New 2019 MacBook Air features a slower SSD than 2018 model

Re:New 2019 MacBook Air features a slower SSD than 2018 model by ruffrey on Monday July 15, 2019 @02:40PM (#20443775)

I use the function keys and escape key - a lot. The lack of even haptic feedback on the touchbar makes it a big downgrade. Having a touchbar just isn't an option.

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Re:New 2019 MacBook Air features a slower SSD than 2018 model by mosselman on Monday July 15, 2019 @04:08PM (#20444683)

I use vim and my work-macbook has a touch bar. I haven't really noticed a difference in user experience between the touch-bar version and the physical esc-key on my personal macbook pro without a touch bar.

Before I actually used the touch bar version I also thought that it wouldn't be easy to use, but as I said, I haven't noticed a difference.

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Re:New 2019 MacBook Air features a slower SSD than 2018 model by Fnoord on Monday July 15, 2019 @04:32PM (#20444934)

> I use vim and my work-macbook has a touch bar. I haven't really noticed a difference in user experience between the touch-bar version and the physical esc-key on my personal macbook pro without a touch bar.

Of course you don't. You use ctrl+[ or rebind caps lock to esc, and you don't use F-keys with vim. But outside of vim you might use the F-keys or Mac keys. I know I do. Cause I'm too shit with multitouch.

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Re:New 2019 MacBook Air features a slower SSD than 2018 model by mosselman on Monday July 15, 2019 @06:17PM (#20445803)

Thanks, but no I don't. I use the ESC key on the touchbar all the time.

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Re:New 2019 MacBook Air features a slower SSD than 2018 model by cheeze on Monday July 15, 2019 @04:39PM (#20445007)

IMO if you're hitting the escape key you're doing it wrong. Remap to caps lock!

I'm a fan of remapping F keys to the numrow as well. But my desktop keyboard is a 60% without F keys anyways. Less for the fingers to move when you use an fn row :)

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