Personally, I have no difficulty navigating to different parts of my screen, and I don't consider it saving space if it removes something I actually want to be

Personally, I have no difficulty navigating to different parts of my screen, and I don't consider it saving space if it removes something I actually want to be prominent. However, I can see your point, and the design probably be more approachable if I had a higher-end computer with a good screen.