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Dave LeClair

Report: Apple's touchscreen MacBook is coming, and it could blur the line with the iPad

MacBook Pro 14-inch (2024, M4) shown open on a table.

Apple has historically been opposed to incorporating a touchscreen into a MacBook. For as long as the company has offered the iPad, it has wanted to keep the devices separate by keeping touchscreens exclusive to the tablets. But according to a new report, that's going to change soon.

The report comes from noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on X. In the post, he said, "The OLED MacBook Pro, expected to enter mass production by late 2026, will incorporate a touch panel using on-cell touch technology." If it goes into production at the end of next year, that means the 2027 MacBook Pro could be the first to see a touchscreen.

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