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Comment by bri3k

5 months ago

You can change the resolution in System Settings->Displays, make it so the entire display is below the notch.

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flohofwoe  5 months ago

The thing is, I really like the thin bezel, but why has the notch to be so massively big? The camera hole looks like it's just about 3..4 millimeters in diameter.

PS: also looking around, there seem to be plenty of laptops with thin display bezel and no notch, if others can do it, why not Apple?

  • Wowfunhappy  5 months ago

    > PS: also looking around, there seem to be plenty of laptops with thin display bezel and no notch, if others can do it, why not Apple?

    Because those laptops have worse webcams.

    You don't have to agree with the tradeoff Apple made, in fact I don't, but I think the reasoning is pretty clear.

  • jwells89  5 months ago

    Most of those other laptops have asymmetric bezels, which Apple was probably trying to avoid. They wanted thin bezels on all edges.

    The extra room in the notch is likely there in case they want to change webcam parts to something larger, add Face ID, etc so they don’t also have to change the display panel and can continue to use existing stock.

    Apple seems to like to try to avoid changing parts/tooling wherever possible and will go as far as to awkwardly keep using a chassis until stock of that part has been exhausted if necessary (see the 13” M1 Touch Bar MBP).

    • nottorp  5 months ago

      > Most of those other laptops have asymmetric bezels, which Apple was probably trying to avoid. They wanted thin bezels on all edges.

      Yeah, I'm thinking firing Johnny Ive wasn't enough.

  • Waterluvian  5 months ago

    There’s like four different things in the notch. Not just a camera. Plus some recessed screw holes to mount it.

    The notch feels weird, but when I try to redesign it without sacrificing features, I can’t come up with a better option. …Not that I’m a brilliant designer by any means.