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Just got an M2 MBA and it's such a fantastic upgrade from my old intel MBP, but the notch is a bit more distracting than I'd like. It's awkwardly large, and the

Just got an M2 MBA and it's such a fantastic upgrade from my old intel MBP, but the notch is a bit more distracting than I'd like. It's awkwardly large, and the corner rounding is a lot worse than the notched iPhones imo. Its saving grace is that the screen is 16:10, and all pixels where the notch lives are bonus pixels, so it's still a net win in usable screen space vs 16:9 laptops. Still, this is a nice workaround!

legohead 4y ago
Enjoying the M2 16" as well. I thought I'd hate the notch, but I don't really notice it most of the time because that's where the top toolbar thing is. The keyboard feels great. The past 2 (work) laptops I had to turn in because the battery swelled and messed up the keys. They got rid of the dumb LED bar, and magsafe is back. I'm more of a fan of the (previous) fat left/right arrow keys though.
robertoandred 4y ago
The screen is actually taller than 16:10. The space below the notch is itself 16:10, and the pixels to the sides of the notch are bonus as you said.
hug 4y ago
If you're anything like almost everyone else I've ever met, then as long as you just tolerate it being a minor annoyance for a few weeks you'll completely forget the notch exists. Except for once a month or so when you suddenly notice it and it creates an unpleasant unscratchable itch in your brain for a minute, like when you're suddenly aware of your own breathing or how much space your tongue takes up in your mouth.
- Tagbert 4y ago
  Or when you notice that your nose occupies a large space in the middle of your vision. You’ve gotten used to it so that you don’t notice your nose unless you close one eye and really look for your nose. Then it’s there blocking your vision in that area. The notch is very similar. It can be distracting initially but if you stop focusing on it and get on with your work, you quickly find that you almost never notice it.
  - librarian42 4y ago
    Do you have a nose like an anteater or are you actually a cyclops? I don't think typical human's noses occupy a large space in the center of their vision.
    - Tagbert 4y ago
      It’s in the lower center of your visual space. You just don’t notice it because your visual system has accepted it as normal. Try closing one eye and looking toward your nose. It’s right there.
mjmsmith 4y ago
https://topnotch.app https://topnotch.app makes it less distracting. I've come to prefer the look, even on my (un-notched) iMac.

legohead 4y ago

Enjoying the M2 16" as well. I thought I'd hate the notch, but I don't really notice it most of the time because that's where the top toolbar thing is. The keyboard feels great. The past 2 (work) laptops I had to turn in because the battery swelled and messed up the keys. They got rid of the dumb LED bar, and magsafe is back. I'm more of a fan of the (previous) fat left/right arrow keys though.

robertoandred 4y ago

The screen is actually taller than 16:10. The space below the notch is itself 16:10, and the pixels to the sides of the notch are bonus as you said.

hug 4y ago

If you're anything like almost everyone else I've ever met, then as long as you just tolerate it being a minor annoyance for a few weeks you'll completely forget the notch exists. Except for once a month or so when you suddenly notice it and it creates an unpleasant unscratchable itch in your brain for a minute, like when you're suddenly aware of your own breathing or how much space your tongue takes up in your mouth.

Tagbert 4y ago
Or when you notice that your nose occupies a large space in the middle of your vision. You’ve gotten used to it so that you don’t notice your nose unless you close one eye and really look for your nose. Then it’s there blocking your vision in that area. The notch is very similar. It can be distracting initially but if you stop focusing on it and get on with your work, you quickly find that you almost never notice it.
- librarian42 4y ago
  Do you have a nose like an anteater or are you actually a cyclops? I don't think typical human's noses occupy a large space in the center of their vision.
  - Tagbert 4y ago
    It’s in the lower center of your visual space. You just don’t notice it because your visual system has accepted it as normal. Try closing one eye and looking toward your nose. It’s right there.

mjmsmith 4y ago

https://topnotch.app https://topnotch.app makes it less distracting. I've come to prefer the look, even on my (un-notched) iMac.