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MacBook Neo 2 Could Feature Touchscreen
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Well, different processor, RAM, Base storage, track pad, screen, form factor, battery size, so basically still a much different computer. The point was that there are other more important things to add to the NEO besides a touch screen, which has yet to be found on the most expensive MacBook Pro.
It'd be sub 50, potentially 25$ . For the oem.
If the whole lineup is gonna be touch capable, might as well align Neo on this as well and make it even more incentive for youngsters
Radeon85
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He never like touch pens or large iPhone screens either. I have no issues with a touchscreen on a laptop and it can be handy, no one is forced to use it.
Any Mobile Workstation with a touchscreen: https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/lap...rationid=ff4e59d7-f73a-4833-9c7e-640073c7f667
And most of them at 600 are cheap and made of plastic too… with crap screens and speakers.
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JPack
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A $349 iPad can have a touch layer. But a $699 MacBook Neo cannot possibly afford it.
That’s the logic according to some posters. 😆
That’s the logic according to some posters. 😆
Absolutely. They do this sort of thing all the time. High end products get the new features and eventually those features make their way into every product. Jobs was anti-touchscreen because he wanted to sell you more than one device. That's it. There's nothing fundamentally flawed about touch on a desktop OS. To believe so is pretty laughable. Touch is just another input method, like the keyboard, multi-touch track pads, a stylus, etc. And just like those other input methods, implementation matters.
It's 100% coming. It's become a pretty common feature on the Windows side. I'm in my 50s, so I've experienced multiple input method shifts since I was a kid. I still vividly remember getting my first mouse on my Apple IIc. Kids today have all grown up on touch. Many struggle with more "vintage" input devices like the mouse and would much rather touch the screen. It actually makes perfect sense that the MacBook Neo would be one of the first touch-enabled Macs given the target market.
My kid's school Chromebook is a touchscreen. Yes, it's bulkier, has a lower resolution screen, and nowhere near as slick as the Neo but if Apple want to even attempt to make these a school Chromebook replacement I think a touch screen is a must at this point.
curious, why exactly? acknowledging that chromebooks touchpads are horrible...
is it just because 'ipad kids' need to be able to point to click?
Populus
macrumors 604
I don’t know what others will say, but I’d say a MR approved laptop would be a MacBook with at least 24GB of RAM, a weight of 900g (maybe 1Kg max), a screen of 13” max, a size closer to the discontinued 12” MacBook, MagSafe and at least two thunderbolt 4 ports.
If they can make the body out of extruded titanium, well, that could be a good substitute for vibranium which could make the MacBook too expensive. And let’s not forget Apple also want to sell MacBook Pros with bullet repealing properties.
JPack
macrumors P6
They are redesigning it.
Apple’s Touch-Screen MacBook Pro to Have Dynamic Island, New Interface
Apple Inc.’s long-awaited foray into touch-screen laptops will bring major changes to the Mac interface, including the addition of the iPhone’s Dynamic Island feature, according to people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
Trusteft
macrumors 65816
I cannot read it, but thanks.They are redesigning it.
Apple’s Touch-Screen MacBook Pro to Have Dynamic Island, New Interface
Apple Inc.’s long-awaited foray into touch-screen laptops will bring major changes to the Mac interface, including the addition of the iPhone’s Dynamic Island feature, according to people familiar with the matter.
Perhaps they are working on something new for macOS since OLED MBP also rumored to have a touch screen.
When is Apple going to have MacBooks, watches & iPads in Apple Colors? Such as McIntosh red, Granny Smith green, golden delicious and pink lady?
Apple's second-generation MacBook Neo will launch in 2027 and could feature a touchscreen, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Apple this week announced the MacBook Neo, an all-new entry-level Apple laptop that starts at $599, with education pricing at $499. The MacBook Neo is designed to compete with lower-cost Windows laptops and Chromebooks, while expanding the Mac lineup with a substantially more affordable option.
Unlike every other Apple silicon Mac, the MacBook Neo is powered by the A18 Pro chip originally developed for the iPhone 16 Pro. The machine features a colorful rounded design, a 13-inch Liquid Retina display with uniform iPad-style bezels rather than a notch, a color-matched Magic Keyboard, a mechanical trackpad, two USB-C ports, 8GB of memory, a headphone jack, a 1080p camera, dual mics, dual speakers with Spatial Audio, and a 16-hour battery life.
In a report shared last year, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo correctly said that the MacBook Neo would enter mass production in the fourth quarter of 2025, but would not feature a touchscreen. In the same report, he revealed some insights into the second-generation version of the device.
Crucially, Kuo said that the second-generation MacBook Neo may feature a touchscreen. Apple's first touchscreen Mac is expected to launch later this year in the form of a new, high-end MacBook Pro with an OLED display and a new design.
The device is specifically said to incorporate a touch panel that uses on-cell touch technology. On-cell touch technology integrates the touch sensors directly into the display panel's top layer (the "cell") rather than requiring a separate, dedicated touch layer, to reduce thickness.
Following the launch of this device and the adoption of touch support in macOS 27, it would make sense for other MacBooks with the feature to follow. Many other laptops from HP, Lenovo, Acer, and ASUS that now rival the MacBook Neo already feature touchscreens.
As of September 2025, specifications for the second-generation MacBook Neo were still under discussion, according to Kuo. A faster chip such as the A19 Pro with 12GB of memory is highly likely.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today suggested that Apple may expand "Neo" branding to other low-cost devices such as the Apple Watch SE, making it the "Apple Watch Neo."
Article Link: MacBook Neo 2 Could Feature Touchscreen
I think it's highly likely given the Neo's target demographic. It's pretty safe to say that all kids under 12ish have grown up with touch as the primary input method when interacting with tech. They were swiping and pinching and zooming before they could walk.
RowellE
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I would love for it to be super thin and light. I guess Apple considers those to be premium features.
Exactly! I feel like the anti-touchscreen crowd is really out of touch. I bet if we surveyed all anti-touchscreen posters on MR we'd find that they're all older people. Today's kids and teens have grown up with touch as the primary input method when interacting with their devices. They grew up touching screens. It makes perfect sense for Apple to add touch as another input method on the Mac. I'm just a bit surprised that they didn't launch it on the Neo versus making it a tentpole feature for an "ultra" laptop. The target Neo demographic is the most primed to embrace a touchscreen Mac.
progx
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The ghost of Steve Jobs keeps telling Tim Cook, “They’re still ergonomically terrible.” 😆