Introducing the next generation of Mac

Re:Introducing the next generation of Mac by werber on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @04:37PM (#25052310)

I use the 2020 macbook air personally and 16in professionally and the keyboard drives me insane, to the point I bought a magic keyboard to be able to function without screaming at my computer for accidentally turning my video camera on yet again during a meeting. I really wish they would have a no touch bar option, because I could use more power but still be able to touch type. Touch bar is the worst technological "improvement" I've ever come across.

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Re:Introducing the next generation of Mac by a_c_s on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @04:53PM (#25052498)

Did you know that you can change what buttons are on the Touch Bar? You can make it almost behave the same as other keyboard by having it always show F-keys.

https://support.apple.com/en-qa/guide/mac-help/mchl5a63b060/...

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Re:Introducing the next generation of Mac by asdff on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @05:16PM (#25052787)

the difficulty isn't the content but the fact you can't blindly hit the key reliably. reminds me of back in the day where you could send a composed complete text message from your phone without taking it out of your hoodie pocket in class. not the case anymore in our touch screen world without tactile feedback.

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Re:Introducing the next generation of Mac by fastball on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @04:46PM (#25052423)

I'm genuinely surprised you are accidentally touching the TouchBar. I have had the 16" for 8 months and haven't done that once.

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Re:Introducing the next generation of Mac by baggy_trough on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @05:29PM (#25052932)

Must be finger positioning. I hit the TouchBar accidentally several times a day, each of which was infuriating, until I managed to semi-disable it by turning it into a row of inferior function keys.

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