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How about abandoning the Touch Bar instead? Apple should ditch it entirely, or at least make it optional on all MacBook Pro models.

reificator 9y ago
I'm sure I don't matter to Apple anymore, but the touchbar is the reason I haven't upgraded my laptop yet. I enjoy having an Apple laptop to complement my Windows and Linux desktops, but if the touchpad doesn't go away by the time I decide not to wait any longer, I'll probably grab something else. Maybe a Chromebook with a replacement OS, maybe an Ubuntu or Fedora laptop. Probably not Windows as it's mainly for games and hobby game development for me. But whatever it is, it won't have a touchbar.
- dawnerd 9y ago
  You know they sell a version without touchbar right?
  - simcop2387 9y ago
    Only in the smaller lower performance bracket models. They do not make a 15 inch macbook pro without a touchbar. EDIT: In fact I didn't realize that it's significantly different spec wise to the 13 inch with touch bar. Only going to a 2.5Ghz base clock speed on the non-touch bar. And this is with only intel integrated graphics and a dual core cpu only, compared to the 15 inch models. This can be a big deal for anyone who wants to do even basic video editing or many other content creation type activities. https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/ https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/
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    - dawnerd 9y ago
      Huh, I just assumed it was the same specs just without touchbar. That blows.
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  - mediocrejoker 9y ago
    With half the ports and a lower-powered CPU though, and not at all if you want 15"
steaknsteak 9y ago
Agreed. It might bring some marginal convenience but overall feels like a gimmick. I'd rather just have a normal keyboard with an Esc key.
- caillou 9y ago
  If only they would have kept the powe button, that could double a finger print reader, ant the esc button. I wouldn’t mind the oled screen I place of the f-keys.
dawnerd 9y ago
If anything it should be build into the trackpad/expand the track bad the full width? I've seen some fan renders where the trackpad is being used with the apple pencil, definitely something I could see apple doing.

reificator 9y ago

I'm sure I don't matter to Apple anymore, but the touchbar is the reason I haven't upgraded my laptop yet. I enjoy having an Apple laptop to complement my Windows and Linux desktops, but if the touchpad doesn't go away by the time I decide not to wait any longer, I'll probably grab something else. Maybe a Chromebook with a replacement OS, maybe an Ubuntu or Fedora laptop. Probably not Windows as it's mainly for games and hobby game development for me. But whatever it is, it won't have a touchbar.

dawnerd 9y ago
You know they sell a version without touchbar right?
- simcop2387 9y ago
  Only in the smaller lower performance bracket models. They do not make a 15 inch macbook pro without a touchbar. EDIT: In fact I didn't realize that it's significantly different spec wise to the 13 inch with touch bar. Only going to a 2.5Ghz base clock speed on the non-touch bar. And this is with only intel integrated graphics and a dual core cpu only, compared to the 15 inch models. This can be a big deal for anyone who wants to do even basic video editing or many other content creation type activities. https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/ https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/
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  - dawnerd 9y ago
    Huh, I just assumed it was the same specs just without touchbar. That blows.
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- mediocrejoker 9y ago
  With half the ports and a lower-powered CPU though, and not at all if you want 15"

steaknsteak 9y ago

Agreed. It might bring some marginal convenience but overall feels like a gimmick. I'd rather just have a normal keyboard with an Esc key.

caillou 9y ago
If only they would have kept the powe button, that could double a finger print reader, ant the esc button. I wouldn’t mind the oled screen I place of the f-keys.

dawnerd 9y ago

If anything it should be build into the trackpad/expand the track bad the full width? I've seen some fan renders where the trackpad is being used with the apple pencil, definitely something I could see apple doing.