Everyone will focus on the touchscreen aspect of things, but the thing I'm immediately jumping out of my chair about is the Dynamic Island.
I've *always* hated the notch. I never stopped hating it, first on iPhone and then on Mac laptops. I *rejoiced* when iPhone moved off of the notch design.
This is so-o-o much better! And yeah, the return of a glowing Apple logo is definitely awesome as well.
Just posted on Six Colors: Quick thoughts about the new MacBook Pro
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/10/quick-thoughts-about-the-new-macbook-pro/