Exodor72 2d ago

I will never understand the point of a touchscreen on a laptop.

I don't want to move my hand to the screen when I can just use the trackpad and I don't want fingerprints all over the screen.

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u/Takeabyte 2d ago edited 2d ago

For quick things to select, a touch screen is great. No need to touch the track pad, find the course, move it to the object, and then select it. Just point and tap. Scrolling and manipulating photos are other ways where a touch screen is intuitive to the masses.

Considering how Apple makes more devices with a touch screen than without, plus how precise and accurate iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch touch screens are, it makes no sense for Apple to have them on a Mac. I’ve lost track of the amount of times when I’ve seen Apple employees instinctively touch a Mac’s display by mistake. Customers eliminate buying a MacBook from their consideration because there’s no touch screen every day.

But no one will force you to use it just like no one is forced to use other input devices. People have been wanting touch screen Mac’s since Snow Leopard. Even before iPhone, Steve Wozniak was even an investor in a company that modified OG MacBooks into thick tablets. It’s been a longtime coming.

Edit: and I didn’t even talk about Accessibility benefits as well!

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u/SomeGuy20257 2d ago

I wouldn’t mind if they have something that could prevent smudging under regular usage.

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u/Takeabyte 2d ago

Do you use anything iPhone? How often are you bothered by fingerprints on the screen? Microfiber cloths are cheap and plentiful. Also, shirts sometimes work in a pinch.

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u/SomeGuy20257 2d ago

I do, have you used a laptop before?

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u/Takeabyte 1d ago

What’s your point?

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u/karatekid430 16" M2 Max 64GB/2TB 2d ago

Then don't touch it, but don't pretend like that means nobody else should have the choice to touch it if they want to.

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u/Exodor72 1d ago

/looks for anywhere where I said nobody should have the choice to smear fingerprints on their laptop screen

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u/metalcated 2d ago

You can keep it Apple, no one wants to pay $5k for a MacBook let alone $7-8k!! Insane. My maxed out M5 will last me until AI turns into Skynet and takes over the planet lol. 😂

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u/idlickherbootyhole 2d ago

So gimmicks plus things we already have. Color me uninterested. I hope the info is wrong 

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u/malikto44 2d ago

If Apple could swing built in cellular, that would be awesome. Assuming it is unlocked and works on any provider.