I don’t hate the MacBook Pro’s notch, but I don’t want to see it on Windows
Apple announced the new MacBook Pro yesterday. Inside, the laptop will run powerful processors that some Windows users are envious of, but on the outside, the MacBook Pro has a notch that’s drawn criticism and jokes. While I agree that at first glance the notch on the MacBook Pro looks silly, it doesn’t really eat up space that you’d otherwise have. In fact, it actually gives you more screen real estate in some cases.
Windows 11 and macOS are also different enough that a notch can work better on one than the other. While I hope that Windows laptops remain notchless, I think the notch works fine on macOS.
Comparing apples to apples
Source: Apple
I’ll have to break out a caliper to measure notches, but the Dell XPS 13 and Razer Book 13 have incredibly thin bezels that house cameras.
In contrast, the Surface Laptop 4, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano, and Surface Pro X have slightly thicker top bezels. If they ran macOS, some of these laptops would gain a bit in the display department.
More importantly for people who buy MacBooks, the new MacBook Pro has a thinner top bezel than the model from 2020. Sure, you could criticize the 2020 MacBook Pro for having a chunky top bezel, but Apple addressed that with the 2021 MacBook Pro. Some people just don’t like how Apple fixed it.
Windows vs. macOS
Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central
As pointed out by our sister site iMore, Apple’s new MacBook Pro can use the full screen around its notch. The menu bar will wrap around the notch and bump up everything else a few millimeters. It’s a bit like if a camera notch sat in an unused part of the Windows Taskbar. Microsoft won’t let us move the Taskbar to the top of Windows 11, so maybe that point is moot.
I still think the notch looks ridiculous, but there’s an argument to be made that getting more space on your screen is worth it. Moving the menu bar up means you have more room for your apps.
Missing FaceID
Source: Windows Central
Apple moves at its own pace. It doesn’t roll out tech until the company feels it’s ready, but I think people would swallow the notch more if it added functionality.
I don’t hate the MacBook Pro’s notch, but I don’t want to see it on Windows
Apple announced the new MacBook Pro yesterday. Inside, the laptop will run powerful processors that some Windows users are envious of, but on the outside, the MacBook Pro has a notch that’s drawn criticism and jokes. While I agree that at first glance the notch on the MacBook Pro looks silly, it doesn’t really eat up space that you’d otherwise have. In fact, it actually gives you more screen real estate in some cases.
Windows 11 and macOS are also different enough that a notch can work better on one than the other. While I hope that Windows laptops remain notchless, I think the notch works fine on macOS.
Comparing apples to apples
Source: Apple
I’ll have to break out a caliper to measure notches, but the Dell XPS 13 and Razer Book 13 have incredibly thin bezels that house cameras.
In contrast, the Surface Laptop 4, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano, and Surface Pro X have slightly thicker top bezels. If they ran macOS, some of these laptops would gain a bit in the display department.
More importantly for people who buy MacBooks, the new MacBook Pro has a thinner top bezel than the model from 2020. Sure, you could criticize the 2020 MacBook Pro for having a chunky top bezel, but Apple addressed that with the 2021 MacBook Pro. Some people just don’t like how Apple fixed it.
Windows vs. macOS
Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central
As pointed out by our sister site iMore, Apple’s new MacBook Pro can use the full screen around its notch. The menu bar will wrap around the notch and bump up everything else a few millimeters. It’s a bit like if a camera notch sat in an unused part of the Windows Taskbar. Microsoft won’t let us move the Taskbar to the top of Windows 11, so maybe that point is moot.
I still think the notch looks ridiculous, but there’s an argument to be made that getting more space on your screen is worth it. Moving the menu bar up means you have more room for your apps.
Missing FaceID
Source: Windows Central
Apple moves at its own pace. It doesn’t roll out tech until the company feels it’s ready, but I think people would swallow the notch more if it added functionality.
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