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Re:Native macOS fix for applications hiding under the MacBoo... by Waterluvian on Monday February 12, 2024 @09:28AM (#39345115)
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.

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Re:Native macOS fix for applications hiding under the MacBoo... by pimanrules on Monday February 12, 2024 @10:51AM (#39346227)
Not really? There's a webcam, an indicator LED, an ambient light sensor, and a lot of empty space. As far as I can tell, the MacBook notch is wide just to make it look like the iPhone notch.

https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/5JIdAqwLsxWAFAyZ

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Re:Native macOS fix for applications hiding under the MacBoo... by dlivingston on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:38PM (#39347767)
> The MacBook notch is wide just to make it look like the iPhone notch.

I'm convinced this is true, at least partially.

The iPhone notch is branding and a visual differentiator from the competition, which is Apple's forte, and carrying over that very distinctive design element to other product lines seems right in Apple's playbook.

In other words: glass slab in your hand? Who knows. Glass slab with a black notch? iPhone.

Person typing on metallic laptop in a cafe? Who knows. Ah, but the screen has a notch? MacBook.

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Re:Native macOS fix for applications hiding under the MacBoo... by Tagbert on Monday February 12, 2024 @10:57AM (#39346319)
There is also the mounting hardware. It’s not an unreasonable size for what it contains. If they were to really redesign the module they might shave a little off of it but how impactful would that reduction really be?
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Re:Native macOS fix for applications hiding under the MacBoo... by johnwalkr on Monday February 12, 2024 @02:49PM (#39349463)
They probably set the notch size with some margin too, so they could develop the camera module and LCD at the same time.
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Re:Native macOS fix for applications hiding under the MacBoo... by Tagbert on Monday February 12, 2024 @04:26PM (#39350728)
Here is the module behind the notch: https://forums.macrumors.com/attachments/img_0383-jpeg.22053...
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