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Convince me on Apple Touch Bar
Posted on 12/31/16 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 12/31/16 at 2:42 pm
Am I crazy in thinking it's just dumb? Sure it might be marginally useful, but just seems pointless to me. 
Are there some major benefits I'm missing?
Are there some major benefits I'm missing?
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Posted on 12/31/16 at 2:59 pm to beantown
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Convince me on Apple Touch Bar
No. You're right, its dumb.
Posted on 12/31/16 at 4:12 pm to beantown
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marginally useful
Pretty much sums it up. It's a nice feature, but not a must have or a game changer.
Posted on 12/31/16 at 4:49 pm to beantown
Greatest thing since sliced bread. Worth every penny!
Posted on 12/31/16 at 5:06 pm to RichJ
Played with one today. Cool but gimmicky.
Posted on 12/31/16 at 6:36 pm to beantown
This is the first year ever Consumer Reports does not recommend Macbooks. The king has died.
Posted on 12/31/16 at 7:48 pm to beantown
Did the company that killed the headphone jack on phones because "courage" keep it on their laptops?
Posted on 12/31/16 at 9:25 pm to I Love Bama
Yep. Thinking a suped up 2015 model is the way to go now
Posted on 12/31/16 at 11:42 pm to Shankopotomus
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This post was edited on 1/1/17 at 9:10 am
Posted on 1/1/17 at 12:17 am to I Love Bama
when sober 
Posted on 1/1/17 at 12:45 am to beantown
I have tons of Apple gear but these "change for the sake of change" innovations are puzzling.
I won't be buying another iPhone without a headphone jack.
I won't be buying an Apple laptop that requires a dongle to use a full sized USB device.
Hopefully they will get the point when sales drop as I am not the only one.
I won't be buying another iPhone without a headphone jack.
I won't be buying an Apple laptop that requires a dongle to use a full sized USB device.
Hopefully they will get the point when sales drop as I am not the only one.
Posted on 1/1/17 at 2:45 pm to AndyCBR
I'm a photographer and have loved my Apple gear for years. Have bought several laptops, iMacs, iPhones, etc.
The loss of a headphone jack doesn't bother me as I have bose wireless headphones. The biggest "frick you" from Apple to its professional users on the new model is the dropping of the SD card slot. That could be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. Forcing pro users (the ones that built your brand), you start carrying a bunch of stupid dongles to make the fricking laptop useful is.....mind numbing.
This is a case of "selling out". Trying to maximize their appeal to more and get more buyers. In the process, they're pissing off the professional users. At this point, I can no longer justify paying double for a dumb shite computer that is basically useless on its own.
My next laptop will be last years model or it will be a windows machine.
The loss of a headphone jack doesn't bother me as I have bose wireless headphones. The biggest "frick you" from Apple to its professional users on the new model is the dropping of the SD card slot. That could be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. Forcing pro users (the ones that built your brand), you start carrying a bunch of stupid dongles to make the fricking laptop useful is.....mind numbing.
This is a case of "selling out". Trying to maximize their appeal to more and get more buyers. In the process, they're pissing off the professional users. At this point, I can no longer justify paying double for a dumb shite computer that is basically useless on its own.
My next laptop will be last years model or it will be a windows machine.
This post was edited on 1/1/17 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 1/1/17 at 7:39 pm to Gr8t8s
I bought the new non-touch bar one.
I don't like it. Battery life varies wildly from one day to the next. I've gotten as little as 4 hours use. The keyboard is terrible, even though this is "version 2" of their butterfly key stroke, it's very bad. And yes, requiring a dongle, a hub, or a fist full of adaptors is pretty annoying in practice. Worst of all I don't notice increased performance over my 2011 Air - I see the spinning wheel far more often than I expected.
I'll probably return mine to Amazon and wait for the next one. Beautiful screen though.
I don't like it. Battery life varies wildly from one day to the next. I've gotten as little as 4 hours use. The keyboard is terrible, even though this is "version 2" of their butterfly key stroke, it's very bad. And yes, requiring a dongle, a hub, or a fist full of adaptors is pretty annoying in practice. Worst of all I don't notice increased performance over my 2011 Air - I see the spinning wheel far more often than I expected.
I'll probably return mine to Amazon and wait for the next one. Beautiful screen though.
This post was edited on 1/1/17 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 1/1/17 at 8:40 pm to GaryMyMan
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Beautiful screen though
One of the biggest reasons I continue to use Apple. Other companies are closing the gap quickly, though. The surface studio edition has me really entertaining a switch.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 5:23 pm to Gr8t8s
It's awful, I just spent $1000 on the HP spectre x360 and couldn't be happier.
Been a Mac guy since the PowerBook G3.
Been a Mac guy since the PowerBook G3.
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