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The most stressful thing about starting my next job is that I've got to choose a new laptop only for work. I've only used a Mac for years and this is the first
by Larrikin 8y ago
The most stressful thing about starting my next job is that I've got to choose a new laptop only for work. I've only used a Mac for years and this is the first time I've ever considered switching because there are no computers they make that I actually want.
Apple has really dropped the ball on their entire line and the touchbar eliminating a lot of useful keys is a pretty bad idea compared to replacing the touchpad.
- whymauri 8y agoI've gotten used to using the touch bar for function keys and [esc] after only a week or so. It's fairly customizable, which surprised me. I don't think it's that bad, but then again I am not paying for it (company hardware).
- bluedino 8y agoPut a new Mac side by side with a touchbar Mac and try doing anything using the function keys on both. The lack of physical buttons makes it atrocious on the touchbar model.
- mikkelam 8y agoJust buy the one without the touchpad. Keyboard still sucks, but better than everything else..
- SomeHacker44 8y agoIt has a 15W CPU instead of 27W, and fewer ports. Not really a useful machine IMO. Marginally better than the MB though.
- damon_c 8y agoMy company gave us all brand new MacBook Pros with the touchpad and new terrible keyboard. It is amazingly fast and the speakers sound great, but overall I cannot approach the productivity of my 2015 model given the increased typos and accidental Touch Bar inputs that cause weird things to happen.
- drivingmenuts 8y agoI managed to land a dev job where the entire enterprise is Mac-based and they issued us laptops with the touch bar. Everyone runs them lid-closed with external keyboards and monitors. Touchbar issue solved.