i have a touch display on my dell because I thought I’d use it a lot... I never use it and forget it’s there until I try to wipe away some dust and all my windows suddenly close -.-
Yeah I see them as pointless cuz most of the windows apps are designed for use with a mouse and if I have a trackpad right there why would I bother touching the screen instead lol
I use the touch display quite often actually just because I want to touch and get to websites or files as fast as possible without using a mouse or keyboard at times. But of course, then again touch screen isn't needed unless you actually need it.
I used a touchscreen laptop for years and when i finally upgraded to a desktop i had to unlearn a bunch of behaviors that were only possible on a touchscreen, so it really does add something.
I completely agree. I have a mac book now and I have finger prints all over my screen because I used to use my touchscreen so much. Depends what type of user you are I suppose. I just think there are so many little things that are useful on a touchscreen laptop once you get used to it.
We all know that. Apple does not want laptops replacing any functionality of an ipad. They do not want devs being able to use their laptop screen to test apps. They want them to buy an ipad to go with their laptop.
I'll be honest, I've been using a Surface for a while now, and I love the touchscreen. I can use it as a laptop with full Windows 10, a drawing tablet, or just an eReader. It's an insanely flexible device.
If it’s one of the old Surface laptops, then sure…. But the new ones are horrible. Them being ARM based made them less powerful and less flexible. They’re basically expensive paper weights that are only for professionals (sorta) and even x86 emulation is still lacklustre on those systems.
@@Thewaterspirit57 For what folks use em for they are fine. Most people just use computers to write notes, light office use, and web browsing/social media/cat videos. If you want to complain about ARM then you need to complain about apple products then as the same emulation is on it is lackluster on apples. A ton of applications professionally still rely on x86, so you can't even say "well apple arm is powerful" if the app's you need don't work on em. So it's relative. As for why apple doesn't allow touch screen on mac's or laptops, it's because of profit. Why give you that option when they can force you to buy two products instead? Two in One's allow you to flip into tablet mode so there is no excuse about comfort like this video is shilling about. Surfaces are popular for a reason and touchscreen is a BIG reason why. Apple knows this. There is nothing folks can say that shows otherwise really. Apple has the tech already to make it happen and just disable it on the laptops.
Every time I show my dad something on my Mac he tries tapping the screen. I must have told him almost a 100 times now, that it doesn’t have a touch screen. He has an iPhone and an IPad, so I think his intuition tells him that a Mac also has one. But omg the trackpad on those machines are phenomenal, who would need a touch display?
My mom does this to me too and I hate it lol. When I have to show her how to do something on her touchscreen laptop, I have to touch the screen since she doesn't know how to use her trackpad. I really hate touching the screen if I have the choice to use a cursor.
I just bought my first mac and got the MacBook Air, I love the trackpad so much, I used to use a mouse a lot because I hated the trackpads on my other computers, but this one? I haven’t even touched my mouse since I got the computer
Just because it has a great trackpad (which I also believe is very important and what I like about mine), on the couch when its far closer to me, its way more ergonomic to be able to scroll with your thumb. Same goes for when showing friends and family my display, a trackpad only makes sense on a desk but these laptops are made to be used on the go and in various locations. Having a touchscreen takes nothing away from a good trackpad, so it's not like its one or the other. The Surface Laptop also has a very good touchpad AND a touchscreen...
@@anendiyaharikumar6159 "the option to buy an ipad" they really brainwashed you to buy two separate Apple items to do what one can? For some people it makes sense, but for casual users with a small laptop, the touch display adds versatility to scroll more ergonomically in any situtaion but a desk where the trackpad makes more sense.
Apple 3 years later : Now our macbook supports touch screen and it enables the user to use the macbook in the ways that never have been possible before😂😂
Yep. If they made a touchscreen mac then the Ipad market would take a hit. My guess is they will just make the ipad pro better and better and maybe (I am doubtful though) the ipad pro may get MacOS
I’ve honestly never felt the need to touch my screen lol. My cursor and keyboard are far more accurate than my big, grubby hands. I even bought a keyboard and mouse for my iPad when I need to do productive work. Touch is just not as quick, and can be uncomfortable to use over long periods of productivity.
As a student I am totally happy with my Macbook Air. The only thing I miss is the note taking like on the iPad, its quite revolutionized the idea of learning for student. Other than that the the OS is totally superior.
@@insanitylol I have a laptop but I also have a keyboard case for my iPad, and a mini portable mouse for both. As a science student, I don't always bring my laptop to school just cause it's big, and can be annoying to bring all the time. My backpack can only fit so many things. My ipad, on the other hand, is small and always fits and doesn't take much room up. Hence, I bring a keyboard +iPad with me incase I need to get work done at school but don't have my laptop with me... Plus I take notes on my iPad and sometimes instead of writing, I like to do a mix and also use some text for notes, so a keyboard is very nice for that.
I have my MB on a stand too and i don't use the touchbar. But when i have it on my lap on a table, i use the touchbar to take a screenshot, adjust brightness and volume, and scroll through yt ads lol. But i have one of those metal stands that litf it up pretty high so i had to buy a mouse and a keyboard... And sorry for my awful english...
Nah, iPad can't run many of macOS' apps like *most* of the adobe apps, blender, rosetta, crossover, etc. M1 Mac can run iPad apps, but that just makes Mac a non-touchscreen iPad instead of the other way around
my experience with touchscreens on laptops is kinda limited, but the times I used it I just got annoyed by the laptop "wobbling" and not being stable enough while getting touched on the screen
Kinda the opposite for me. I have a new Lenovo Yoga and the screen is stiff when I touch it, basically I have to use both hands when opening or closing the screen.
Or when you have a Convertible, even a Top-of-the-Line one like the HP Elite x360 1030 on your lap and you are typing really fast on the keyboard and the Screen is „wobbling“ back and forth.
I own a hybrid laptop for 2 years, and I gotta say, it's a pointless gimmick. Yes, it looks cool at the tech store for 5 mins, but that's all. I rarely even use the touch screen at all for my work due to the wobbly screen and poor ergonomics. even when I try to use it as a tablet, its too big and clumsy to be a tablet. Not to mention the battery life is pretty abysmal. Overall a pointless feature that many Apple haters like to make fun of on the macbook.
A touchscreen is one of those things where you don’t realize how much it helps until you have one and then you wonder why anyone would not make their laptops without a touchscreen. If you don’t need it then you don’t have to use it but whether you use it almost never or you use it a lot, you will still use it for certain things because it makes certain tasks so much easier.
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@@ayo4637 I’ve had used them; not amazing at all. I never touched the screen while I had it. I’ve also found them to be way less precise than an iPad or phone.
@@ayo4637 I’ve used touch screen laptops from Windows 7 and 8 and never really happy with it. Windows 10 came in and while it’s been improved, I see it as a fancy thing to have but it’s cumbersome to use for regular day to day tasks.
