Check out this mockup that visualizes what a MacBook Pro would look like with the rumored OLED touch panel along the top.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo first reported that Apple was working on a new MacBook Pro with an OLED display touch bar that replaces its physical function keys last month.
Following up that report, a leak out of an Apple manufacturing partner in China produced photos of what is allegedly the top case for the new notebook. The photos do appear to corroborate the existence of a touch panel above the keyboard.
Putting these reports together, Cameron, a 9to5Mac commenter put together the mockup below.
I made a mock-up of this design using images of the 12" MacBook on Apple's website and the dimensions from that spy photo.
Take a look at the image below and let us know what you think. Is this something you want to see on the upcoming MacBook Pro?
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jayco - June 7, 2016 at 4:09am
Nooo! Please apple keep the keys people that work with programa such as autocad or photoshop need the ESC key!!
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Great - June 7, 2016 at 3:37am
If they want to make the whole thing thinner, then the whole keyboard will be an OLED 3D Touch screen! Why muck around with just a strip?
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Great - June 7, 2016 at 3:39am
Eventually you'd have a keyboard area running full OLED full screen running IOS, and the regular display on the top running OSX. So the IOS bit doubles up as an iPad, and when connected to the top hall, acts as a keyboard.
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gamerscul9870 - June 7, 2016 at 11:59am
Notice how the keys are closer than on other models for a thinner MacBook Pro? This OLED bar is helping achieve that. This is why it's like that
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Poopsie - June 7, 2016 at 12:00am
Esc as a touch screen is unacceptable.
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gamerscul9870 - June 7, 2016 at 12:23am
what 'touch screen'? There's not a mention about that yet.
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AverageReviewer - June 7, 2016 at 1:41am
Um come on let's use common sense. OLED panel...it is a screen, how else would one use it? Even if it implements 3D Touch it still is technically a touch screen and can't freeze up. So yeah it's probably a touch screen.
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Dale - June 7, 2016 at 1:44am
If it's considered a screen, can it display anything like a mobile device can or what you see on tv?
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