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16-Inch MacBook Pro Touch Bar Layout Confirmed in Image Found in macOS Catalina 10.15.1
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When I had TouchBar in those 2017 MBPs and I adapted it to my needs with BTT, I really enjoyed it. So that would make two people who admit to liking it
It's like finding BigFoot! I knew you were out there! haha
There's only one product slated for release, the Mac Pro. Everything else is a RUMOR. And when the November event doesn't come to fruition, maybe they'll be a December event. Or a January event after that. Or a February event when none of those pan out...
I loved the feel of the 2017 one. I didn't love it breaking within two weeks, but it was the most comfortable keyboard I had ever used.
The image came from no-one else but Apple. It literally is in public release of macOS Catalina 10.15.1. Go find it yourself, the path is: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BiometricKitUI.framework/Versions/A/Resources/BKUI-Dynamic-FunctionBar-Image
Plus you can't tell if they changed the key switches by looking at just the keycaps.
It would be interesting to try one. I almost whiffed on my i9 iMac for a 2019 MacBook Pro, but decided not to tempt fate. My biggest gripe is the key spacing and I can tell from the photo in this story and looking at my 2016 MBP that the keys are spaced further apart.
Curious: what do you use the touchbar for that saves you countless hours?
I just find it an annoying distraction from keys that used to have useful, direct functions...
Go to the Apple store and try it.
Really, I owned the 2017 and 2018 MBP so I have something to compare it to. The 2019 Butterly keyboard is much better in comparison.
i hate touchbar ... please make it optional
Macbook pro is still a joke compared to what it used to be in 2015. They took away magsafe & useful ports, reduced battery size, made the keyboard total sht, made RAM & SSD soldered on, and replaced widely-used keys with a gimmicky touchbar. All in the name of a couple of mm thickness and a couple of ounces of weight.
Wonder if the MacBook Pro Pro will only come in Space Gray? The other two images for existing models are silver. I like the silver myself.
So the new Pro model at $249 won’t be of interest to you?
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The real question is “what is Device 8”?
TouchBar is for Amateurs. So they should be call it MacBookAmateur, not Pro.
And..... It has a touch bar.
A disappointment unmatched by anything except for when the other half of the photo is released, showing that it indeed does not have an "ESC" key. We know it deep down inside, but we dont want to admit it.
Will my Late 2013 macbook be the only Mac i ever own? It is seemingly more and more likely!
I hate to say it, but maybe my next machine will run Linux?
A disappointment unmatched by anything except for when the other half of the photo is released, showing that it indeed does not have an "ESC" key. We know it deep down inside, but we dont want to admit it.
Will my Late 2013 macbook be the only Mac i ever own? It is seemingly more and more likely!
I hate to say it, but maybe my next machine will run Linux?
I have a 2012, a 2015 and 2016 and I score nearly identical on typing tests (33-34WPM), so I have as much to do with things as the keyboard. Typing this on the 2012 right now, and it's just flat and mushy. I need to pack a Magic Keyboard so that I always have with me! LOL!
Screw that. I ain’t paying extra for no Touch Bar.
I wanna pay less if I’m not purchasing a useless feature.