Is it possible to remove touch bar completely? MBP M1

[somuchfun]

I don't even want to replace it.

From time to time it dying and not working at all. I don't care about this, but this causes other casualties, like it mac can't sleep when its bugging. Or it started to appear purple screen for .1 second when restarting mac. I think all of this caused by touchbar server.
What if I remove it and just leave it as is? Does someone have experience?

 

[Fishrrman]

No.

 

[somuchfun]

Only replace?

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Options include:

• Live with it as it is (including t/s to see if it's a software issue)
• Replace it (presume out of warranty = expensive)
• Use an external keyboard
• Try removing it yourself (which may not affect the sleep issues; the cause of the glitch may not be the display itself but rather whatever's sending info to it - which may or may not realize it's no longer there)
• Trade it in

Probably a few others.

 

[M3Stang]

I second the trade in. A couple months ago, I traded my 13" M1 for a 16" M3 Pro. They gave me $600 trade in. I only paid $1150 for it during tax free week. I definitely got $550 worth of use out of it for the 2.5 years I owned it. It was a base config, if its not I imagine trade in becomes way less attractive.