Exactly my complaints. Awful and notoriously unreliable keyboard. The missing HDMI and USB-A are also stupid but at least it can be solved with a dock or dongle.

Broken keyboard cannot be solved, and they break all the time.

Lets hope the 16” 2019 will fix at least the keyboard...

I'd suggest that "solved with a dock or a dongle" is just as awful a fix as "why not bring a usb keyboard with you".

I always argue that Apple went with USB-C a little too early, but it IS the future.

More and more monitors now support it, and a single cable to both charge your laptop, and extend your laptop to the display is a killer feature.

I was afraid to buy a new Mac because of how people talk about the keyboard, but after a couple months of use I can say I actually like the new retina macbook air keyboard. I know this is anecdotal, but considering Macbook computer sales, I wonder if I’m in the majority. Yes it’s my daily driver and I create a lot of content. No finger pain. I think it helps me type faster.

My 13" Retina is due for an upgrade, but when i went to the store and tried out the new keyboards i couldn't in any way see myself becoming comfortable typing on it.

It may just be the good old fear of something new, but i'm usually not afraid to try something new - despite bad reviews - and i'm normally not picky when it comes to keyboards, but the Macbook one just didn't "click" :)

Note that the retina MacBook Air has an improved keyboard over the 2017 retina MacBook Pro