Notch on the M1X MacBook Pro? [MERGED]

[paddylaz]

Screw your notch.

I sit in Starbucks in a numbered jumpsuit covered in fake blood with an open briefcase filled with monopoly money so ppl think I just won the Squid Game.

The ultimate flex.

 

[jafd]

Dell doesn't have FaceID bro.

They say it's got one of those Windows Hello systems which is roughly the same thing. With no notch whatsoever.

 

[DHagan4755]

Anyone who thinks this notch is a good idea (or even acceptable) is insane! Look at the Dell XPS with no notch & how thin those bezels are. Yet we're somehow going to be saddled with an f'n notch? Maybe Elon Musk was right: We're living in a simulation. I want this simulation over. Hopefully this whole notch thing is a false alarm.

 

[Berries-A-Million]

A notch is not going to happen. These rumors are stupid and been wrong all year.

 

[m.x]

For me - it doesn't seem so bad. I see several possible options:


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There are two very easy solutions for fullscreen modes.

1) Apple can blackout the top 74 pixels temporarily due to XDR having deep blacks. This would make the MacBook have a 16:10 aspect ratio which is what the current MacBooks have now.

2) Apple could expand the top menu bar down to fit the 74 pixel of the notch, again the app would be using the 16:10 space with the menu bar using the extra 74 pixels.

I really like your solutions and I think that's how they'll implement it (if they do). I could live with that, as long as you have options to switch between the different modes.

 

[cardfan]

I really like your solutions and I think that's how they'll implement it (if they do). I could live with that, as long as you have options to switch between the different modes.

Notch mode? How about auto notch mode?

 

[mosh.jinton]

What if they're not removing the touch bar, just doubling the amount of them and moving them up to sit either side of the notch?

 

[Jorbanead]

I really like your solutions and I think that's how they'll implement it (if they do). I could live with that, as long as you have options to switch between the different modes.

How I imagine it - mode 1 was when you click the green circle entering true full screen mode. Mode 2 is where the window just expands to fill out the entire screen.

Also the more I think about it, I think mode 2 will just be the default mode. So the menu bar will always take the same height regardless.

 

[m.x]

How I imagine it - mode 1 was when you click the green circle entering true full screen mode. Mode 2 is where the window just expands to fill out the entire screen.

Also the more I think about it, I think mode 2 will just be the default mode. So the menu bar will always take the same height regardless.

I think you’re right, auto-switching is way more elegant (and likely the Apple way).

 

[cardfan]

I think you’re right, auto-switching is way more elegant (and likely the Apple way).

Yep. So leave auto notch on in settings.

 

[anthony13]

I wouldn’t mind a notch if it is on a consumer machine. But I think about how many applications I use that the tool bar is full across the screen and it seems very problematic.

 

[Strider64]

I don't have worry about upgrading my MBP for awhile, but a notch would bug the daylights out of me. It wouldn't be a deal breaker for me if I really needed to upgrade, but it wouldn't make me a happy camper.

 

[You’re not me]

…and in a related confirmed rumor, the Apple Pro XDR will be updated with a notch to help keep the Apple branded "iNotch" consistent across their product lines. By the end of next year every Apple product will have the new iNotch. Another unconfirmed rumor states that Apple will even update their logo to include a subtle notch as well.

 

[Serban55]

• There is no Face ID, with the notch to house a 1080p webcam, an ambient light sensor, and an indicator light.
• There will be a mini-LED display.
• The MacBook Pro is "very thick, thick and heavy."
• The maximum configuration of "32+4T" will be its biggest selling point.
• Apple will add two large fans to the new chip.
• "Don't expect too much on narrow borders. It is indeed narrow, but it is not much narrow."
• Touch Bar is gone.
• MacBook Pro models will feature MagSafe, HDMI Port, and SD Card slot.
• No "MacBook Pro" logo on the bottom bezel.
• Bezel width remains at the current size, with the bezels at the three sides basically the same width with the bottom bezel thicker.
• The MacBook Pro "has various curves" to give people an "intuitive feeling that it is a large rectangle."

