New MacBook Pro has a notch and users are furious.
(Picture: Apple)The new MacBook Pro was unveiled during today’s Apple Event and many seem unhappy with one particular feature.
Apple has added a notch to the display of of its newest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBookPro models. The notch, which was first added to the iPhone X in 2017, is a black cut-out that will house the new 1080p camera system. The new 16-inch MacBook is 16.8mm thin and 4.7 pounds, and the 14-inch model is 15.5mm thin and 3.5 pounds, both of which come equipped with the upgraded Apple M1 processing unit.
Apple has done away with the Touch Bar, and added a row of physical function keys. The new model also has MagSafe and can charge up to 50% in just 30 minutes, promising to last up to 21 hours without needing to be charged. An SD card slot and an HDMI port add to the new features.
Despite these upgrades, Apple users seem laser-focused on the addition of the notch. The macOS menu bar now wraps around the camera, leaving the notch painfully noticeable in the center. The notch appears less noticeable when using Dark Mode, but this doesn’t seem good enough for the brand’s consumers. The biggest critique appears to be that the notch is pointless without the addition of FaceID, which the new MacBook Pro does not have.
What’s crazy, is that with notch Apple has just made every MacBook instantly recognizable when you see it. This isn’t a mistake, this is totally intentional. They know it. #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/oZLekg5B0B
— Frankie Herrera (@frankie_tech) October 18, 2021
If i wanted a notch on my Macbook Pro I would have just downloaded Minecraft
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) October 18, 2021
#1 app for new macbook pro: make the menu bar fully black so you can't see the notch 🥴
— Owen Williams ⚡ (@ow) October 18, 2021
Quick question.... why is the MacBook Pro notch...bigger than the iPhone 13"s? Without....FaceID....
— Ian︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ ︎ :))︎ (@iam_tech) October 18, 2021
Many are comparing the news of MacBook Pro’s notch to the 2017 news about the addition of a notch to the iPhone X, with some noting that they hated it at first but quickly got used to it.
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RE Notch on MacBook Pro
— Adam Bell (@b3ll) October 18, 2021
I complained about the notch on the first iPhone that had it… and then promptly stopped caring / even noticing it after a month or so.
I imagine the same will play out here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Still, Apple users remain disappointed.
I was prepared to get a macbook once they offered more powerful M1 chips but then they stick a gigantic bucket notch in the screen for no reason. MacOS is already a pain to deal with for the apps I use & having a chunk taken out of the screen is unacceptable
— Lemurfeature (@JacobOvrick) October 18, 2021
Quick question.... why is the MacBook Pro notch...bigger than the iPhone 13"s? Without....FaceID....
— Ian︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ ︎ :))︎ (@iam_tech) October 18, 2021
The new MacBook brought back all the ports 🥰 but added this notch…why 😒? pic.twitter.com/KXNQNBVH1o
— Anthony (@eatswithanthony) October 18, 2021
I'd be totally fine with the notch on the MacBook Pro if Apple added Face ID, but it's just a regular webcam up top ☹️
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) October 18, 2021
