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Not really? There's a webcam, an indicator LED, an ambient light sensor, and a lot of empty space. As far as I can tell, the MacBook notch is wide just to make

• Tagbert 3y ago
  There is also the mounting hardware. It’s not an unreasonable size for what it contains. If they were to really redesign the module they might shave a little off of it but how impactful would that reduction really be?
  • johnwalkr 3y ago
    They probably set the notch size with some margin too, so they could develop the camera module and LCD at the same time.
  • Tagbert 3y ago
    Here is the module behind the notch: https://forums.macrumors.com/attachments/img_0383-jpeg.2205366/ https://forums.macrumors.com/attachments/img_0383-jpeg.22053...
• dlivingston 3y ago
  > The MacBook notch is wide just to make it look like the iPhone notch. I'm convinced this is true, at least partially. The iPhone notch is branding and a visual differentiator from the competition, which is Apple's forte, and carrying over that very distinctive design element to other product lines seems right in Apple's playbook. In other words: glass slab in your hand? Who knows. Glass slab with a black notch? iPhone. Person typing on metallic laptop in a cafe? Who knows. Ah, but the screen has a notch? MacBook.