I've got a touch bar. I don't really use it, but I don't feel like I've been slapped in the face.
People who hunt-and-peck and haven't memorized keyboard shortcuts (basically everyone) are going to love the touch bar.
People who hunt-and-peck and haven't memorized keyboard shortcuts (basically everyone) are going to love the touch bar.
What keyboard shortcuts? I touch type, but nearly all the keyboard shortcuts I know use the lower part of the keyboard (ctrl- or cmd- or alt- some letter or number). I know F5 to refresh, but never used it on my Mac since the media keys were set to be the default and were more useful to me anyway.
The only thing that occasionally causes me to do a double-take about the touch bar is the non-physical escape key. And even that has not honestly been much of an issue for me.
Probably a good thing, since F5 to refresh is a Windows thing and does nothing on the Mac.
I'd miss them I think.
Not enough money (or an actual need) to upgrade at the moment, thankfully.
That said, I think that putting a display under the trackpad as well or instead would have a bigger payoff.
I have trouble with the pinky finger on my right hand. I should be using it to hit the "p" but... I dunno, it just doesn't happen that way. Sorry, Mavis Beacon, I tried.
I've got a handful of function keys memorized, but I frequently miss if I'm not looking down. I'd never try to Alt-F5 on Windows without looking.
How many Macbook Pro users fit that profile?
The vast majority.
Mac users, sure. But almost all macbook pro users I know tend to be saavy.