Any advice on getting my lemon 2017 (multiple faults) replaced with a new model rather than another 2017?
MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
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#12They updated the keyboard (Yay!) but max RAM for the 13" models is still 16GB (Boo!) [edited]
Did you... read the link... at all? Right at the very top of the article: > Now Featuring Up to 6-Core Processors and 32GB of Memory, True Tone Display and the Apple T2 Chip
Ha! Sorry, I glossed over the 15" models, and looked at the 13" models, which are still stuck at 16GB.
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#13Lol that main image showing the laptop with a USBC -> display dongle... at least they are being representative.
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#14I wonder how's the battery life with an i9.
According to the article it's the same as 2017, thanks to a bigger battery.
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#15Good to see improvements in the keyboard, surprising they didn’t just go back to the pre 2015 version which has no issues at all though
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#16If you fix the keyboard, I'll buy a new MBP. If you don't fix it, I won't. I have zero interest in any other changes.
Apparantly these have their new "3rd Generation" butterfly keyboard, whatever that means.
Presumably not the "costing us a bunch of money in Applecare repairs" version.
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#17Doubling down on the Meme Bar. Yikes. Did they at least add some kind of haptic response for the new generation touch bar?
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#18They updated the keyboard (Yay!) but max RAM for the 13" models is still 16GB (Boo!) [edited]
> They updated the keyboard (Yay!)
Let's hope some of the mechanical issues cleared up.
Also, I really miss having real keys instead of a touchpad. I never knew how much I subconsciously relied upon a "thunk" from the ESC key. Remapping (my keys and muscle memory) is an arduous process.
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#19Ars said they didn't know the status of a 15-inch without Touch Bar. I take it we'll never see a 15-inch without it?
I wouldn't say never, but they haven't given up on it yet.
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#20> The new keyboard has the same dimensions and look as its two predecessors, but the keys feel just a little bit different. They're quieter, for one thing. They have a softer, less click-y feel that is a little closer to the pre-2016 models' chiclet keys. We found the new keyboard to be a little nicer to type on, but it's not a radical difference. It's unlikely to convert the detractors, but it's a welcome iteration for those who liked or didn't mind the previous butterfly keyboards.
I'm going to wait a year, maybe 18 months for feedback before I consider upgrading. Why they couldn't grab a 2012-2015 model and upgrade the guts? No touchbar, smaller touchpad than the newer macbooks, but updated specs? Call it Macbook Developer... We build the software for the "Pros" after all.
I just don't get it.