No big deal with the tiny notch, most people won’t notice it, just like on the iPhone. Since nobody stares at the top of their screen, just the center.
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New MacBook Pro Finally Features a 1080p Webcam Within a Notch
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Not me. I use my 2016 MBPs screen. And the notch just killed my desire to buy a new MBP.
What happens if it starts cutting into the menu items in the toolbar? What about the people who like to use full screen apps?
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Internet: it has a notch.
Internet: it has a notch.
I'm not against the notch. Just wondering what happens when all these menu items are displaying up there.
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You do realize the screen is 16” + additional area around the notch? Basically, a small part of the Menu Bar will be covered. And, based on the pictures, you don’t have to even use this added space, making it exactly the same (with the XDR screen, this black area will just be “off” if you want it).
Well, you could try to push down the display area, to where that big fat bezel is at the bottom. That way it's moved out of the notch area and there would be no notch... oh... wait... 😂
It's not like the macOS UI is specifically designed for users to routinely access options at the very top of the screen. Oh, wait... 😉
I'm not praising it by any means, I'd prefer no notch. I'm just saying it isn't as bad as it seems, it won't interfere with most users workflows.
It seems like they went function over form for once. It is very un-apple from recent years.
But it makes sense for a Pro machine. Some of the hardware, like the bigger speakers, would never have fit in otherwise.
They spend more on R&D per product than any company out there. Surely they can come up with it, but surely it's not ready for the market. We'll just have to make do with the fastest and most efficient laptops, so sad.
No, that wouldn't work with localization, I think they'll put ... button to hide menu items that don't fit in
I don’t understand the bitching about the notch. Apple placed it in the middle of a space wasting Menu bar which doesn’t have a damn thing on it, so no friggin’ big deal IMO. This isn’t a Ferrari that you will be driving around town trying to compensate for something, it is a computer you will be using. It might seem to cost like a Ferrari though, at least on the high end. That is my major complaint.
I guess people prefer the large notch of the MacBook Pro 13", that goes across the full length of the screen, over the small notch in the new macbooks.
Take your MBP screen, look at it. They added space left and right of the camera, for the menu bar. They found additional space for your menu bar, so when you fullscreen apps, you still have it. Otherwise it’s the same screen you had. They added space, they didn’t take away anything.
But this is too hard for the Internet to comprehend, it seems. Every comment on every MBP news today is “but the notch”.
Personally, I really like the choice they made here.
But this is too hard for the Internet to comprehend, it seems. Every comment on every MBP news today is “but the notch”.
Personally, I really like the choice they made here.
Why would customers be disappointed with the notch? It is better than a big black border around the screen.
Exactly. These criticisms seem fake.
Yep. Its the single biggest reason why the 2021 MBPs look dated.
I guess Apple got tired of people saying that they don’t even notice the notch anymore.
Agree 100% And people are saying ’they‘ve added a notch’, when what they’ve actually added is more screen real estate.