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I hope Apple’s touchscreen MacBook takes some lessons from this Lenovo laptop

DevicesOctober 24, 20261 min read

The Verge reviewer Antonio G. Di Benedetto says a touchscreen MacBook may soon be announced. He thinks it could learn from Lenovo's Yoga 9n, a touchscreen laptop that bends into tablet mode.

What happened

A new touchscreen MacBook may be announced next week. The writer tested the Lenovo Yoga 9n, a 2-in-1 laptop with a stylus, and says it gave him ideas for what Apple should do. The Yoga 9n uses Nvidia's RTX Spark chip platform.

Key facts

The Lenovo Yoga 9n has a 16-inch screen.
It is a 2-in-1, so it works as a laptop and as a tablet.
Its stylus works on the screen and on the trackpad.
The stylus charges over USB-C and attaches to the lid by magnet.
The writer expects a touchscreen MacBook Pro to be expensive.

Some background

A 2-in-1 is a laptop that can fold back or detach to act like a tablet. Apple has never made one. Apple's own chips, found in modern MacBook Pros, are also Arm-based, like RTX Spark. That makes the Yoga a useful example.

Why it matters

Apple's laptops have not had touchscreens, and a touch MacBook would be a big change. The writer wants Apple to do something special, not just copy Windows laptops. He hopes for touch that feels natural, a stylus that works on the trackpad, and a pencil that charges while attached.

What to watch

Whether Apple announces a touchscreen MacBook Pro next week.
Whether it supports the Apple Pencil.
Whether the stylus works on the trackpad too.
How macOS 27 and its touch features, called Golden Gate in the article, work on a laptop.
How much the new MacBook costs.

Glossary

2-in-1: A laptop that can also work as a tablet, often by folding the screen back.
RTX Spark: Nvidia's chip platform for Windows laptops, based on Arm processors.
Apple Pencil: Apple's stylus for drawing and notes on iPads, and possibly future MacBooks.
macOS 27: The next version of Apple's Mac computer operating system, the software that runs the computer.

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