Apple gave its new MacBook Pro a thinner, sleeker case, which required a new, lower-travel keyboard, a new venting system, even a smaller battery. But while I appreciate a Mac that’s smaller and lighter, since I am carrying it around, I’d rather have a Mac that’s easier or just more fun to actually use. These 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros with Apple’s new Touch Bar are both.
The Touch Bar brings my favorite things about the software keyboard on the iPad Pro to the Mac. The amount of useful shortcuts it adds is ridiculous, and this is before most third-party developers have even had a chance to add support. Even for a premium price—and these Macs aren’t cheap—I think the Touch Bar makes this a much more compelling buy than the MacBook Pro with function keys.
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