I'm not a Mac user, but I have a touchscreen on my Windows laptop and I really like it. I use it primarily to read long pdf documents. It's handy to be able to scroll the document using my thumb. It doesn't sound too impressive, but it is a pleasure to use.
Same as me. Currently not having any, but having touch on is a nice little feautre, mainly for scrolling, but sometimes it just feels "better" to touch the specific thing instead over the trackpad, but can't give a reason why that is. Wich would be a different thing, if PC manufacturers had something like a brain and made a different hinge for ANY touch Laptops, so they became useable as convertibles, were one would use the touchscreen a whole lot. Touchscreens for non convertible Laptops are for me kinda like the additional feautre no one really asked for, but wouldn't mind getting it. I wouldn't buy a Laptop because it got a Touchscreen, as it isn't that important. But if a new Laptop I'd want had one, I wouldn't be mad either.
@@sagichdirdochnicht4653 I mean I dont know what 2 in 1 lapstops you use, but I my thinkpad X1 Yoga, is really good at it, and honestly I can't go back to not having a touch screen.
my first computer was a Surface Pro 4 and i loved the touch screen. i wish apple at least gave the option. also i love the touch bar except i have the older model without the physical escape key. that would be nice
I’m kind of torn on the touchscreen issue. As a native PC user who just bought a MacBook, I find myself constantly reaching up to tap the screen to move windows, zoom, and drag files. It’s the simple things like that that make me wish my MacBook had a touch screen - the little interactions that are just faster to do with hands-on movement. But for all other things, I much prefer having a mouse. I can’t imagine using a traditional After Effects or Affinity Photo interface with touch, and when I had my Surface Pro, I never interacted with pro apps in that way. It’s the general interface and basic navigation that I think benefits from touch.
@@wojciechmuras553 he’s absolutely right, you idiot. Dell XPS has horrendous quality control. I went through 4. There’s so many videos on TH-cam talking about it.
I think Apple doesn’t like the idea of optimizing an OS for touch, just to have some of its lineup being left in the lurch (Mini, Pro-machines without an integrated screen), or worse, having to create two different versions of the OS, one optimized for touch and the other not.
I use my touchscreen ATT!! its an essential feature especially with my smart pen. Perfect for doing maths and stuff and also just browsing in the web or marking a pdf document or writing annotations
I, and many of my friends, use the touchscreens on our 2 in 1's, especially for note taking. I am constantly using my Surface as a tablet, and for desktops, things like the surface studio are honestly phenomenal. Classic laptops don't do too well with these touchscreens, but 2 in 1's and laptops with screens that move above the keyboard are a lot better when they have touchscreens.
me too! I cant live without touch screen notebooks... I use them for 5 years. it is way faster to do things like scrolling and drag and drop and just point elements on screen
@@CybernerdShua Dead serious. I gave up on paper years ago, i am a professional and I carry an iPad everywhere to make notes, read and annotate documents. Sign documents on glass. If someone hands me something on paper I tend to hand it back and ask for a copy by email or Onedrive etc.
@@paulconnell1309 OK, yeah. I wasn't sure. Seriously, though, when I first got my surface I realized I could just ditch paper documents and was absolutely ecstatic.
Tbh, people don’t really realise how useful a touchscreen is, I have one and it’s a lifesaver when doing task such has going to the corner of the screen. It makes life easier
When MacOS Big Sur was launched, people were quick to notice the UI elements like spaced out icons, giving speculations that future Macs may support touch input as it appeared to be more touch friendly. I'd say Apple can pull off a touch screen Mac by giving options like Tent Mode or 270 degree stand mode so the ergonomics won't feel odd. See Lenovo Yoga series for instance.
Touch screen on my laptop was amazing. Being able to use it for PDFs especially was great and being able to use it as a tablet was perfect for university. Too bad I broke the display.
For those of you who have a touchscreen computer but don't want the touchscreen (on Windows 10): there's a way to disable it and use it like any old non touchscreen computer. Has something to do with device manager I think but Google to be sure.
@@wta1518 good grief, am I really having this conversation? The point of my comment was that I’m glad Apple did not put touch screens on their MacBooks because that would be another screen to have to clean regularity of fingerprints. Since it isn’t a touchscreen, fingerprints shouldn’t be a concern.
They should still add a touchscreen. It's not meant to replace the touchpad and keyboard, but be a supplement when the mouse and keyboard isn't able to do things as efficiently. It's also very comfortable using a touchscreen on a flexible 360° laptop.
@@nicholasfong5182 the amount of fingerprints I have on mine are insane just from adjusting the screen tilt is insane so I can’t imagine how bad touch Macs will be plus the hinges will have to be stronger to support the taps and wobble of the screen plus touch screens would drive the price of screens through the roof as they are expensive enough to replace with a normal Retina display
@@insanitylol on Macs there is a special anti reflective coating on the screen which can rub off and damage over time, if you have ever heard of stain gate, that’s what it is that is being damaged on the screen and touching the screen will make the effect much worst
For me touch screen is life changing. I have a HP Envy and as a web developer is a very useful feature. I can use the keyboard and the screen at the same time. It saves a lot of time and helps a lot on web design and testing. I wouldn't buy a laptop without touch screen.
2:03 The touch screen on my HP ENVY was actually very helpful. During COVID 19 in July 2020 I had to sign some digital paperwork and the "drawing" park helped me put down my signature and fill out information. The file didn't allow me to type my info so I was able to draw with it. The only down side is when the math tutors accidently touched the screen and then it activates something. My laptop as a tablet is too heavy so I just leave it on my desk. Overall I am happy with it.
Having an iPad I use primarily as my main device, I regularly find myself tapping the screen of my MacBook Pro and thinking “Why isn’t this working? ” It would be nice to have a touch screen alternative to the track pad thing below the keyboard, even if it’s switched off by default.
I hate my second laptop cause it's garbage, but the touch screen is so useful. It is very comfortable because you only reach up for things like closing a window or dragging a window with snapping. So nice. I really miss it on my main m1 macbook air Edit: sometimes I reach up to touch my ultrawide monitor out of habit to realise it won't work when I touch the screen. So useful to have it
me too! I cant live without touch screen notebooks... I use them for 5 years. it is way faster to do things like scrolling and drag and drop and just point elements on screen
I have a vivobook and I love the tablet mode. When you're moving throughout an indoor area it's great to have a more portable version with all the functionality.
