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Apple CEO John Ternus explained Apple's thinking on the MacBook Pro 's new touch capabilities in an interview with Wired . Despite the addition of a touch display, Apple still sees the ‌MacBook Pro‌ as an indirect input device. From Ternus: The Mac is first and foremost an indirect input device, built around the trackpad and keyboard. But I think there's times when it's comfortable and handy to have touch. We needed to get to a point where adding touch didn't make the product lesser in any way. It didn't make it heavier. It didn't make it thicker. That came together with the OLED screen, the best display we've ever put into a Mac. All of these things, and, oh yeah, it has touch as well. Apple has in the past said it would not converge its iPad and Mac lines because they served two different functions. Hardware chief Johny Srouji and marketing chief Greg Joswiak were also interviewed. Srouji told Wired that display technology, Apple silicon chips, and software have evolved enough to meet Apple's "bar" for touch integration. Joswiak said pro users were waiting for touch, and that a generation of "young creators" expect touch capabilities. Apple's version of a touchscreen laptop has a redesigned thermal architecture to keep the display from feeling hot, an anti-reflective display coating that's Apple says won't need more cleaning than a standard display, and a reinforced hinge that keeps the screen stable when touch pressure is applied. The new OLED ‌MacBook Pro‌ models are available for pre-order today and will launch on November 6. Pricing starts at $2,899. Related Roundup: MacBook Pro Tag: John Ternus Buyer's Guide: MacBook Pro (Buy Now) Related Forum: MacBook Pro This article, " Apple Executives Explain Why the MacBook Pro Finally Has a Touch Screen " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Preorders are open for Apple's latest iPad mini, iMac, and MacBook Pro models, with all of the new devices arriving in stores Friday, November 6. MacBook Pro with touchscreen Customers in the United States can place orders through Apple's website or the Apple Store app. The new hardware includes an OLED iPad mini, an M6-powered iMac, and two MacBook Pro updates with different processors and displays. Apple's eighth-generation iPad mini replaces its LCD screen with an 8.5-inch OLED display, bringing deeper blacks and higher contrast to the company's smallest tablet. As reported Monday , Apple has also narrowed the bezels, reduced the enclosure to 5.4 mm thick, and added IP67 water and dust resistance. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Sonnet's new Echo SE III T5 gives Macs three PCIe slots for $799.99, costing less than its larger desktop model, at the cost of no longer supporting full-length cards. Echo SE III T5 The compact enclosure lets Mac mini , Mac Studio , and MacBook Pro users add professional hardware their computers don't have internal slots for. It connects up to three PCIe cards through a single Thunderbolt cable for specialized audio, video, networking, and storage. Sonnet introduced the larger Echo III T5 Desktop on October 14. The $1,199.99 enclosure supports PCIe cards up to 12.28 inches long and includes a 400W power supply, while the new Echo SE III T5 accommodates shorter cards up to 7.75 inches. Both systems have the same advertised aggregate PCIe bandwidth, so the main differences are physical size, supported cards, and power provision. Sonnet also introduced a single-slot enclosure earlier in October for users who don't need room for multiple cards. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
