I wish they had a no camera option and just have the thin bezels all around. I have zero use for a camera on a laptop and would gladly buy one without it.
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New Images Offer Even Closer Look at New 14-Inch MacBook Pro
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Too bad the projector and monitor manufacturers didn't adopt USB-C faster
blend or bend?I hope those high feet do not trigger another blend gate
those feet should keep these machines even even better on desks
Notch equals no buy from me. Ridiculous that a laptop has a notch…. Hope it doesn’t eventually end up on iPad and MacBook Air.
The notch could be a 5 year run! Looks like you’ll have to stump for an Intel MacBook Pro? But support will fast run out I bet. Apple have played a blinder forcing this notch into peoples hands using the Apple silicone as the incentive…
How is making the menu bar the same height at the notch "the easy way out" lol. And how is the added height past the notch thinking more thoroughly?
I want a better webcam. Mine (2020 Intel MBA) is awful. If it requires a notch to fix the webcam, then I want the notch.
But, as I mentioned before (despite all the "Apple gave you extra screen space so Apple can take it away again" replies) I hope they shrink the menu-bar so that it's not deeper than the notch.
But, as I mentioned before (despite all the "Apple gave you extra screen space so Apple can take it away again" replies) I hope they shrink the menu-bar so that it's not deeper than the notch.
Design is all about little things. It's clear you don't care about little things and may not understand design even. If you're a designer I already feel sorry for your clients.
It looks like an old Powerbook when closed.
Ahead of an official launch later this week, new images sent to MacRumors show the new 14-inch MacBook Pro on display at an Apple Authorized Reseller, offering us an even closer look at Apple's entirely revamped MacBook Pro.
The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros were by far two of the most highly anticipated and talked about Apple product releases of the entire year. Now that Apple has officially announced them, customers are eager to get their hands on the new computers and see even better images of the first MacBook Pro redesign since 2016.
We've already seen an unboxing video and photos of the MacBook Pro earlier this week, and just earlier today, a second video that offered us a closer look. The latter, however, was taken down from YouTube, possibly at the behest of Apple, as official hands-on footage and reviews of the new laptops are not yet permitted to be published.
The new images sent to us by reader George offer us perhaps the best look at the new 14-inch MacBook Pro yet, outside of shots of the laptop during last week's Apple event and promotional material. In the photos, the redesigned chassis is visible, and despite the impression that Apple's marketing material may give, the feet on the bottom of the MacBook Pro are not that noticeably high in comparison to some older MacBook Pro models.
On the front, one of the most notable design changes is the inclusion of a notch. Apple is taking steps to limit the influence that the notch has in day-to-day use on the new MacBook Pros. As you can see in the photo below, the notch is more noticeable when users are not using full-screen macOS apps, and Apple has increased the height of the macOS menu bar to accommodate the notch.
For the display, the new MacBook Pros include mini-LED technology, the same technology in the high-end 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Alongside support for ProMotion, the Liquid Retina XDR display offers improved color and brightness for HDR content. Other design changes on the front include an all-black keyboard and the return of the function keys on the top row, with Apple removing the Touch Bar. The trackpads on the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro are the same as the previous generation.
Sending us these images, George did leave a few notes for us regarding his first impression of the new machine. George told us that the laptop is heavier than expected, that "the notch isn't intrusive," and as we've reported previously, that the notch can serve as a hiding place for the macOS pointer.
Below are some additional photos of the 14-inch MacBook Pro that MacRumors received, including shots of the newly added HDMI port, SD card slot, and an image of the MacBook fully closed.
The MacBook Pros became available for pre-order earlier this week and have already started shipping to customers ahead of their Tuesday release. Both the 14-inch and 16-inch models can be configured with either the M1 Pro or M1 Max chips, which both offer significant performance gains compared to the M1 chip.
The new MacBook Pro lineup starts at $1,999 for the baseline 14-inch model with 16GB of unified memory, 512GB of storage, and the M1 Pro chip. The highest-end configuration of the 16-inch MacBook Pro with 64GB of unified memory, 8TB of storage, and the M1 Max chip with a 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine retails for $6,099. Learn more about both models by reading our dedicated roundup.
(Thanks again, George!)
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It would be awesome if they bring back the display latch release button, always like that when I had my powerbook.
Everyone calling the notch a no go neglect the fact that it will only take about a week until there will be a third party app to make the additional 74 pixels black. Since it is Mini LED the backlight will be off and you will not be able to see it anymore, no matter what content you are looking at. And as tons of people are complaining, I bet apple will build this as an additional option into their display settings soon.
I am looking forward to an option to make the menu bar background black to have the best of both worlds. Until that’s possible I am totally fine with my notchbook!
I am looking forward to an option to make the menu bar background black to have the best of both worlds. Until that’s possible I am totally fine with my notchbook!
with that all black keyboard, that thickness, it looks like a cheap industrial laptop.
What's up with the menu bar extending below the notch? Shouldn't it just be the size of the notch? Not a fan of that at all.
Well, now they have a notch big enough to latch onto.
Forget faceID, maybe that’s why they made it so big for v2.
The latchnotchbook?
No, it doesn't, because, as you have written, a phone is a small device and, unlike Ipad Pro, there is no bezel to hide FaceID in it. Currently, the only technology to quickly unlock a phone that should be used is TouchID. TouchID, compared to FaceID, is much smaller and cheaper, it doesn't spoil the design of the device and doesn't interfere with the interface of the OS.
So, there is not much sense in using FaceID on a phone (TouchID is better for such kind of device). Especially during a COVID age when you cannot unlock iPhone when wearing a mask on the face.
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