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I've actually been debating getting a 14 MBP M1 for about $1500 on open box stores etc (woot), or on sale or what not but cannot justify spending 1.5k on a laptop lol. I have a desktop and a Thinkpad T430 if I need to go somewhere. Also have a tablet and such. I definitely do need a "better" laptop but my justification is that I'm not outside the house often enough for me to buy the MBP. Which, realistically, is true…
My 16" MBP would be a perfect device if they could either put the webcam/sensor array behind the glass or just get rid of it. If I want to FaceTime I can use an iPad or iPhone as a peripheral attachment. At this point, virtually perfect hardware is being ruined by a notch. :( It's a reminder every time that there are still design limitations to overcome and engineering feats to be achieved for the next 1,000 years. 8…
I've actually been debating getting a 14 MBP M1 for about $1500 on open box stores etc (woot), or on sale or what not but cannot justify spending 1.5k on a laptop lol. I have a desktop and a Thinkpad T430 if I need to go somewhere. Also have a tablet and such. I definitely do need a "better" laptop but my justification is that I'm not outside the house often enough for me to buy the MBP. Which, realistically, is true…
My 16" MBP would be a perfect device if they could either put the webcam/sensor array behind the glass or just get rid of it. If I want to FaceTime I can use an iPad or iPhone as a peripheral attachment. At this point, virtually perfect hardware is being ruined by a notch. :( It's a reminder every time that there are still design limitations to overcome and engineering feats to be achieved for the next 1,000 years. 8…
I've been looking on and off for a way to do this for years. Surprised more people aren't bothered by not being able to use the space next to the notch... it's not even consistent with the iPhone which does allow rendering apps around the notch.
I basically never do full screen, so for that reason I'm not bothered. (In fact, now I'm _less_ bothered, since I somehow no longer feel like the menu bar is "wasting" space.)
You can hide the menu bar and have it only appear on mouseover, thus not wasting space. Except on non-notch Macs you can place windows where the menu bar used to be, and on notched Macs you can't
I've been looking on and off for a way to do this for years. Surprised more people aren't bothered by not being able to use the space next to the notch... it's not even consistent with the iPhone which does allow rendering apps around the notch.
Not to say you can’t be bothered, but I look at it this way. I’m honestly only really looking at a small amount of my screen at a time…. I suspect I use that space very little.
Maybe you feel that way, but it's not a commonly shared belief. There is a marginal value to having additional screen space, and its silly to block use of it via software gates.
I've actually been debating getting a 14 MBP M1 for about $1500 on open box stores etc (woot), or on sale or what not but cannot justify spending 1.5k on a laptop lol. I have a desktop and a Thinkpad T430 if I need to go somewhere. Also have a tablet and such. I definitely do need a "better" laptop but my justification is that I'm not outside the house often enough for me to buy the MBP. Which, realistically, is true…
I spent 3.4k on my m1 64gb and tbh its some of the best money ive ever spent
The battery on this is incredible - not to mention my limbs no longer get burnt.
I've actually been debating getting a 14 MBP M1 for about $1500 on open box stores etc (woot), or on sale or what not but cannot justify spending 1.5k on a laptop lol. I have a desktop and a Thinkpad T430 if I need to go somewhere. Also have a tablet and such. I definitely do need a "better" laptop but my justification is that I'm not outside the house often enough for me to buy the MBP. Which, realistically, is true…
I spent 3.4k on my m1 64gb and tbh its some of the best money ive ever spent
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I spent 3.4k on my m1 64gb and tbh its some of the best money ive ever spent
A client of mine has just issued me an M2 MBP as a bonus, and wow. Night and day difference to my previous i9 MBP. The battery on this is incredible - not to mention my limbs no longer get burnt.
Now, my external platter drives make more noise than the laptop.
I've been looking on and off for a way to do this for years. Surprised more people aren't bothered by not being able to use the space next to the notch... it's not even consistent with the iPhone which does allow rendering apps around the notch.
I basically never do full screen, so for that reason I'm not bothered. (In fact, now I'm _less_ bothered, since I somehow no longer feel like the menu bar is "wasting" space.)
Modern videos are so wide that a little extra vertical space barely enlarges the video if at all.
Games usually can't use the space since the notch covers their UI.
For me it's just free space for the menubar.