 

[DHagan4755]

• There is no Face ID, with the notch to house a 1080p webcam, an ambient light sensor, and an indicator light. NO NOTCH
• There will be a mini-LED display. YES
• The MacBook Pro is "very thick, thick and heavy." WTF NO
• The maximum configuration of "32+4T" will be its biggest selling point. ???
• Apple will add two large fans to the new chip. NO
• "Don't expect too much on narrow borders. It is indeed narrow, but it is not much narrow." THEN WHY HAVE A GOD DAMN NOTCH
• Touch Bar is gone. YES
• MacBook Pro models will feature MagSafe, HDMI Port, and SD Card slot. YES
• No "MacBook Pro" logo on the bottom bezel. YES
• Bezel width remains at the current size, with the bezels at the three sides basically the same width with the bottom bezel thicker. PUZZLING STATEMENT GIVEN ABOVE CRAP ABOUT A NOTCH
• The MacBook Pro "has various curves" to give people an "intuitive feeling that it is a large rectangle." GIBBERISH

I wish this forum allowed swearing because I would be dropping F bombs every possible moment I could in reference to this notch. So I guess Emojis will have to do.

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[Mannaerts]

I am more worried about the thick and heavy rumor than about the notch

 

[paulyras]

For me - it doesn't seem so bad. I see several possible options:


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There are two very easy solutions for fullscreen modes.

1) Apple can blackout the top 74 pixels temporarily due to XDR having deep blacks. This would make the MacBook have a 16:10 aspect ratio which is what the current MacBooks have now.

2) Apple could expand the top menu bar down to fit the 74 pixel of the notch, again the app would be using the 16:10 space with the menu bar using the extra 74 pixels.

Why not use the space for things like time, battery status, etc… like on the phone. Then the menu bar is immediately below.
These are all things that would turn off when viewing video in full screen mode.

 

[BluAffiliate]

They say it's got one of those Windows Hello systems which is roughly the same thing. With no notch whatsoever.

Face ID just is better bro.

 

[BluAffiliate]

A notch is not going to happen. These rumors are stupid and been wrong all year.

All signs point to Notch.

Don't cry when in 4 hours we see the truth .

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

All signs point to Notch.

Don't cry when in 4 hours we see the truth .

I agree don’t be surprised if there is no notch! Haha

 

[paddylaz]

These are what my source told me:

-notch

-480p front camera to give user a 'nostalgic window into the past.'

-Body has various curves designed to be erotic, but crucially 'not in a slutty way'

-Two Touch Bars. One exclusively to show U2 upcoming tour and album information

-No inner MacBook logo but startup sound will feature Scott Forstall saying "Hello there"

 

[Mayo86]

Screw your notch.

I sit in Starbucks in a numbered jumpsuit covered in fake blood with an open briefcase filled with monopoly money so ppl think I just won the Squid Game.

The ultimate flex.

Screw your notch? Apple says “Red light”.

 

[m.x]

These are what my source told me:

-notch

-480p front camera to give user a 'nostalgic window into the past.'

-Body has various curves designed to be erotic, but crucially 'not in a slutty way'

-Two Touch Bars. One exclusively to show U2 upcoming tour and album information

-No inner MacBook logo but startup sound will feature Scott Forstall saying "Hello there"

You forgot the entry model has 4GB RAM + 64GB SSD (chip shortage) ;-)

 

[BluAffiliate]

These are what my source told me:

-notch

-480p front camera to give user a 'nostalgic window into the past.'

-Body has various curves designed to be erotic, but crucially 'not in a slutty way'

-Two Touch Bars. One exclusively to show U2 upcoming tour and album information

-No inner MacBook logo but startup sound will feature Scott Forstall saying "Hello there"

lies

 

[paddylaz]

lies

you're right.

It's 240p.