Touch targets size and hand tiredness due to verticality are just some of the problems, there’s another big one: ‘Hover State’. The mac (and windows) has been around since the 80s and the UX in the whole OS as well as the Apps has been designed with pointer device in mind, hence there are a bunch of essential features that wouldn’t be able to translate to touch because you can’t hover a UI element with your finger, and therefore those functions would be broken. I speak from experience, because windows, ever since 8 has this problem, where they simply add touch functionality without any meaningful change to the UI, and i end up using mouse & keyboard like 99percent of the time, i only tap the screen whenever a huge dialog box pop up, simply cause it feels satisfying to do so. I believe Project catalyst is Apple’s way of slowly bridging the UI gap between their iPadOs and MacOS, but even then, i don’t have my hopes up about mac ever getting touch. As much as i love touch (especially on the iPad), personally i can accept the fact if Apple won’t ever employ touch on MacOS cuz in terms of navigating the OS itself, there probably isn’t going to be much improvement to the usability / experience. As a Designer however, I wish they would implement multitouch on design, illustration, and 3D apps on the mac. I use a 27” XP-pen drawing display tablet, and while navigating the tools and canvas works somewhat with the aid of keyboard shortcuts, the experience is vastly inferior compared to when i tried the Microsoft Surface Studio, where i can manipulate the canvas and UI element directly on screen, it just feels so much more intuitive. I know the same thing is true for the ipad pro. But it’s very frustrating whenever i switch to draw on my big screen desktop where i get so much more screen real estate than the iPad, but lose out on the experience, cause there’s no multitouch. In conclusion: I wish Apple would make a surface studio type device, preferably a monitor only as opposed to all-in-one, where i can plug in my mac or my iPad to it. When the mac is plugged in, i’m ok if the multitouch is only usable inside the creative/pro apps. But when the iPad is plugged in, i’d like the touch to be usable os-wide, essentially making the ipad 3x larger on the desktop, while still being small and portable to be used on the go.
I believe if they can perfectly executed an Mac/iPad Hybrid; with disconnecting keyboard etc. they will release it. But so far it could still take at least 3-4 years
I have an iPad pro with magic keyboard. Some times I still use the touch screen to press a button on the screen rather than the track pad. When I switch to my mac, I have found myself pressing buttons on the screen - but it did not work. I would like touch screen on my mac :-)
I use HP x360 touchscreen laptop, the convertible option is great although touch not used very frequently. Mostly while using calculator on screen, touch is a big bonus. Also touch pen for drawing and document signing gives me comfort.
Since the first touchscreen laptop years ago I always asked... why? It´s so stupid. I always cringe when I watch a review and it bashes the laptop without touch screen like... who tf needs that?!
@@insanitylol iPad Pro isn’t a laptop, it’s a device that is basically a big screen, having accessories that allows it to act like a laptop doesn’t make it a laptop. The MacBook on the other hand is a device with a screen and keyboard. Unlike the iPad, the keyboard on the MacBook isn’t a accessory instead it’s a part of the device. You are basically saying “this is basically my house but without ownership” which makes no sense at all.
honestly, they are probably hiding that they may be adding eye tracking sensors and a touchpad mode like the project desktop neo does it if they added that, i would buy a mac instantly
Ok I’ve used the touch bar once on a MacBook Pro and it was actually fun and different to use, I would’ve thought that it would have been more popular because it’s different
I love touchscreen on all my laptops, for lying down usage, scrolling through a page , not having to wait for mouse travel, skipping along videos in things like VLC - can't live without it
I wouldn’t be surprised if MacBooks in the future have detachable keyboards like Windows Surface. I’d love to draw with the full version of Photoshop on a Mac.
my only problem with touch bar is the lack of haptic feedback. it happens too often that I accidentally pressed the Siri button without even realising it.
@@ConnorNolan i don't know what is "creative industry", but active digital pencils for laptops are extremely popular with students and academics. These days every new Chromebook supports USI active pens. Apple is moronic in its shortsightedness.
This guy with his smooth sponsor transitions; it almost feels like I clicked on this video to learn about Squarespace... even though I clicked because of Mac and touch screens!
Other brands seems to be doing ok with touch screens. Though most apple laptops are used by designers that are unable to use their laptop as a drawing book on the go. Tablet mode on windows 10 works pretty well.
You’re a great “adviser’ and I always look for your reviews. I’m Apple fanatic since late 90’s. But when they include stylus or “pencil” to iPad I was part of harsh critics and I felt betrayed by late Jobs. But now when I move from iPad to iPhone always go with the pencil. Frustrating! Ecosystem should support the same learned movements. If someone doesn’t want to use would be their prerogative. For me all products must be touch and pencil friendly. My Mac Pro, iPad and iPhone are on my desk all the time. So I always have to drop the pencil or grab the mouse. Too confusing. One only can dream…
The iPad and laptop are slowly becoming closer in size and functionality, I can imagine that one day one device will simply take the place of either and come in various sizes… cool to think about 👀
I love the touch screen on my laptop! I hated laptops until they got touch screens. I want them to be very portable, lightweight and generally easy to use either way you want otherwise I don't find the need for one and I would prefer a tower PC. But the touch screen, even if it's not the primary choice, does come in handy and when you try a different laptop without one(yes even a mac) it just feels dated and frustrating!
You anti-Apple idiots mock everything Apple does. Samsung mocked Apple for removing the headphone jack then removed it themselves. Same with the charging brick and non-removable battery. They also copied the iPhone’s patented multi touch technology along with glass backs, personalised emojis, camera layout, icons, and I could go all day talking about this.
@@channelpolitica1364 they didn't copy glass backs they added wireless charging And I'm not a Samsung user I was an apple sheep but then I shifted to android and liked it much better
i feel like this is the one thing apple is objectively right about. touch screen laptops are awkward unless theyre 2 in 1 like a surface. plus, the touchpad already has more gestures than i know what to do with, so i feel like having a touch screen would be redundant.
I do have a touch screen windows laptop for about a year now. I haven't used the touch screen for any purpose other than accidental touch on the screen. It actually make sense a MacBook not having touch screen. In the future even if it does come with one, unless the app demands , I don't think anyone would use the touch screen.
Thank you for making these thorough and interesting videos! In regards to the touch bar for Mac, it is convenient having a tiny extra display directly above the keyboard. However, the touch feature may be gimmicky as using the cursor is probably just as fast for most tasks. Still, I would like to be able to move the mouse off of the screen and onto the touch bar, in addition to having a full touch screen.
I think that this is one of those videos that may become outdated very quickly. I was convinced that there would not be a touch screen Mac until I saw Big Sur. Apple have a good track record of saying they won't do something and then doing it.
the mac's voiceover feature for blind makes trackpad usable as a touch screen. i meen it's not dragging the cursor when you move your finger on a trackpad, but all items on the screen are placed the same way on trackpad. even though the trackpad is not a screen, you can touch different parts of trackpad and it will say different items on the screen.
