The best touchscreen MacBook is already on your desk

Macworld Apple rarely arrives first to the party, but it tends to deliver an innovative twist when it eventually catches up to its rivals.

AirPods, Face ID, Apple Watch, even the iPhone Duo weren’t the first of their kind, but they stood out for their leaps in design and functionality.

However, as the launch of Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro just proved, that’s not always the case.

Commercial touchscreen laptops have been around for almost two decades.

Despite that, standard models have remained the default for valid reasons, most notably due to their perfect ergonomics.

Instead of perfecting the formula as it usually does, Apple distracted fans with a recycled favorite—slapping on a glowing logo that had been retired a decade ago.

What makes the touchscreen MacBook especially baffling is how unnecessary it is.

Apple already figured out the touchscreen setup back in 2019, and it’s been hiding in plain sight all these years.

Sidecar attachment Sidecar was released as part of macOS Catalina in 2019.

Billed as a way to expand your workspace, it essentially lets you use an iPad as an external wireless display for your Mac.

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