Apple's first touchscreen Mac gets a "Welcome to 2009" from Linus Tech Tips

Linus Sebastian has wanted a Mac he can touch for years, and his rundown of Apple's Pro and Tell event treats it as overdue rather than revolutionary.

Channel: Linus Tech Tips Story of October 30, 2026Trari Newsroom

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Apple Made a MacBook for ME

"Today Apple announced the MacBook Pro with PROLED, their first touchscreen Mac," Linus Sebastian says in the opening line of "Apple Made a MacBook for ME." The title is the thesis. A title card later puts it more bluntly: "Welcome to 2009, Apple!"

This is a walk through the announcement, not a hands-on review, and Linus spends most of his time on the part he cares about. He is most interested in how macOS handles a finger. Menus spread out when they are opened by touch and tighten up again for a mouse click. "It's these little touches, pun intended, that could give macOS with touch a leg up over Windows," he says, and the editor adds an on-screen pun counter.

His case is simple: "In my opinion, it's just objectively better to have more options for computer interaction." That puts him at odds with a famous Apple argument. In 2010 Steve Jobs said touchscreens on upright laptop screens would leave users' arms tired. Many commenters bring that view back, along with worries about fingerprints. Others joke that Apple might as well call it "Apple Touch," or close the loop with an iPad you cannot touch.

The display itself is a tandem OLED panel with the touch sensors built in. The glowing Apple logo also returns to the lid, a detail Linus greets with obvious delight. The 14-inch model starts at $2,899.

The second half moves to the redesigned iPad mini. Linus welcomes its OLED screen and dust and water rating, but he cannot let one choice go: in 2026, he argues, a 60Hz refresh rate is behind the times. The video includes a sponsored segment for ThreatLocker.

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