That’s not the Apple way. « To have an option » only vastly increases the number of products that does the same thing. By doing so, your product line becomes messy. Think of the way the MacBook line had, at one point, a MacBook Air, a MacBook (that happened to be lighter than the MacBook Air) and a MacBook Pro (which would last about as long as the MacBook Air battery-wise) that happened to have a different keyboard. In the very same way, Apple has released 4 iPhones this year, only to make the line between iPhone and iPhone Pro a little harder to see Note that the entire Apple product lineup is based around the idea that you want something, and then you get something like: well then you want high power or affordable?
I think the real question everybody should be asking is: instead of making poor mimicries of laptops, why the hell don't they just make iPads work as real laptops?! Or make a 2-in1 Macbook work as an iPad?! Just learn with Windows tablets. Reviewers keep saying: "The new iPadOS makes iPads get much closer to laptops, but still not there". I'm trying to get into the mind of those engineers: "We could build something with all functionalities, but we won't! We'll just get closer and closer to the real thing... instead of us just making the real thing." What sense does that make?! Is there a law of physics that stops Apple touchscreens from getting an unlimited operating system?
well, if apple makes a 2-in-1 macbook, then whats the point of making an ipad? lmao, just use sidecar on the ipad if you really want a touchscreen mac, lol
@@vevroniix There are lots of companies that make regular laptops, tablets, 2-in-1 devices... all at the same time... Look at Microsoft, Samsung, Lenovo... they have all sorts of devices and sell them. Apple could keep the Macbook as their regular laptop and still make iPads with an unlimited system (having all the functionalities of a Macbook). I guess even more people would buy the iPad if it was more functional. There is a market for both.
People dont understand how expensive touch screens are. Touchscreen on macbooks would drive the price 300 dollars up. No I would not want to pay 300 dollars for some gimmick touch screen that I will not use most of the time.
I had a touchscreen laptop before. It's great. I didn't use it most of the time, but on some websites it was very helpful, especially if the regular controls were bugging out.
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i have a touch display on my dell because I thought I’d use it a lot... I never use it and forget it’s there until I try to wipe away some dust and all my windows suddenly close -.-
lol
Yeah I see them as pointless cuz most of the windows apps are designed for use with a mouse and if I have a trackpad right there why would I bother touching the screen instead lol
When I had a Windows machine for work that had a touch screen, I went and dug into the settings and disabled the touch screen for that very reason.
i had a lenovo with touch screen and i agree completely it’s really more of an inconvenience
I use the touch display quite often actually just because I want to touch and get to websites or files as fast as possible without using a mouse or keyboard at times. But of course, then again touch screen isn't needed unless you actually need it.
I used a touchscreen laptop for years and when i finally upgraded to a desktop i had to unlearn a bunch of behaviors that were only possible on a touchscreen, so it really does add something.
Yeah, exactly. Its just natural to do so and you will eventually love it.
I completely agree. I have a mac book now and I have finger prints all over my screen because I used to use my touchscreen so much. Depends what type of user you are I suppose. I just think there are so many little things that are useful on a touchscreen laptop once you get used to it.
We all know that. Apple does not want laptops replacing any functionality of an ipad. They do not want devs being able to use their laptop screen to test apps. They want them to buy an ipad to go with their laptop.
The point of this comment (this is obvious): if it can envoke behaviours that have to be unlearned, then it did help and was good
@@onion2787 yeah true ia m using one rn and i like using it
I'll be honest, I've been using a Surface for a while now, and I love the touchscreen. I can use it as a laptop with full Windows 10, a drawing tablet, or just an eReader. It's an insanely flexible device.
I really enjoyed using the Surface at school
If it’s one of the old Surface laptops, then sure…. But the new ones are horrible.
Them being ARM based made them less powerful and less flexible. They’re basically expensive paper weights that are only for professionals (sorta) and even x86 emulation is still lacklustre on those systems.
@@Thewaterspirit57 They still make surface pros with x86 CPUs, the only ARM one is the Pro X.
@@Thewaterspirit57 For what folks use em for they are fine. Most people just use computers to write notes, light office use, and web browsing/social media/cat videos. If you want to complain about ARM then you need to complain about apple products then as the same emulation is on it is lackluster on apples. A ton of applications professionally still rely on x86, so you can't even say "well apple arm is powerful" if the app's you need don't work on em. So it's relative.
As for why apple doesn't allow touch screen on mac's or laptops, it's because of profit. Why give you that option when they can force you to buy two products instead? Two in One's allow you to flip into tablet mode so there is no excuse about comfort like this video is shilling about. Surfaces are popular for a reason and touchscreen is a BIG reason why. Apple knows this. There is nothing folks can say that shows otherwise really. Apple has the tech already to make it happen and just disable it on the laptops.
Every time I show my dad something on my Mac he tries tapping the screen. I must have told him almost a 100 times now, that it doesn’t have a touch screen. He has an iPhone and an IPad, so I think his intuition tells him that a Mac also has one. But omg the trackpad on those machines are phenomenal, who would need a touch display?
The iPad with Magic Keyboard really is the best of both worlds.
My mom does this to me too and I hate it lol. When I have to show her how to do something on her touchscreen laptop, I have to touch the screen since she doesn't know how to use her trackpad. I really hate touching the screen if I have the choice to use a cursor.
I just bought my first mac and got the MacBook Air, I love the trackpad so much, I used to use a mouse a lot because I hated the trackpads on my other computers, but this one? I haven’t even touched my mouse since I got the computer
Just because it has a great trackpad (which I also believe is very important and what I like about mine), on the couch when its far closer to me, its way more ergonomic to be able to scroll with your thumb. Same goes for when showing friends and family my display, a trackpad only makes sense on a desk but these laptops are made to be used on the go and in various locations. Having a touchscreen takes nothing away from a good trackpad, so it's not like its one or the other. The Surface Laptop also has a very good touchpad AND a touchscreen...
@@anendiyaharikumar6159 "the option to buy an ipad" they really brainwashed you to buy two separate Apple items to do what one can? For some people it makes sense, but for casual users with a small laptop, the touch display adds versatility to scroll more ergonomically in any situtaion but a desk where the trackpad makes more sense.
"Don't touch me there."
- Laptop
“Don’t touch me with those fingers”
-IPad (quote from plainrock124)
@@walker4541 “UGHHHH, fine... *wipes fingers on white shirt* “
@@ThiccLettuce me using a 5 years old android tablet:
*"I hate to admit this is actually true and have been experiencing this from day one..."*
Apple 3 years later : Now our macbook supports touch screen and it enables the user to use the macbook in the ways that never have been possible before😂😂
😂😂😂😂
“Like that’s ever gonna happen”
“Oh what a load of-“
*Toilet Flushing Sounds*
(They will never do that because of the IPad and if they do its not gonna have many new features that can be done with it)
Yep. If they made a touchscreen mac then the Ipad market would take a hit. My guess is they will just make the ipad pro better and better and maybe (I am doubtful though) the ipad pro may get MacOS
Indeed😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’ve honestly never felt the need to touch my screen lol. My cursor and keyboard are far more accurate than my big, grubby hands. I even bought a keyboard and mouse for my iPad when I need to do productive work. Touch is just not as quick, and can be uncomfortable to use over long periods of productivity.
