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On that note... why do the MacBooks even have a notch considering: A) FaceID is tiny now, look at the iPhone 14, and B) No Mac has FaceID anyway. What's in t
by ClassyJacket 4y ago
On that note... why do the MacBooks even have a notch considering:
A) FaceID is tiny now, look at the iPhone 14, and
B) No Mac has FaceID anyway.
What's in there apart from a tiny camera and light sensor? There's no way those two things can take up that much space.
- satvikpendem 4y agoSeems to be for future face ID. Apple uses the same chassis for years as the manufacturing cost of changing out the chassis every year is unnecessary, especially with Tim Cook's operational background.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoIt's to allow the fingers someplace safe to apply leverage against when opening the lid. Which is why I think the screen is so much more fragile then the previous model. Lots of users don't care about placing their fingers in the right spot and stress-wear the LCD.
- cafeinux 4y agoThat sounds like bad UX.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoYes, it seems like Jony Ive was the only one in senior management who had the authority to unilaterally block these bad design decisions.
- hjkl0 4y agoAny references for that? Wouldn’t you avoid that spot with your fingers, to keep it from getting greasy and smudged?
- MichaelZuo 4y agoIf you avoid the spot, how could you open the lid without touching the LCD?
- Tagbert 4y agoFaceID is much thicker than the lid in a MacBook. The phones are much thicker. If you were to add it, there would need to be a wart on the lid to make space for it. TouchId works well the the keyboard-oriented interface of a laptop so there is little additional benefit to FaceID. In the iOS implementations, you still need a special button to authorize purchases with FaceID, so it doesn’t help in that situation. BTW the notch is that size because the model contains a camera and two separate sensors as well as mounting features. It is larger than you might think. It may be possible to reengineer it to be smaller in later versions of the MacBooks. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-MacBook-Pro-s-notch-houses-more-than-just-a-1080p-camera.574456.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-MacBook-Pro-s-notch-hous...
- wenc 4y agoTouch ID does not work well during the winter in northern climates. The lack of humidity leads to dry fingertips that Touch ID does not recognize consistently. I have 5 finger prints saved - and every couple of weeks Touch ID fails to recognize any due to dry fingers. I’ve just gotten used to entering the numeric passcode instead. In contrast Face ID rarely fails.
- acdha 4y agoThe problem I have with Touch ID is when my fingers are wet, such as after swimming or washing dishes. Face ID works well there, but not when I'm wearing a mask/scarf, so I really wonder what the cost differential would be for adding both. The feature which as come in handy for me most is that feature to unlock with Apple Watch which covers most of both scenarios but then you need a fairly expensive second accessory which not everyone would otherwise find worthwhile.
- wenc 4y agoFace ID works with both masks and scarves (at the price of less security - it only uses the area around the eyes for auth) — you have to enable it in Settings. This was a feature added during the pandemic when folks started wearing masks.
- hjkl0 4y agoThe notch is branding. A bigger question is why it was changed for the iPhone 14 Pro.