Apple’s new MacBook Pro is not just better than their previous models in terms of performance, they also bring a new design that looks in favour of the type of its users. While the HDMI port and the SD card reader have returned, the display now has a notch and the Touch Bar is no more (RIP!). People are either liking this new design or are not, but both sides have questions about Apple’s new MacBook Pro design. Now, Apple executives have explained at least two of them.
The two burning questions at the moment include the one about the lack of Face ID on the MacBook Pro despite the implementation of a notch on the display, while the other one is about why MacBook Pro still does not have a touchscreen input, while there is a wide range of Windows laptops and Chromebooks with touchscreens.
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Apple’s VP of Mac and iPad product marketing Tom Boger took up the question related to Face ID. He said that Touch ID is better suited for the laptop form factor. “Touch ID is more convenient on a laptop since your hands are already on the keyboard.” This argument, however, has not met with the kind of positive feedback Apple may have expected. Face unlocking, such as Windows Hello on PCs, is convenient because you look at the screen to use the laptop, and that is always going to be easier than reaching out for the fingerprint sensor.
And what about the touchscreen displays? Are they ever coming to MacBooks? Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, said an affirmative no to that question. He said that the company is focusing on indirect input on the MacBook, while the touchscreen technology is going to be available only on the iPad. “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,” Ternus said.
The MacBook Pro’s design is mostly favourable for creators because it brings back more connectivity ports, while the screen’s real estate is now even bigger than before. But things like face unlocking and touchscreen are also favoured by creators. For now, Apple does not seem to follow Windows PCs and Chromebooks for their ease of use, thanks to the touchscreen display technology and face unlocking.
Both Apple executives also took up the question about a water-resistant MacBook, only to dismiss that idea. “That hasn’t been on many people’s lists,” Boger told The Wall Street Journal.
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