MacBook Pro Display With Notch Shown in Alleged Photo Leak

[GrumpyCoder]

I have said numerous times in this thread that I don't believe this leak and I don't think a notch is coming. I am playing devil's advocate.

But of course, the pretentious replies come quick anyway.

Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

I don't think it's true either, because it makes no sense. But given Apple made so many stupid decisions in the past year or two, who knows. If true it's another item on a list. I personally don't care much, I'm not going to buy one. I need more processing power and therefore Nvidia with the software/tools to get things done, so Linux will likely be my main driver, at least the next few years. Will keep using my Macs for Final Cut and Capture One every now and then (hobby).

 

[Satch111]

Don‘t notice the notch on the iPhone, won‘t notice it here. Also there will be a good reason for this, e.g. a better camera than would otherwise be possible.

The notch is purely to make the Macs smaller with bigger screens, they could still give us a 1080 camera with normal bezels.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

The notch is purely to make the Macs smaller with bigger screens, they could still give us a 1080 camera with normal bezels.

Is it worth having a notch though?

 

[ksec]

You cant fit FaceID at the thickness of these Laptop Lid.

I am betting there will be no Notch.

 

[LFC2020]

Here is what it looks like when not displaying only the wallpaper.
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WOW!!! that is the most hideous thing I've ever seen. 🤦‍♂️🤢🤮 WTF are you doing apple. 🤦‍♂️😡

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

About to spend $3000+ and we may have to deal with the notch.

 

[darngooddesign]

Well, you can’t currently run Monterey on a computer with a notch, now can you?
Wouldn’t be surprised to see the menu bar completely black with no background to the sides of the notch, and then your wallpaper be underneath the notch in the regular 16/10 area

So you think Apple is going to have two builds of Monterey, one for notched computers and the other for bezeled computers? Besides, people at Apple are running Monterey on a notched computer if the notch exists.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

WOW!!! that is the most hideous thing I've ever seen. 🤦‍♂️🤢🤮 WTF are you doing apple. 🤦‍♂️😡

The design is already confirmed by Apple. There’s nothing we can do.

 

[ravenfire]

Here is what it looks like when not displaying only the wallpapeHt

Here is what it looks like when not displaying only the wallpaper.
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That will be amazing if it's accurate.

 

[GrumpyCoder]

Menu bar is always black on monterey when in fullscreen, they could also make it always black when out of fullscreen for these new models.

Some people had that bug, you should be able to switch it.

 

[LFC2020]

🤦‍♂️👇😂🤢🤮😡

 

[Falhófnir]

Here is what it looks like when not displaying only the wallpaper.
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So pretty much like a 16:10 laptop with the menu bar pushed up into two new sections of screen that were formerly bezel, cool!

 

[GrumpyCoder]

The design is already confirmed by Apple. There’s nothing we can do.

Sure, vote with your wallet.

 

[Wando64]

Unless the menu bar is black.

The menu bar contains menu items… unless there is a notch in the way

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Sure, vote with your wallet.

They will still outsell. Notch or not. Apple will still sell the 💻. They will break the records.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

So Apple is already ****ing up the new MacBook Pro.
I am sorry but Tim Cook has to go. He successfully made iPhone 80% more expensive over the years while ****ing up most product lineups.

PS: Maybe it is not a notch but a Touch Bar 😅

Tim Cook did not make the iPhone 80% more expensive.
We’ve been over this before but:
Original iPhone: $599 for 8 GB, around $800 in today’s money. Not to mention the special plan you had to get through iTunes with AT&T, so in total the phone was slightly over $1000 after two years of payments.
And that was the only iPhone available, unless you wanted four gigabytes.
In 2021: an unlocked iPhone SE is only $399, an unlocked iPhone 12 Mini 599, an unlocked iPhone 12 is 699, an unlocked iPhone 13 mini is $729, an unlocked iPhone 13 is $829, an unlocked iPhone 13 pro is $999, and an unlocked iPhone 13 Pro Max is $1099.
The regular iPhone, the one that has been gradually updated every year, this year being the regular 13, starts at $829. The original iPhone in today’s money was around $800. Nowhere near an 80% increase.
If you just want to go off of the last iPhone introduced in Steve Jobs‘s life, the iPhone 4S unlocked was 649 for 16 GB, 749 for 32 GB, and 849 for 64 GB, not that much more money than what’s being asked for today.

 

[Fabian90]

Here is what it looks like when not displaying only the wallpaper.
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I love it!

The alternative would be a bigger bezel at the top the same width as the notch, which means wasted space.
This way we can have a full 16:10 display below plus space for the menu bar.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

how many people spend 12 hours on their Mac using the the webcam.

you’re kidding, right?
Have we not been living the previous two years or something?
Classes, doctor appointment, employee meetings, regular workdays, spending time with loved ones, all done on WebCam.

 

[DaSal]

It's going to have a notch. Better get used to it!

It's not going to be a big deal, because it's going to be in the taskbar area during normal use, and during content consumption you won't see it because the content will be 16:9 and the notch will be invisible in the black bars (just like on an iPhone).

Upside: it will most likely have crazy thin bezels. We can assume that with current Apple tech you need bezels roughly the thickness of the iPad Pro to not a have a notch. Any current device with bezels thinner than that, has a notch. Therefore if the Macbook is to have thin bezels, it would also need a notch.

I'd honestly be surprised if it doesn't also have Face ID, though.

 

[elptdbi3lYI]

Some people had that bug, you should be able to switch it.

Really? Never seen anyone to confirm it

 

[chucker23n1]

Because phones are considerably smaller than Macs so screen space is of a premium in ways that it isn't on the Mac.

True.

Additionally, phones do not have a menu bar that can stretch across the screen; at most the notch meant that the time, which isn't a clickable item, isn't displayed in the status bar.

Well, it isn't just the time. It also made notification center a bit harder to reach, and depending on what you were doing, there were quite a few status icons that are no longer visible in the iPhone X era, such as VPN, Bluetooth headsets, various accessibility icons, etc. Not to mention the battery percentage.

They now temporarily show up in some cases, and you can still get the full bar while in Control Center, but it's not like it was only the time.

(As for clickable items, I would argue the difference of swiping down from the left vs. the right makes them two clickable areas.)

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

So you think Apple is going to have two builds of Monterey, one for notched computers and the other for bezeled computers? Besides, people at Apple are running Monterey on a notched computer if the notch exists.

Um… they already do?
Currently, in the latest release of macOS, only certain features work on certain Macs.
Some features require a T2, some features require a Touch Bar, some features require Apple Silicon, some features require Skylake, not to mention that there are several different Macs with several different screen resolutions.
This will be just like that. If you have a 2021 MacBook Pro, Monterey will act a certain way.
Same thing with iOS, iOS functions differently on an iPhone SE than it does on an iPhone 13 Pro Max.

 

[chucker23n1]

🤦‍♂️👇😂🤢🤮😡

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I don't think this is terrible.

 

[svish]

Seems like the notch is definitely coming. No FaceID though

 

[umbilical]

First the nasty touchbar and now this? NO THANK YOU!!!!!!!