From what I can tell, they’re a fine alternative to the current MacBook or MacBook Air, but they fail the ‘pro’ criteria just like the last few years of mbp, in

From what I can tell, they’re a fine alternative to the current MacBook or MacBook Air, but they fail the ‘pro’ criteria just like the last few years of mbp, including small memory, glued/soldered/unserviceable parts, and an over-emphasis on thinness that hurts performance/cooling and battery life. Earlier this year, I gave up on my 2011 mbp, because I didn’t want to upgrade until ~2014, and by then it was basically too late. Early this year, I picked up a chromebook with an i5 U-series chip and 8gb of ram while waiting to see if Apple could fix the (primarily keyboard) issues before I put Linux on an XPS13 or X1 Carbon. Today, it’s hard to see why I’d pay $1500+ for any of those options.