Re:MacBook Pro Keyboard Failures [Teardown and Explanations]
by ethanjstark on Thursday May 02, 2019 @02:36PM
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++ on the touchbar being worthless. I use a touchbar MBP for work. It's managed to complicate the most frequently used functions (brightness + sound adjustments), and I experience bugs / temporary freezing of both of those sliders until I cmd + tab switch apps.
I've also been very much a fan of Macs because they tend to be very well-built and last a long time for the money. Both of my last macbooks (a 2009 and then a 2015) have served me very well for much longer than your average laptop tends to last if you use it every day and take it with you everywhere. Unfortunately this keyboard in the current version is a dealbreaker: the frustration, cost, and potential of having to lose my laptop for a week+ or just lug an external keyboard around is not worth the money. Add in the useless touchbar and my personal preference to not limit myself to usb-c/avoid low travel keyboards and you've got a perfect excuse to avoid upgrading.