Buying keyboard for iPads, laptops exist for a reason
@@insanitylol laptops are just shitty iPads.
As a student I am totally happy with my Macbook Air. The only thing I miss is the note taking like on the iPad, its quite revolutionized the idea of learning for student. Other than that the the OS is totally superior.
@@insanitylol I have a laptop but I also have a keyboard case for my iPad, and a mini portable mouse for both. As a science student, I don't always bring my laptop to school just cause it's big, and can be annoying to bring all the time. My backpack can only fit so many things. My ipad, on the other hand, is small and always fits and doesn't take much room up. Hence, I bring a keyboard +iPad with me incase I need to get work done at school but don't have my laptop with me... Plus I take notes on my iPad and sometimes instead of writing, I like to do a mix and also use some text for notes, so a keyboard is very nice for that.
@@TheRagingSun so you’re 12 and still don’t know macbooks are a subset of laptops and not an alternative? Talk about requiring a brain.
My Mac is on a laptop stand and I don't even lift my hands up to use the Touch Bar lol
I have my MB on a stand too and i don't use the touchbar. But when i have it on my lap on a table, i use the touchbar to take a screenshot, adjust brightness and volume, and scroll through yt ads lol. But i have one of those metal stands that litf it up pretty high so i had to buy a mouse and a keyboard...
And sorry for my awful english...
@@randomtech787 it's fine everything you said was right. I dont think your English was bad at all
Same
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@@xdEnvasion I just put it in most of my comments since english isn't my native language.
I use it 40% of times. It’s great but you usually have to awkwardly grip the screen with your other hand
Personally, I use a 2 in 1 hp specter to work on Krita and blender and to me, the touch screen was really needed
The Smoothest Transition or the Sponsor I’ve ever seen.
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i was thinking the exact same thing
If you watch the channel “ridddle” the guy can squeeze in sponsor just as smoothly
@@AricBolf so true
A touch screen Mac with a touch version of macOS is called an iPad
No, Macs are more powerful and the os is a desktop os
@@rubenzwr3782 that is true
Nah, iPad can't run many of macOS' apps like *most* of the adobe apps, blender, rosetta, crossover, etc.
M1 Mac can run iPad apps, but that just makes Mac a non-touchscreen iPad instead of the other way around
That’s what I said
@@rubenzwr3782 yea but iPad os is optimised for touch macOS would be terrible
my experience with touchscreens on laptops is kinda limited, but the times I used it I just got annoyed by the laptop "wobbling" and not being stable enough while getting touched on the screen
Yeah very true.
Kinda the opposite for me. I have a new Lenovo Yoga and the screen is stiff when I touch it, basically I have to use both hands when opening or closing the screen.
Or when you have a Convertible, even a Top-of-the-Line one like the HP Elite x360 1030 on your lap and you are typing really fast on the keyboard and the Screen is „wobbling“ back and forth.
I own a hybrid laptop for 2 years, and I gotta say, it's a pointless gimmick. Yes, it looks cool at the tech store for 5 mins, but that's all. I rarely even use the touch screen at all for my work due to the wobbly screen and poor ergonomics. even when I try to use it as a tablet, its too big and clumsy to be a tablet. Not to mention the battery life is pretty abysmal. Overall a pointless feature that many Apple haters like to make fun of on the macbook.
and so does the ipad when attached to magic keyboard
A touchscreen is one of those things where you don’t realize how much it helps until you have one and then you wonder why anyone would not make their laptops without a touchscreen. If you don’t need it then you don’t have to use it but whether you use it almost never or you use it a lot, you will still use it for certain things because it makes certain tasks so much easier.
You are right, they should just put there but touchscreen is the future, and everyone should have a choice touchscreen or keyboard, Mac is stupid
@@christopherwallen923 I completely agree, it makes no sense why Mac still won’t do it.
So, I'm new to the Apple ecosystem. I just bought my first iPhone a couple of months ago and I'm now considering buying a MacBook next, before diving into the deeper ecosystem. Your videos have been really helpful in getting me to understand what's so great about Apple and in convincing me to fully dive into the ecosystem to enjoy the full benefits of the walled garden. They're always on such insightful and very helpful topics. Thank you for your invaluable service.
I swear this dude has the smoothest sponser transitions in history lol
You clearly haven’t seen linus😂
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I never know I had a touch screen till 3 seconds ago
You can tell, based on the glare of the screen/gloss,plus the box normally says that 😅
If the screen has glare it likely has touch
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@@0w3nn or you could just touch it and find out
If I am honest, I wouldn’t want a touch screen Mac, it should be an extra.
i agree, i really don't think there should be a touch screen mac, thats what iPads are for lol
You wont want it until u use touchscreen laptop its just so much better
@@ayo4637 I’ve had used them; not amazing at all. I never touched the screen while I had it. I’ve also found them to be way less precise than an iPad or phone.
@@ayo4637 I’ve used touch screen laptops from Windows 7 and 8 and never really happy with it. Windows 10 came in and while it’s been improved, I see it as a fancy thing to have but it’s cumbersome to use for regular day to day tasks.
@@JackMihoff6969 its really not i love it. The only reason I'm not getting a macbook air is because its not touchscreen. I cant go back.
I'm not a Mac user, but I have a touchscreen on my Windows laptop and I really like it. I use it primarily to read long pdf documents. It's handy to be able to scroll the document using my thumb. It doesn't sound too impressive, but it is a pleasure to use.
Same as me. Currently not having any, but having touch on is a nice little feautre, mainly for scrolling, but sometimes it just feels "better" to touch the specific thing instead over the trackpad, but can't give a reason why that is.
Wich would be a different thing, if PC manufacturers had something like a brain and made a different hinge for ANY touch Laptops, so they became useable as convertibles, were one would use the touchscreen a whole lot.
Touchscreens for non convertible Laptops are for me kinda like the additional feautre no one really asked for, but wouldn't mind getting it. I wouldn't buy a Laptop because it got a Touchscreen, as it isn't that important. But if a new Laptop I'd want had one, I wouldn't be mad either.
@@j.d6009 well sometimes it just is overly sensitive on laptops and it goes too fast and is annoying
@@walker4541 the Mac touchpad is amazing and super accurate for scrolling
@@sagichdirdochnicht4653 I mean I dont know what 2 in 1 lapstops you use, but I my thinkpad X1 Yoga, is really good at it, and honestly I can't go back to not having a touch screen.
@@j.d6009 It just feels nicer to use the touchscreen sometimes.
my first computer was a Surface Pro 4 and i loved the touch screen. i wish apple at least gave the option.
also i love the touch bar except i have the older model without the physical escape key. that would be nice
His content is high quality
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Yeah I love the high end vibe of it. And it sounds like it would be played in an Apple Store. Let’s make a petition bringing it back.
