I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better
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Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better
#2I got the 13in 2016 MacBook Pro sans-touchbar and absolutely love it. The screen is lively, USB-C has made traveling much easier (don't need dedicated charger, can use Anker USB-C battery to top laptop off), the build quality feels substantially better than my old Macbook Air, and the battery life has been fantastic. I've seen a lot more of these rants crop up and end up confused since my own experience has been substantially different.
The only negative thing has been needing to buy/carry an external hub for USB/SD cards (I use it maybe monthly).
Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better
#3I got the 13in 2016 MacBook Pro sans-touchbar and absolutely love it. The screen is lively, USB-C has made traveling much easier (don't need dedicated charger, can use Anker USB-C battery to top laptop off), the build quality feels substantially better than my old Macbook Air, and the battery life has been fantastic. I've seen a lot more of these rants crop up and end up confused since my own experience has been subs…
Was considering this model... then I bought a GalliumOS-capable Chromebook for $180 bucks. It's not for everyone, but I think it's going to replace my RevA Retina MBP. ~20 hours of battery life, more than enough power to run Alacritty tmux'd SSH sessions to cloud infrastructure. Did I mention that it was $180?
Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better
#4I got the 13in 2016 MacBook Pro sans-touchbar and absolutely love it. The screen is lively, USB-C has made traveling much easier (don't need dedicated charger, can use Anker USB-C battery to top laptop off), the build quality feels substantially better than my old Macbook Air, and the battery life has been fantastic. I've seen a lot more of these rants crop up and end up confused since my own experience has been subs…
If I didn't need 15" this is exactly what I would have done - I actually like the 2016 MBP 15", but the touchbar is utterly useless and a regression from having a physical escape key.
I honestly don't know how you (the article author) could have a problem with the touchpad though - it's an improvement in every regard. Quite happy to do away with the mechanical bits there for better reliability, and it's very difficult for me to feel a difference. One of the better parts of the laptop to be sure.
USB-C is fine - with the large caveat of Apple fucked the rollout up horribly - things like not shipping reliable working HDMIUSB-C adapters at launch date are inexcusable. After those initial pains though, USB-C is amazing for portability - I'm always near a charger now, and my 15W phone chargers I have in every room of the house do fine to either charge it overnight or simply not lose battery life while working.
I can certainly wish there was integrated HDMI and USB-A, but then again I also don't miss those that often after getting a dock for work.
My largest complaints are the regressions in battery size from the 2015 15" rMBP, the keyboard, and the stupid and utterly useless Touchbar I was forced to pay for. That and the corresponding lack of ESC key. I do however love the Touch ID - and won't buy another laptop without something like it.
If the next MBP doesn't come with a physical escape key I plan on seriously attempting to make Linux work again if the hardware is out there to do so.
Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better
#5I’m sure I would agree with all gripes against the Touch Bar, except I frequently see articles complaining about things that are technically customizable.
For instance, yes many actions are useless or easy to hit accidentally, etc. but you can change what’s on the Touch Bar.
Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better
#6Every single one of these stupid blog posts goes a little something like "I wanted a 13 inch laptop but I got this 15 inch one instead just so I could gripe about how big it is" or "I don't like the touchbar but I got the one with the touchbar anyway just so I could gripe about it." or "I hammer my digits into the pavement like the smiting fist of an angry god at every keypress and now my fingers hurt."
And this guy. This fucking guy. He says all three, because he prefers the Air with its hot-garbage-even-when-it-was-brand-new screen.
If you want a 13" laptop without a fucking touchbar, then get the 13" one without the fucking touchbar. It's an option that you chose not to get.
Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better
#7I got the 13in 2016 MacBook Pro sans-touchbar and absolutely love it. The screen is lively, USB-C has made traveling much easier (don't need dedicated charger, can use Anker USB-C battery to top laptop off), the build quality feels substantially better than my old Macbook Air, and the battery life has been fantastic. I've seen a lot more of these rants crop up and end up confused since my own experience has been subs…
Was considering this model... then I bought a GalliumOS-capable Chromebook for $180 bucks. It's not for everyone, but I think it's going to replace my RevA Retina MBP. ~20 hours of battery life, more than enough power to run Alacritty tmux'd SSH sessions to cloud infrastructure. Did I mention that it was $180?
To each their own, but I know 180$ would barely buy a stand-alone display of high enough quality for me to read from 8+ hrs a day, let alone an entire laptop with a display that I’d be ok with.
The amount of computing power people need tends to differ based on the stack they’re working with, but to me a quality screen is a hard requirement
Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better
#8Just got one of these. The keyboard feels like a cheap Bluetooth add on, the touch bar is like a state of the art touch screen phone from 2004 in bar form, and the touch pad picks up my palm all the time.
Not a happy camper.
Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better
#9Every single one of these stupid blog posts goes a little something like "I wanted a 13 inch laptop but I got this 15 inch one instead just so I could gripe about how big it is" or "I don't like the touchbar but I got the one with the touchbar anyway just so I could gripe about it." or "I hammer my digits into the pavement like the smiting fist of an angry god at every keypress and now my fingers hurt." And this guy.…
> If you want a 13" laptop without a fucking touchbar, then get the 13" one without the fucking touchbar. It's an option that you chose not to get.
Alas, Hacker News seems just as susceptible to the classic "Apple = Bad = Get Upvotes / Karma / Whatever"
I for one really enjoy my 15" MacBook Pro with touchbar and I'm just as productive as ever as a Software Engineer.
It's not a difficult concept people. We get it, you don't like it, we don't need articles years after the release of said touchbar. Don't like it don't buy it, or at least own up to the fact you just want cheap exposure for your article.
Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better
#10I got the 13in 2016 MacBook Pro sans-touchbar and absolutely love it. The screen is lively, USB-C has made traveling much easier (don't need dedicated charger, can use Anker USB-C battery to top laptop off), the build quality feels substantially better than my old Macbook Air, and the battery life has been fantastic. I've seen a lot more of these rants crop up and end up confused since my own experience has been subs…
If I didn't need 15" this is exactly what I would have done - I actually like the 2016 MBP 15", but the touchbar is utterly useless and a regression from having a physical escape key. I honestly don't know how you (the article author) could have a problem with the touchpad though - it's an improvement in every regard. Quite happy to do away with the mechanical bits there for better reliability, and it's very difficul…
The other thing I really like about USB-C charging is that its on either side of the laptop - so I can have it plugged in on the most comfortable side depending on where I'm working. But yeah an inbuilt HDMI and USB-A would have been awesome.