I've been using an early 2015 13" MBP and it's served me well since the beginning. However, I usually get the itch to buy a new model about every two years. The new MBP with TB caught my attention when Apple first announced the laptop. Of course it was hard to find them in stores at first so I didn't think much about them. So now they're available in stores and I'm thinking about selling my 2015 model and take the plunge on a new 13" MBP w/ TB.
Problem is there are many negative reviews on YouTube that would go against buying one of these laptops. So I figured I would ask the people in this forum how they are liking their new 13" models? Are you happy with your laptop or do you regret your purchase?
Any information or advice will be appreciated.
I have a 2.9/460 and price aside, I think it's "meh".
It has a good screen, it's quite portable, it's quite fast.
The fingerprint reader is a welcome addition but it's poorly integrated (for example, it has no Keychain integration) and the sensor itself is underwhelming. My phone's sensor (Huawei P9) is way more accurate.
It has no useful ports (for me), and the keyboard is quite bad. Every time I use my old 13" Air I am reminded how poor and unpleasant to type on the 15" keyboard is. Also, it has really uneven clicking. Center keys have a completely different sound from the edge keys, which I find distracting.
The trackpad has all sorts of issues, it doesn't reliably recognize three-finger-swipe and drag-and-drop. And it's unnecessarily large to boot, so when I rest my palm on the laptop, I always feel the edge of the trackpad digging in.
The laptop has sharp edges all around. It's not pleasant to use in the lap, it cuts into my wrists.
I thought the touch bar would be a gimmick, but it's actually worse than that (for me). To date, in almost one month of ownership, I haven't used it's specific app functions even once. I see stuff drawn for Safari (like bookmarks or tabs), but it's relatively low resolution and fuzzy, it's just easier to use the actual screen and your hand was on the trackpad to begin with.
What I didn't realize before is that I use the function keys a lot more than I thought I do - because of Eclipse. And it sucks for Esc or the function keys. There's no feedback, it's all drawn so muscle memory doesn't help, you basically have to look at it carefully to activate something. Ergonomically this is absolute crap. The whole touch bar idea is in my opinion a complete bust.
Battery life seems mediocre.
This laptop is overall poor value for money, has some really questionable design choices, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
