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The notch of the new MacBook Pro feels more “what’s wrong” than I expected | Gizmodo Japan

I think you’ll get used to it.

New MacBook ProThe bezel at the top of the screen is different than before,Notch is adopted.. Yes, it’s a familiar notch on screens such as the iPhone 13.

Well, I’m used to seeing it on the iPhone, and I was wondering if it would be okay to have a notch on the MacBook Pro, but when I actually look at it, it feels quite strange.

Looking at the 14-inch model, the bezel is certainly narrower. but,Only the notch part has a presence.. Well, there is a camera unit there, so it can’t be helped.

But, there are some things that I think a little.

Photo: Kazunori Miura

In the initial stateA menu bar will appear at the top of your desktop.. At that time, the height of the notch becomes the menu bar.The area of ​​the menu bar is larger than the previous model... I feel a little lost.

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Photo: Kazunori Miura

I tried to make Safari full screen. The menu bar is the height of the notch.Can this be called full screen display?I wonder …

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Video editing softwareDisplay DaVinci Resolve to fill the screenI tried to. ThenMenus are also displayed on the left and right of the notchit was done. Oh yeah, I wanted all apps to display this kind of display.

However,The menu is divided into left and right ….. It’s not beautiful. Well, this is probably because the app doesn’t support it.

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Image: Kota Yoshioka

And when you switch to full screen, the menu bar is hidden. Then move the mouse cursor to the top of the screen to display the menu bar. Somehow, I’m getting confused.It doesn’t make sense to display it in full screen …

I think you’ll get used to it as you use it. Somehow, I felt that it wasn’t like Apple.I can’t feel the intention about the left and right display of the notchThat’s right. Somehow it seems that they are responding on the spot. Well, I’m sick.

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Image: Gizmodo Japan Editorial Department

Oh yeah. There is no hit detection for this notch. You can slip through the mouse cursor!

Photo: Kazunori Miura