I’m over it tbh
I like the new music
@@whatsindansgarage2542 lol you guys cry for everything...petition for this, petition for that!?🤦♂️😂
@@miamora01 any idea what the music is?
Your transition was smoother then the 144hz display of Asus Rog 4
There is no Asus Rog 3 Pro
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I bet battery life is also smooth. quickest 100% to 0% 🤣
To be honest, I use my touch screen HP all the time. But only with a stylus.
My work laptop has a touch screen and I love it. I feel like Tony Stark lmao
@@Farquad76.547 maybe for you
@@hugocosta6125 or 98% of people
I’m kind of torn on the touchscreen issue. As a native PC user who just bought a MacBook, I find myself constantly reaching up to tap the screen to move windows, zoom, and drag files. It’s the simple things like that that make me wish my MacBook had a touch screen - the little interactions that are just faster to do with hands-on movement.
But for all other things, I much prefer having a mouse. I can’t imagine using a traditional After Effects or Affinity Photo interface with touch, and when I had my Surface Pro, I never interacted with pro apps in that way. It’s the general interface and basic navigation that I think benefits from touch.
When I got my dell xps it didn't say it had a touch screen
Is it an older model with a plastic bezel? Those models don’t have touch screens
It has really bad quality control. Almost every one has a dead pixel on the screen.
@@Mandon97 Definitely not, because that's covered by warranty lol
@@wojciechmuras553 he’s absolutely right, you idiot. Dell XPS has horrendous quality control. I went through 4. There’s so many videos on TH-cam talking about it.
I think Apple doesn’t like the idea of optimizing an OS for touch, just to have some of its lineup being left in the lurch (Mini, Pro-machines without an integrated screen), or worse, having to create two different versions of the OS, one optimized for touch and the other not.
1:32 somehow we saw the notch on the macbook pro 8 months earlier before the official release of it.
hmmmm, very sus
I use my touchscreen ATT!! its an essential feature especially with my smart pen. Perfect for doing maths and stuff and also just browsing in the web or marking a pdf document or writing annotations
Ah yes, the smooth transition to the sponsor 😘👌🏼
I, and many of my friends, use the touchscreens on our 2 in 1's, especially for note taking. I am constantly using my Surface as a tablet, and for desktops, things like the surface studio are honestly phenomenal. Classic laptops don't do too well with these touchscreens, but 2 in 1's and laptops with screens that move above the keyboard are a lot better when they have touchscreens.
me too! I cant live without touch screen notebooks... I use them for 5 years. it is way faster to do things like scrolling and drag and drop and just point elements on screen
Yeh, I mean who writes on paper and then has to store and retrieve the notes again!
@@paulconnell1309 Are you being facetious or serious?
@@CybernerdShua Dead serious. I gave up on paper years ago, i am a professional and I carry an iPad everywhere to make notes, read and annotate documents. Sign documents on glass. If someone hands me something on paper I tend to hand it back and ask for a copy by email or Onedrive etc.
@@paulconnell1309 OK, yeah. I wasn't sure. Seriously, though, when I first got my surface I realized I could just ditch paper documents and was absolutely ecstatic.
This makes a lot of sense. I have a PC laptop that has a touch screen and I’ve never once used it.
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I have recently ditched the MacBook for an iPad with Magic Keyboard and I actually love the versatility of the touch screen/keyboard combo.
Tbh, people don’t really realise how useful a touchscreen is, I have one and it’s a lifesaver when doing task such has going to the corner of the screen. It makes life easier
no, it will be rarely used and consume a lot of battery
Apple Explained changes his logo more often than Macs get design refreshes
Because they never do 😂
@@insanitylol oh... well...
Really? iMac M1, MacBook Pro 2021.
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I did not think Apple implementing a touch screen Mac one day was possible but you've convinced me that it could happen.
It's because they have to make money off of their products. Unlike Google, Apple doesn't make money from ads.
When MacOS Big Sur was launched, people were quick to notice the UI elements like spaced out icons, giving speculations that future Macs may support touch input as it appeared to be more touch friendly. I'd say Apple can pull off a touch screen Mac by giving options like Tent Mode or 270 degree stand mode so the ergonomics won't feel odd. See Lenovo Yoga series for instance.
Touch screen on my laptop was amazing. Being able to use it for PDFs especially was great and being able to use it as a tablet was perfect for university. Too bad I broke the display.
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This ad was smoother that the Touch Bar on the MacBook
For those of you who have a touchscreen computer but don't want the touchscreen (on Windows 10): there's a way to disable it and use it like any old non touchscreen computer. Has something to do with device manager I think but Google to be sure.
It would be fine with me if the MacBooks keep their non-touch interfaces. It's nice not having to clean fingerprints and smudges off my M1 Air.
I say the SAME.
Yeah, but that isn't a problem on the iPad or iPhone.
Yes but you interact with those devices differently than on a MacBook.
@@housepianist How is that relevant to finger smudges that don't actually exist?
@@wta1518 good grief, am I really having this conversation?
The point of my comment was that I’m glad Apple did not put touch screens on their MacBooks because that would be another screen to have to clean regularity of fingerprints. Since it isn’t a touchscreen, fingerprints shouldn’t be a concern.
I love how the producer asks the audience which one of the four video topic they want to watch and yet ends up making all four videos anyway... 😂😂
the percentage decides which video comes out first
They should still add a touchscreen. It's not meant to replace the touchpad and keyboard, but be a supplement when the mouse and keyboard isn't able to do things as efficiently. It's also very comfortable using a touchscreen on a flexible 360° laptop.
I fail to see any benefit of having a touchscreen on a Mac
I mean there is some
For art there is something called sidecar
If a touchscreen MacBook has a hinge that folds the screen all the way back, I can see many uses of this
Without a 360 degree hinge, touch screen on mac is useless...it'll just drain more battery...
@@crabrangoon2493 Such as
The main concern of the touch screen on mac is that every touch and swipe could damage the coating on the Screen
True, it is inelegant and disgusting that there will be oil and all sorts of debris on the screen surface if it was a touchscreen
@@nicholasfong5182 the amount of fingerprints I have on mine are insane just from adjusting the screen tilt is insane so I can’t imagine how bad touch Macs will be plus the hinges will have to be stronger to support the taps and wobble of the screen plus touch screens would drive the price of screens through the roof as they are expensive enough to replace with a normal Retina display
@@Noaddedsalt01 true, l have to constantly clean my screen with a microfibre cloth
About dirt and stuff, clean it and what coating? It doesn’t help much, screen can still crack. I think you mean bezel
@@insanitylol on Macs there is a special anti reflective coating on the screen which can rub off and damage over time, if you have ever heard of stain gate, that’s what it is that is being damaged on the screen and touching the screen will make the effect much worst
at 1:39 we have design of MacBook Pro 2021!!! LOL
For me touch screen is life changing. I have a HP Envy and as a web developer is a very useful feature. I can use the keyboard and the screen at the same time. It saves a lot of time and helps a lot on web design and testing. I wouldn't buy a laptop without touch screen.
