Apple just launched its latest entrant in their Mac series – MacBook Pro last month. This newly launched Macs comes with powerful chips like M1 Pro and M1 Max. It also boats of significant performance and efficiency. However, the most interesting part of the whole launch is the return of HDMI and SD card slot in the laptops. Interestingly, it also shrunk the bezels around the display and introduced a notch. Although the one thing missing is FaceID. Now, in a recent development, Apple executives explains the reason why MacBooks doesn’t have touchscreen and FaceIDs.
Its’ been a burning question to everyone who ever owned a Apple laptop or is planning to. Especially after the implementation of the notch on the display this time, the FaceID still remains missing. On the other hand, many wonder why MacBook Pro still does not have a touchscreen input. Especially when other laptops and notebooks in the market already provide one.
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Why MacBooks doesn’t have touchscreen and FaceID?
Lets’ dive into the reasons why MacBooks doesn’t have touchscreen and FaceID. Apple executives justified the company’s resistance to adding these features to the Mac. The company is focusing on “indirect input” on the Mac and saving touchscreen technology for the iPad. Basically this means the company has no plans to bring touchscreen feature into the laptops.
“We make the world’s best touch computer on an iPad. It’s totally optimized for that. And the Mac is totally optimized for indirect input. We haven’t really felt a reason to change that”.
John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering
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Although there is one other question that still hangs in the air. What about the FaceID? With the MacBook Pro now sporting a notch in the display, it seems like Face ID could come sooner rather than later. But Apple seems to think that Touch ID is better suited for the laptop form factor. Tom Boger, Apple’s VP of Mac and iPad product marketing, said in the interview that “Touch ID is more convenient on a laptop since your hands are already on the keyboard.”
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In related news, MacBook Pro’s is mostly favourable for creators. Because it brings back more connectivity ports, while the screen’s real estate is now even bigger than before. However, things like face unlocking and touchscreen are also favoured by creators. The executives further revealed that water-resistant MacBooks is “not on many people’s list” and that users are unlikely to get the option to upgrade the hardware post-purchase due to Mac’s unified memory architecture.
Sushmita Choubey
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