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What I like about my new MBP 15" with touch panel: 1. The size is almost the same as my 2011 mbp 13" 2. Retina screen 3. I actually like the touch bar. 4. N
by kstenerud 10y ago
What I like about my new MBP 15" with touch panel:
1. The size is almost the same as my 2011 mbp 13"
2. Retina screen
3. I actually like the touch bar.
4. No more magsafe! Finally I can get the damn thing to charge reliably!
5. No more annoying illuminated logo on the lid.
6. All usb-c is nice.
What I don't like about it:
1. The keyboard is terrible. The older ones are FAR nicer. The keys get stuck down randomly, then after a few days come unstuck, but even the very feel of the keys is pretty gross.
2. Trackpad isn't as nice as the one on the 2011 mbp. Drag and drop is flaky at best, especially in Finder. Press feedback is simulated, and doesn't feel as nice as an actual button.
3. Not much speed improvement. It's a big improvement for compiles since I went from 2 to 4 cores, but single core performance has hardly budged.
4. Stability is iffy. Many apps just crash when you suspend (including Sublime Text, VLC, Firefox. Even the Firefox crash reporter crashes). I also get system freezes (where everything freezes except the mouse).
So upgrading was nice because of the 4 cores, but I'd probably have been happier with a 2015 model.