2:03 The touch screen on my HP ENVY was actually very helpful. During COVID 19 in July 2020 I had to sign some digital paperwork and the "drawing" park helped me put down my signature and fill out information. The file didn't allow me to type my info so I was able to draw with it.
The only down side is when the math tutors accidently touched the screen and then it activates something.
My laptop as a tablet is too heavy so I just leave it on my desk. Overall I am happy with it.
Apple official Twitter should do polls about iOS or apple related
Or surveys after buying a product
@@Auto-Toon they send you surveys actually, when you just bought some product
I have yet to see anyone actually use a laptop’s touchscreen and i went to college for 4 years
Did you see any artists? No one doing art on their computer with keyboard and mouse
Touchscreen on a laptop is useless and expensive addition for most people. I would rather have better processor than a touch screen on a laptop.
Just discovered the channel and trying the podcast tonight, good stuff so far!
literally used my touch screen on my inspiron 13 to get to this page. I use it all the time.
Having an iPad I use primarily as my main device, I regularly find myself tapping the screen of my MacBook Pro and thinking “Why isn’t this working? ”
It would be nice to have a touch screen alternative to the track pad thing below the keyboard, even if it’s switched off by default.
Damn. Someone is on a roll with uploads...
love when that happens
I hate my second laptop cause it's garbage, but the touch screen is so useful. It is very comfortable because you only reach up for things like closing a window or dragging a window with snapping. So nice. I really miss it on my main m1 macbook air
Edit: sometimes I reach up to touch my ultrawide monitor out of habit to realise it won't work when I touch the screen. So useful to have it
me too! I cant live without touch screen notebooks... I use them for 5 years. it is way faster to do things like scrolling and drag and drop and just point elements on screen
Man that sponsor Segway was almost on Linus levels
I think it’s spelled segue (I used to think the same as you)
I have a vivobook and I love the tablet mode. When you're moving throughout an indoor area it's great to have a more portable version with all the functionality.
Touch targets size and hand tiredness due to verticality are just some of the problems, there’s another big one: ‘Hover State’. The mac (and windows) has been around since the 80s and the UX in the whole OS as well as the Apps has been designed with pointer device in mind, hence there are a bunch of essential features that wouldn’t be able to translate to touch because you can’t hover a UI element with your finger, and therefore those functions would be broken. I speak from experience, because windows, ever since 8 has this problem, where they simply add touch functionality without any meaningful change to the UI, and i end up using mouse & keyboard like 99percent of the time, i only tap the screen whenever a huge dialog box pop up, simply cause it feels satisfying to do so.
I believe Project catalyst is Apple’s way of slowly bridging the UI gap between their iPadOs and MacOS, but even then, i don’t have my hopes up about mac ever getting touch. As much as i love touch (especially on the iPad), personally i can accept the fact if Apple won’t ever employ touch on MacOS cuz in terms of navigating the OS itself, there probably isn’t going to be much improvement to the usability / experience. As a Designer however, I wish they would implement multitouch on design, illustration, and 3D apps on the mac. I use a 27” XP-pen drawing display tablet, and while navigating the tools and canvas works somewhat with the aid of keyboard shortcuts, the experience is vastly inferior compared to when i tried the Microsoft Surface Studio, where i can manipulate the canvas and UI element directly on screen, it just feels so much more intuitive. I know the same thing is true for the ipad pro. But it’s very frustrating whenever i switch to draw on my big screen desktop where i get so much more screen real estate than the iPad, but lose out on the experience, cause there’s no multitouch.
In conclusion: I wish Apple would make a surface studio type device, preferably a monitor only as opposed to all-in-one, where i can plug in my mac or my iPad to it. When the mac is plugged in, i’m ok if the multitouch is only usable inside the creative/pro apps. But when the iPad is plugged in, i’d like the touch to be usable os-wide, essentially making the ipad 3x larger on the desktop, while still being small and portable to be used on the go.
I believe if they can perfectly executed an Mac/iPad Hybrid; with disconnecting keyboard etc. they will release it. But so far it could still take at least 3-4 years
Bootcamp/Parallel for Mac- dual boot to iOS with the new MacBook with m1 chips this isn’t a fantasy it’s just a matter of time.
That transition into the sponsor segment was so smooth
I have an iPad pro with magic keyboard. Some times I still use the touch screen to press a button on the screen rather than the track pad.
When I switch to my mac, I have found myself pressing buttons on the screen - but it did not work. I would like touch screen on my mac :-)
The Touch screen gives more precision and flexibility
Exactly, I do the same with my Surface Pro and love it. It just makes things better.
The way he promoted square space was smooth af, i didn't expected it lol
I use HP x360 touchscreen laptop, the convertible option is great although touch not used very frequently. Mostly while using calculator on screen, touch is a big bonus. Also touch pen for drawing and document signing gives me comfort.
Smooth transition to sponsor again lol
Right now I just come only to see the next smooth ad transition
Since the first touchscreen laptop years ago I always asked... why? It´s so stupid. I always cringe when I watch a review and it bashes the laptop without touch screen like... who tf needs that?!
Touchscreen is useful tho
@@insanitylol touchscreen on computers are a stupid idea
@@samanthashoemaker5908 then iPad Pro, shouldn’t have touch as it’s pretty much a laptop without the keyboard included, Case closed
@@insanitylol iPad Pro isn’t a laptop, it’s a device that is basically a big screen, having accessories that allows it to act like a laptop doesn’t make it a laptop. The MacBook on the other hand is a device with a screen and keyboard. Unlike the iPad, the keyboard on the MacBook isn’t a accessory instead it’s a part of the device. You are basically saying “this is basically my house but without ownership” which makes no sense at all.
honestly, they are probably hiding that they may be adding eye tracking sensors and a touchpad mode like the project desktop neo does it
if they added that, i would buy a mac instantly
Ok I’ve used the touch bar once on a MacBook Pro and it was actually fun and different to use, I would’ve thought that it would have been more popular because it’s different
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Why not MacBook Touch x’D
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I love touchscreen on all my laptops, for lying down usage, scrolling through a page , not having to wait for mouse travel, skipping along videos in things like VLC - can't live without it
I wouldn’t be surprised if MacBooks in the future have detachable keyboards like Windows Surface. I’d love to draw with the full version of Photoshop on a Mac.
my only problem with touch bar is the lack of haptic feedback.
it happens too often that I accidentally pressed the Siri button without even realising it.
