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Apple Patent Offers Sketch of Possible Notch Implementation in New MacBook Pros
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This is better than a black bar of nothing on top. But of course, people will hate on the notch without thinking about the practical thinking behind the design.
The notch can afford to be this big. But it probably won't be that big.
I am notch happy. 🙁This is *notch* your call to make, MacRumors.
Just wait until Monday. Sheesh.
Is that a real image? If so, sign me up. i could deal with that small notch.
These new MacBook Pros look absolutely stunning. I'm still not going back to the Mac, iPad Pro does everything better, but I'm tempted just to buy one as a piece of modern design in my home to represent the best of Apple.
Or they move the OLED touch display from the keyboard to top of the screen...
Notch would require interuption of menu bar, the most important piece of UI of OSX. I doubt they are that sutpid.
Again, read the original article. It describes a main display with two secondary displays - the areas either side of a potential notch. Those areas are blacked out but can be used for additional information.
There's two ways to think about this:
1) The current MBP has a massive "notch" that just stretches the entire width of the display
2) The new MPB has a dynamic black "bezel" where regions on the left and right can be used to display icons, menu items, or even extend the regular 16:10 region.
The dynamic bezel could be more useful than a fixed wide notch.
1) The current MBP has a massive "notch" that just stretches the entire width of the display
2) The new MPB has a dynamic black "bezel" where regions on the left and right can be used to display icons, menu items, or even extend the regular 16:10 region.
The dynamic bezel could be more useful than a fixed wide notch.
This is a guarantee tomorrow regardless of what is or isn't announced, it is tradition.
I’m going to laugh so hard if the touch bar has been moved up so only the thin strip on either side of the notch is a touch screen. That right there would be comedy gold.
Cant wait for notch-gate on the NotchBook Pros.
Cant wait for notch-gate on the NotchBook Pros.
I just hope they make the top cover behind the screen extra stiff. On a normal notebook when you lift the cover from the corner, the stress is kind of spread evenly across the screen. On a notched design like this, it could end up flexing more at an angle away from one or the other side of the notch. If not a very rigid cover, then at least having some sort of back plate behind the notch to compensate. If not, in a few years were going to have “Notchcrackgate”.
That aside, I think this will work great. They will hard code the system to make sure “full-screen” stops below the notch-bar in the normal 16-10 area and probably, simultaneously sim the notch-bar so it disappears. It will look like bezel when that happens. Not sure what the fuss is.
That aside, I think this will work great. They will hard code the system to make sure “full-screen” stops below the notch-bar in the normal 16-10 area and probably, simultaneously sim the notch-bar so it disappears. It will look like bezel when that happens. Not sure what the fuss is.
I’m glad I’ve got a current 12.9 iPad Pro because for sure if there’s a notch on the MBP they’ll stick one on the 2022 iPads 🤣
I am honestly tired of this trend of racing to ZERO bezels. Having large bezels are preferred vs having a portion of the screen having a hole in it where content and display need to adapt around it.
I don’t see the big deal. Just like on the iPhone, it will give you additional information WHEN NEEDED, otherwise the whole area is probably just blacked out. I rather have some information on each sides then a bezel that gives me nothing