The touch version is higher res and OLED.

Finally, AI I can get behind.

Looks promising. If I can buy it with Linux, that’s a plus. And turn off the touchscreen.

Why not install Linux on your MacBook?

The pessimist sees the notch as wasted space, the optimist sees it as extra screen.

You don’t use macOS do you? Any apps that have that many items on the menu bar are simply pushed to the right of the notch. There is 2” of blank menu bar in 99% of all use cases.

And if you still don’t like it, you bump the uninterrupted menu bar under the notch fully and everything above it (to the left and right of the notch) black as if there’s a bezel.

It’s an optional service, not baked into the core product.

I’m the “anti-ai” person in my group of friends. Which isn’t strictly true, I’m bearish on AI, not wholly anti. I find Kagi’s separation appropriate, and actually finds some use (and better results than ChatGPT) with their AI assistant. It’s particularly useful for me debugging simple scripts and excel formulas.

It isn’t perfect overall, but well worth the few bucks each month. It’s one of the only subscriptions I’m not actively trying to get rid of.