Apple leaks new MacBook Pro with touch strip

[Jovidah]

Regardless of whether it's innovative, cool, a rip-off, useful, or whatsoever... would it really have been too much to ask to just have it above the regular function keys instead of as a replacement? 

 

I get that you can use the screen-strip to also portray those same function keys, but the issue is that you simply cannot use them blind because you cannot 'feel' them.  I just don't see why they did away with those function keys... I don't think there'd be half as much complaints and raised eyebrows if they just added it as an extra instead of a replacement. 

[AlTech]

22 minutes ago, Jovidah said:

Regardless of whether it's innovative, cool, a rip-off, useful, or whatsoever... would it really have been too much to ask to just have it above the regular function keys instead of as a replacement? 

 

I get that you can use the screen-strip to also portray those same function keys, but the issue is that you simply cannot use them blind because you cannot 'feel' them.  I just don't see why they did away with those function keys... I don't think there'd be half as much complaints and raised eyebrows if they just added it as an extra instead of a replacement. 

The perfect implementation would have been to have it in front of the Function keys. But this would have made the keyboard a bit more awkwardly positioned and the track-pad wouldn't be able to be made larger.

[LordLeewee]

its apple, it will most probably work perfectly, fluidly and have very decent implementation for the majority of users. whether you like it or not you cant deny that, and also during 2017 most other manufacturers will start trying to copy it.

[79wjd]

6 hours ago, Bleedingyamato said:

You mean where the keys are the flat chiclet style?

 

 

He means like the keyboard on the Macbook 2015/2016. Apple introduced a new keyboard for it that uses butterfly switches (which are just bad in comparison to the traditional Macbook Air/Pro keyboard -- which is excellent).

[captain cactus]

4 hours ago, Jovidah said:

Regardless of whether it's innovative, cool, a rip-off, useful, or whatsoever... would it really have been too much to ask to just have it above the regular function keys instead of as a replacement? 

 

I get that you can use the screen-strip to also portray those same function keys, but the issue is that you simply cannot use them blind because you cannot 'feel' them.  I just don't see why they did away with those function keys... I don't think there'd be half as much complaints and raised eyebrows if they just added it as an extra instead of a replacement. 

Even the trackpad is a fake click, no reason to think Apple would've implemented some haptic feedback in the top bar as well to emulate a button press.

[spartaman64]

On 10/26/2016 at 1:12 AM, Tataffe said:

Why are you knocking it before trying it?

 

Oh right, because it's not Microsoft introducing it ...

not because its not microsoft its because its apple. its like asking why dont we give donald trump a chance at being president before we judge him. well because hes donald trump 

[spartaman64]

5 hours ago, LordLeewee said:

its apple, it will most probably work perfectly, fluidly and have very decent implementation for the majority of users. whether you like it or not you cant deny that, and also during 2017 most other manufacturers will start trying to copy it.

just like how the macbook with one port and thermal throttles a core m cpu and the iphone 7 with no headphone jack worked perfectly

[spartaman64]

before my attitude towards apple is eh they are not for me but not a bad choice for other people but im getting more and more disdain for apple

[NumLock21]

 

 

[Bouzoo]

On 10/26/2016 at 5:05 PM, djdwosk97 said:

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On 10/26/2016 at 5:05 PM, Bsmith said:

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I mush say I wasn't expecting actually such a highly "customizable" bar. I'm glad to see I was wrong. I do like it. 

Mind you if it becomes more spread, I hope for even higher customization, for instance some games might have huge problems with it. 

[Jovidah]

22 hours ago, lots of unexplainable lag said:

Even the trackpad is a fake click, no reason to think Apple would've implemented some haptic feedback in the top bar as well to emulate a button press.

It's not the clickety part, the problem is that you can't 'feel' where you are, which buttons you are touching. 

You'd be surprised how much our brain relies on these subtle kind of 'guides' subconsciously when you're blindly using them... For the same reason it's really damn difficult to blind-type on a touchscreen.

 

[Bsmith]

4 hours ago, Bouzoo said:

 

I mush say I wasn't expecting actually such a highly "customizable" bar. I'm glad to see I was wrong. I do like it. 

Mind you if it becomes more spread, I hope for even higher customization, for instance some games might have huge problems with it. 

Indeed, so far it looks pretty awesome. I personally it is something that catches on and keyboards manufactures consider it as a thing to add to certain models, that would be epic and should be achievable with usbC/ usb 3.1.

[79wjd]

1 hour ago, Bsmith said:

Indeed, so far it looks pretty awesome. I personally it is something that catches on and keyboards manufactures consider it as a thing to add to certain models, that would be epic and should be achievable with usbC/ usb 3.1.

I wouldn't have high hopes for a touch bar in the windows environment since you're highly dependent on developer support. 

[Bsmith]

1 hour ago, djdwosk97 said:

I wouldn't have high hopes for a touch bar in the windows environment since you're highly dependent on developer support. 

true, but on the otherhand, if it catches on at apple up to the point that web browsers or widely used software get some (limited) additional support or functions out of it there is a reason for manufactures to consider it, if done (like most things) right it can probably catch on especially if it's made open source, then there is more reason (and more people) that might have an interest in it. let's not forget what kind of movement's the first (or second?) gen iphone and the macbook air(aka ultrabooks) it might be apple, but weird things can catch on IF done right.