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I love my 2016 Pro. Touchbar takes some getting used to. As far as speed, battery and performance the thing is a beast. Very happy. I have 4 VMs running at all

by dgrealy 10y ago

I love my 2016 Pro. Touchbar takes some getting used to. As far as speed, battery and performance the thing is a beast. Very happy. I have 4 VMs running at all times and many apps and browser windows and I haven't noticed it chug once. As for touchbar, I don't think it's just a novelty. I think this will only become more apparent as apps start to implement features with it. It's great for media scrubbing, for instance. I have started to adopt pressing the buttons it shows for confirm/cancel and other dialogs. The escape key no longer being a physical button feels odd to the finger and took some adjustment, no question. At first I didn't like the volume / brightness adjusters because I wasn't used to them and much preferred the buttons, but the sliders that popup are just as easy to use and I fiddle with them less to find the right level.

Dolores12 10y ago
The reason i like physical keys is when i am trying to press escape key i find it by touching. Like here is ESC (top left button), here is F1 right to it, etc... In case of Apple you have to look at your keyboard and press the spot exactly where it is.
- dgrealy 10y ago
  I don't have the touch typing issue after a few weeks. Yes it feels different so you will not get it right always at first. Tilde is my new touch reference for where escape is (or I guess it always was).
addicted 10y ago
What's wrong with Enter/Esc for dialogs? I can't imagine that touch bar keys would be faster than that.
- dgrealy 10y ago
  That only works when there are two options and the dialog is configured right.
rickyc091 10y ago
No issues with the escape. My biggest complaint is that I keep accidentally toggling siri when I hit backspace. I'm just going to move siri over a bit or disable it altogether as I don't even use it.
- pyrophane 10y ago
  I had that problem a lot as well. I removed Siri and now I just accidentally mute my machine. That being said, my typing accuracy has improved as I've gotten used to the keyboard, so accidental touches are pretty infrequent now. My girlfriend just received her TB machine and she does it all the time, so I think it is something that improves over time.
- majewsky 10y ago
  "Hey Siri, move over a bit, please!" :)

by dgrealy 10y ago

Dolores12 10y ago

The reason i like physical keys is when i am trying to press escape key i find it by touching. Like here is ESC (top left button), here is F1 right to it, etc... In case of Apple you have to look at your keyboard and press the spot exactly where it is.

dgrealy 10y ago
I don't have the touch typing issue after a few weeks. Yes it feels different so you will not get it right always at first. Tilde is my new touch reference for where escape is (or I guess it always was).

addicted 10y ago

What's wrong with Enter/Esc for dialogs? I can't imagine that touch bar keys would be faster than that.

dgrealy 10y ago
That only works when there are two options and the dialog is configured right.

rickyc091 10y ago

No issues with the escape. My biggest complaint is that I keep accidentally toggling siri when I hit backspace. I'm just going to move siri over a bit or disable it altogether as I don't even use it.

pyrophane 10y ago
I had that problem a lot as well. I removed Siri and now I just accidentally mute my machine. That being said, my typing accuracy has improved as I've gotten used to the keyboard, so accidental touches are pretty infrequent now. My girlfriend just received her TB machine and she does it all the time, so I think it is something that improves over time.
majewsky 10y ago
"Hey Siri, move over a bit, please!" :)