So I just bought a 2018 touchbar model this weekend. Think it’s worth returning for the one updated today? The 4 ports isn’t a huge deal breaker for me btw
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Entry-Level 13-Inch MacBook Pro Updated With 8th-Gen Processors, Touch Bar, Touch ID, and T2 Security Chip
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What does Ive have to do with any of this?
And the lower end 13” MBP always only had two TB3 ports. Also, it’s $1,299 not $1,999.
Perhaps it doesn't, but I've watched quite a few people use MBP's with TB's and they never use the touchbar. Just like no one uses 3D Touch. Do people use TouchID...yes. Anything else...never see it other than your typical volume/brightness adjustment.
The fact that no one even mentions TB in a positive/upsell tone is a massive alarm. It's one of those things that was probably worth a try but the adaptation is poor.
When you look at the adaption of a soft keyboard, airpods, or TouchID (all huge, massive wins) compared to 3D Touch or TouchBar it's night and day.
Or yours is in the small percentage that isn’t.
I'm pretty sure more people use the TouchBar to 'access' the 'media keys' (screen/keyboard brightness, play/stop/skip back/forward, volume up/down) than for standard fn key purposes.
wait and see the key board changes
touch bar and everything but two thunderbolt ports so that is weird, they made another logic board to have just two thunderbolt port (or just removed the connectivity for the two more ports)
it just lower frequency quad core CPUs (may be 15W CPU compared to 35W CPU on the higher end model)
I still can’t believe that they’re keeping 128GB of local storage standard. That’s insane.
I get it, use cloud storage, but for the sheer sake of installing applications,
- c’mon.
I get it, use cloud storage, but for the sheer sake of installing applications,
- c’mon.
Almost all my customers that have actually used the Touch Bar end up loving it. Its like Google Assistant. I thought it was useless until I actually started learning to use it.
the reason it did not make to other MacBook/MacBook Air, that is where most of us concluded touch bar is not really that useful.
MacBook Air probably the best selling laptop from apple for few years now, if I am not wrong.
Why? just cos YOU don’t have a use for it... I use it all the time.
This is the general problems with the Touch Bar, people often miss the virtual buttons when they are accustomed to touch typing or typing without looking at the keyboard. But it makes for good press and good wow factor and is the legacy of good ol Ive form over function strategy.
i hate it and wont buy a MacBook PRO with it. Need haptic buttons!
Adding the Touch Bar system (with T2 and Touch ID) seems like a good value. Also wanted to mention that this is the least expensive MacBook Pro ever released at $1,299USD in 2019. The closest is the 13.3-inch June 2012 release, which was $1,199 at the time but adjusted for inflation is ~$1,335.
LOL, that was my very first thought. It is a sad state of affairs. Like MAYBE 1 user out of 1000 uses that stupid thing.
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More like 1999. Sad.
Agreed.
It's got potential but not with that keyboard.
It would also be great to see some real tech specs too, but I guess we'll have to wait until it's released. Hopefully it's not gimped wifi like the nTB and Air.
Sorry, I thought it started at $1,299, but that’s the starting price for 13” MBPs.
It actually has to. To get full support from app developers. Maybe one day they will add haptic feedback to the Touch Bar, so it’ll be more usable to those who got used to real keys.
