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The new MacBook Pro is faster and more powerful than before, yet remarkably thinner and lighter.¹ It has the brightest, most colorful Mac notebook display ever. And it introduces the revolutionary Touch Bar—a Multi-Touch– enabled strip of glass built into the keyboard for instant access to what you want to do, when you want to do it. The new MacBook Pro is built on groundbreaking ideas. And it’s ready for yours.
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Love the New MacBook Pro, but not worth the money
on December 14, 2016
Posted by: Fanboy
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I have been holding off buying a MacBook Pro because I knew Apple was oming out with a refresh. After watching the keynote, I was intrigued and have to admit that I was chomping at the bit to get my hands on it. I opted for the Touch Bar model because I thought this would future proof me. Also the processor and RAM speed is faster than the one without a Touch Bar. First impressions is that the laptop is smaller and lighter than previous MBP. The keyboard does respond better than the first gen butterfly keys. But I still like the older keys better. Performance wise, there's nothing I can complain about, I even don't mind the large trackpad. The palm rejection is great and cursor does not move when I'm typing. The sound performance on this MBP is better than the MacBook. It's just as loud, but I do notice there's a little more bass on this new MBP. I do like that suggested words appear on the Touch Bar when typing. I have to admit that I do not use the suggested words that appear though. It's faster for me to type than to look up at the Touch Bar and select the 3 suggested words. If I was in the middle of intense typing, I would hate to have to break my rhythm by looking away from my screen. The Touch ID is a nice touch, but if you have a short password or autofill, that would be faster than using the Touch ID. There is a slight delay when using the Touch ID.
There are a few things that bother me about the Touch Bar version is the Touch Bar itself. I don't find that it makes things easier or increases my productivity. Maybe in time when developers improve on it. I actually find that it's more inconvenient. If I'm playing music, I have to touch the volume keys which will expand the slider so I can slide the volume up and down. Same thing with brightness. This is going backwards in my book. I'd rather just press on the Function keys. There's also no dedicated esc key like before. This is big deal breaker in my mind. I actually returned it and bought the one without the touch bar and saved myself $400. Apple really needs to get off of their high horse and start being more competitive with other PC's or else they are going to start losing a lot of their loyalists.
There are a few things that bother me about the Touch Bar version is the Touch Bar itself. I don't find that it makes things easier or increases my productivity. Maybe in time when developers improve on it. I actually find that it's more inconvenient. If I'm playing music, I have to touch the volume keys which will expand the slider so I can slide the volume up and down. Same thing with brightness. This is going backwards in my book. I'd rather just press on the Function keys. There's also no dedicated esc key like before. This is big deal breaker in my mind. I actually returned it and bought the one without the touch bar and saved myself $400. Apple really needs to get off of their high horse and start being more competitive with other PC's or else they are going to start losing a lot of their loyalists.
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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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