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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

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Post by banyek »

BugsJustFindMe wrote: post #6

Every 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.…

Heh, I got mine from my company, because they said, 'that is the laptop for the engineers' and nobody cared when I said I don't need that. And the 13" without touchbar would still be an usb-c one (I still had to replace all my stuff) and still have that crappy keyboard. I work with my machine, not just show it off for the people. Apple is over the zenit. Period.

Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better

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Post by banyek »

AdeptusAquinas wrote: post #12

"And as a heavy vim user, I really don’t need a physical escape button for sure". Is that a complaint? There is a feature I don't need in my specific circumstances - but which is widely necessary for other people - therefore the product is bad? The escape button isn't niche like the touch bar - seems like a real stupid thing to complain about.

I am working with vim for about 18 years now, I won't change my preferences just because some smartass decides that a sparkling fun touch bar will be better for me.

Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better

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Post by banyek »

pensatoio wrote: post #21

The MacBook Air has been woefully insufficient for years now. How about trying the 13" MBP and forego the touchbar? Maybe try the 2017 MacBook? The MacBook is very much better than the air in every single conceivable way.

I have an 1.7 Ghz i7 processor, and 8 GB of ram. I mostly use a browser and an iterm in my workflow, this macbook air will be still enough for years. And my biggest problem with that machine was the keyboard, which is not good for me.

Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better

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Post by srrge »

I had the Touch Bar 13" MacBook Pro and this actually is a f*cking piece of shit. The battery life is laughably low, the Mac itself is slow. The Touch Bar is a failure. Even the form factor is horrible (to me) and the USB-C ecosystem is close to inexistant.

I gave it to an new employee bought a refurb 2015 MacBook Pro and I am so delighted now.

Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better

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Post by timrichard »

Brian_K_White wrote: post #29
AdeptusAquinas wrote: post #12

"And as a heavy vim user, I really don’t need a physical escape button for sure". Is that a complaint? There is a feature I don't need in my specific circumstances - but which is widely necessary for other people - therefore the product is bad? The escape button isn't niche like the touch bar - seems like a real stupid thing to complain about.

And now we all know who has never used vim. ;) A vim user needs the esc key approximately as often as the Enter key.

...or likely has it mapped to Caps Lock.

Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better

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Post by falcolas »

jamiewildehk wrote: post #19
BugsJustFindMe wrote: post #6

Every 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.…

I got the 13" without the touch-bar and I love it. Note for this blogger: you don't have to hit the keys hard.

I am personally not a fan of the keyboard either; the escape key is too large, and so it offset all of the other function buttons. Not to mention the extra precision (and thus attention) required to type on the keyboard: the minimal tactile differentiation of key edges can make it harder for my hands to auto-correct their position. I've hit 'tab' instead of '~' more than a dozen times at this point.

It's better than a rubber dome keyboard, but that's not saying much honestly.

Re: I go back to my old macbook air from my new macbook pro – because it was better

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Post by falcolas »

BugsJustFindMe wrote: post #6

Every 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.…

In making that choice between options, you give up a lot - discrete graphics cards, two USB-C ports, the fingerprint sensor, hard drive options...

A preference for physical keys costs more than just "giving up" the touch bar.

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