Or you can skip unskippable ads in TH-cam
"No one uses touch screens!" The ENTIRE creative industry raises an eyebrow...
Is that so? I thought they were using third party tablet
The creative industry is either using big ass screens that lay flat or tablets
I don't know a single professional artist that uses touch screens. Everyone uses drawing tablets!
@@ConnorNolan i don't know what is "creative industry", but active digital pencils for laptops are extremely popular with students and academics. These days every new Chromebook supports USI active pens. Apple is moronic in its shortsightedness.
What about an iPad with M1 and/or a mix of iPadOS and MacOS (like iMadOS os iPacOS)
Just imagine… 🤔
iMadOS got mad. iPacOS built on Pac-Man interface.
This guy with his smooth sponsor transitions; it almost feels like I clicked on this video to learn about Squarespace... even though I clicked because of Mac and touch screens!
Other brands seems to be doing ok with touch screens. Though most apple laptops are used by designers that are unable to use their laptop as a drawing book on the go. Tablet mode on windows 10 works pretty well.
Imagine getting muted in your own discord server
You’re a great “adviser’ and I always look for your reviews. I’m Apple fanatic since late 90’s. But when they include stylus or “pencil” to iPad I was part of harsh critics and I felt betrayed by late Jobs. But now when I move from iPad to iPhone always go with the pencil. Frustrating!
Ecosystem should support the same learned movements. If someone doesn’t want to use would be their prerogative.
For me all products must be touch and pencil friendly. My Mac Pro, iPad and iPhone are on my desk all the time. So I always have to drop the pencil or grab the mouse. Too confusing. One only can dream…
I have touch on my HP G5, just adds weight. Never been used :(
The iPad and laptop are slowly becoming closer in size and functionality, I can imagine that one day one device will simply take the place of either and come in various sizes… cool to think about 👀
I love the touch screen on my laptop! I hated laptops until they got touch screens. I want them to be very portable, lightweight and generally easy to use either way you want otherwise I don't find the need for one and I would prefer a tower PC. But the touch screen, even if it's not the primary choice, does come in handy and when you try a different laptop without one(yes even a mac) it just feels dated and frustrating!
Apple: adding a touch screen on a MacBook is useless.
meanwhile making the customers buy an overpriced keyboard on an iPad.
Exactly! If adding touch feature on Mac doesn't make sense, how on earth can they justify adding keyboard to iPad?
"Using a touch screen isn't comfortable so we've gone ahead and made the decision for you by not including one!"
Exactly it’s dumb let them have it if they want it
You anti-Apple idiots mock everything Apple does. Samsung mocked Apple for removing the headphone jack then removed it themselves. Same with the charging brick and non-removable battery. They also copied the iPhone’s patented multi touch technology along with glass backs, personalised emojis, camera layout, icons, and I could go all day talking about this.
Not having a touch screen is stupid
It's quite useful and I miss it
@@channelpolitica1364 they didn't copy glass backs they added wireless charging
And I'm not a Samsung user
I was an apple sheep but then I shifted to android and liked it much better
@@channelpolitica1364 do you have macbook M1 if you dont have it better shut up
i feel like this is the one thing apple is objectively right about. touch screen laptops are awkward unless theyre 2 in 1 like a surface. plus, the touchpad already has more gestures than i know what to do with, so i feel like having a touch screen would be redundant.
but theres airbar it makes mac touchscreen
@@user-1billlon true, but thats optional, for those who do want a touchscreen mac and dont care about the downsides that most do care about
I do have a touch screen windows laptop for about a year now. I haven't used the touch screen for any purpose other than accidental touch on the screen. It actually make sense a MacBook not having touch screen. In the future even if it does come with one, unless the app demands , I don't think anyone would use the touch screen.
I'm glad MacBook is not touch, a laptop is a laptop, a tablet is a tablet
Honesty I’ve used Touch screen laptops before and it feels like a gimmick every time and less like a functional part of the computer
Thank you for making these thorough and interesting videos! In regards to the touch bar for Mac, it is convenient having a tiny extra display directly above the keyboard. However, the touch feature may be gimmicky as using the cursor is probably just as fast for most tasks. Still, I would like to be able to move the mouse off of the screen and onto the touch bar, in addition to having a full touch screen.
I think that this is one of those videos that may become outdated very quickly. I was convinced that there would not be a touch screen Mac until I saw Big Sur. Apple have a good track record of saying they won't do something and then doing it.
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@@kevinedens8551 Get an iPad and hook it up with your Mac.
the mac's voiceover feature for blind makes trackpad usable as a touch screen. i meen it's not dragging the cursor when you move your finger on a trackpad, but all items on the screen are placed the same way on trackpad. even though the trackpad is not a screen, you can touch different parts of trackpad and it will say different items on the screen.
It should at least be an option for the people that want it.
That’s not the Apple way. « To have an option » only vastly increases the number of products that does the same thing. By doing so, your product line becomes messy.
Think of the way the MacBook line had, at one point, a MacBook Air, a MacBook (that happened to be lighter than the MacBook Air) and a MacBook Pro (which would last about as long as the MacBook Air battery-wise) that happened to have a different keyboard.
In the very same way, Apple has released 4 iPhones this year, only to make the line between iPhone and iPhone Pro a little harder to see
Note that the entire Apple product lineup is based around the idea that you want something, and then you get something like: well then you want high power or affordable?
I think the real question everybody should be asking is: instead of making poor mimicries of laptops, why the hell don't they just make iPads work as real laptops?! Or make a 2-in1 Macbook work as an iPad?! Just learn with Windows tablets. Reviewers keep saying: "The new iPadOS makes iPads get much closer to laptops, but still not there". I'm trying to get into the mind of those engineers: "We could build something with all functionalities, but we won't! We'll just get closer and closer to the real thing... instead of us just making the real thing." What sense does that make?! Is there a law of physics that stops Apple touchscreens from getting an unlimited operating system?
well, if apple makes a 2-in-1 macbook, then whats the point of making an ipad? lmao, just use sidecar on the ipad if you really want a touchscreen mac, lol
@@vevroniix There are lots of companies that make regular laptops, tablets, 2-in-1 devices... all at the same time... Look at Microsoft, Samsung, Lenovo... they have all sorts of devices and sell them. Apple could keep the Macbook as their regular laptop and still make iPads with an unlimited system (having all the functionalities of a Macbook). I guess even more people would buy the iPad if it was more functional. There is a market for both.
People dont understand how expensive touch screens are. Touchscreen on macbooks would drive the price 300 dollars up. No I would not want to pay 300 dollars for some gimmick touch screen that I will not use most of the time.
I'll admit. I didn't even notice I was going into the sponsor message of the video. Smoothest transition I've ever seen, hands down.
I had a touchscreen laptop before. It's great. I didn't use it most of the time, but on some websites it was very helpful, especially if the regular controls were bugging out.